by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, Subjunctive
The subjunctive is a type of verb that deals with both 1. possibilities and 2. duties, or obligations. It’s a word that goes in front of the normal verb. For example, the verb ‘eat’ can be coupled up with a whole bunch of subjunctives; the meaning is...
by melaniewp | Apr 29, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, Fragments, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, KS3, Punctuation, Technical Terms, Writing
A Fragment – is ‘an incomplete sentence’. In other words, it’s a sentence without a subject or a verb. What is the effect of using a fragment?[1] Sometimes this gives the effect of confusion, ragged thoughts. The incompleteness...
by melaniewp | Apr 9, 2013 | Commas, Commas Exercises, Connectives, Full Stops, Full Stops Exercises, GCSE, Grammar, KS2, KS3, Punctuation Exercises, Subordinate conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions turn a sentence: Cats make me sneeze. into a non-sentence: it’s like magic!When cats make me sneeze.orBecause cats make me sneeze.orIf cats make me sneeze.orAs long as cats make me sneeze.orAlthough cats...
by melaniewp | Apr 7, 2013 | Capital Letters, Commas, Complex Sentences, Full Stops, GCSE, Grammar, KS2, KS3, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises, Simple Sentences
Here are some fun sentences to teach the correct use of full stops – and capital letters.For What Age? 8-16Difficulty: increases gradually. If the first section looks stupidly easy (to them), skip to something that just looks ‘fairly easy’...
by melaniewp | Apr 6, 2013 | Commas, Full Stops, Grammar, KS2, KS3, Punctuation
ATeacherWrites.com + Get all Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Resources hereTeachers will usually correct some punctuation. But they don’t have time to pick out the billion or so errors that they will encounter in the average week. This one’s down to...
by melaniewp | Apr 5, 2013 | Commas, Complex Sentences, Full Stops, Grammar, KS2, KS3, Main Clauses, Punctuation, Simple Sentences, Sub-Clauses
Full stops are used at the end of a sentence. Here are some examples:1. The dog chased the ball. [simple sentence]2. The dog chased the ball across the park. [simple sentence] 3. Quickly, with its tongue hanging out, the dog chased the ball across the park and...
