Grammar Flip Book for Primary School Students Year 3 and 4 by XinEr and Genevieve PGA101- LEARNER AND LEARNING NEEDS
Group members: Teoh Xin Er 162561 Genevieve Lee Shu Yi 162036
Ta ble o f C o n t e n t s Wh a t We'll Talk A b o u t Sin g ula r a n d Plu r al N o u n s C o u n t n o u n s v s N o n - C o u n t n o u n s P o s s e s siv e n o u n s P r o n o u n s A c tio n V e r b s A d j e c tiv e s Q u e s tio n s a n d A n s w e r s ( Q & A )
What is Noun? A nounnames aperson,place, thing, or idea. Singular Noun Plural Noun A singularnounis anoun that refers to only one person,place, thing, or idea. A pluralnounis anounthat refers to morethan one person,place, thing, or idea.
cup – cups pencil – pencils desk – desks sticker – stickers Ruleno.1 Usually,nouns arechanged to pluralform by adding “s”at theirend box – boxes watch – watches moss – mosses bus – buses Ruleno.2 Nouns thatend in ch, x, ss, or schangeto pluralform byaddidng "es"at theirend wolf – wolves wife – wives leaf – leaves life – lives Ruleno.3 Nounsendingin"f" or "fe" changeto pluralforms by replacing"f" or "fe" with " ves" Rules of Singular & Plural Nouns
army – armies city – cities family – families story – stories Ruleno.4 Nouns thatend in““y”” witha consonant beforeit,form theirplurals byreplacing “y” with “ies” boy – boys day – days monkey – monkeys key – keys Ruleno.5 Nouns thatend in““y”” witha vowel beforeit,form theirplurals byadding “s”to theend buffalo – buffaloes hero – heroes mango – mangoes mosquito – mosquitoes Ruleno.6 Nounsendingin““o”” form theirplurals byadding “es”to them Rules of Singular & Plural Nouns
How to use Singular and Plural Nouns ina sentence ? Thatcat jumps inand out ofthe box. The boythrew a rockinto theriver. Thefox ran backinto it's burrow as it started to rain. A mosquito bit me! Thosecats jumpinand out ofthose boxes. The boys threw rocks into theriver. The foxes ran back into their burrows as it started to rain. A few mosquitoes bit me! Singular Noun Plural Noun
Underlinethecorrectform ofthenounineachsentence, singularnoun orpluralnoun. 1) (Baby, Babies)play with bottles as toys. 2) Iput two big(potato,potatoes) inthelunch box. 3) A few men wear (watch, watches). 4) Iput a (memo, memos) onthe desk. 5) Therearefew (bus, buses) ontheroad today. Quiz1.1 Let's test your understanding on singular and pluralnouns!
What is Noun? Non-Count Noun A nounnames aperson,place, thing, or idea. Count Noun Can becounted as one or more Cannot becounted Theyusuallyexpress a group or a type
Count & Non-Count Rules Countnouns refer to people, places, and things thatcan be counted. Noncountnouns refer to items, qualities, orconcepts thatcannot be counted. Usea or anto signal singular countnouns whose identityisnot specified. Do notusean article with non-countnouns A comes before words that begin witha consonant sound b,c, d,f,g Ancomes before words that begin witha vowel sound a,e, i, o,u
Sentences Ihavean apple. Therearefive cats. I seetwo restaurants onthis street. Wehavefour books on our desk. That is a table. Count Nouns Non-Count Nouns CanIhavesome water? I would likesomecheese. I want some milk. Thereis a lot ofrubbish onthestreet. The beachhas so much sand.
Quiz 2.1 How much do you understand count & non-countnouns? Chooseall ofthenon-countnouns inthefollowinglist: wine, student,pen, water, wind, milk,computer, furniture,cup, rice, box, watch,potato, wood
What Is Possessive Noun? Possessivenouns areused to indicate ownership.
Possessive Nouns Possessivenounsusually areformed byaddingan apostrophe(') and s. Whenanounisplural and ends ins, just add an apostrophe('). Iftwo people ownseparate things, add theapostrophe and sforeachperson. Iftwo people own onething, add theapostropheand s to thesecond person only. John's book Kerry'scar Grandma's mirror Thekids' toys Myparents'house Theteachers' lounge Johnand Mary'snew house David and Sue's wedding Tom and Doug'scar Susan's and Beth's books Jean's and Dan'spants Ben's and Jim's offices
Which ofthefollowingisnotcorrect? 1) Dr. Huntshas anew computer. 2) Dr. Hunts'snew computer is working well. 3) Dr. Hunts'computer isnew. Quiz 3.1 Let's test your understanding on possessivenouns!
What Is Pronoun? A pronountakes theplace ofanoun. It's a short word that replaces other nouns to make our writingand speech faster and morevaried.
Personal Pronoun Personalpronouns refer to aperson: The word ‘it' refers to an object: Igo to school. Youarea student. Theyare Koreans. He workshere. Wegaveherfood. I drankit. It is big. Theycut it into halves.
A list ofPersonal Pronouns
Maryis one oftheheads oftheToJi Corporation. Mary works with Mr. James and Mr. James' sonTom. How to usepronouns ina sentence? Maryis one ofthe heads oftheToJi Corporation. She works with Mr. James and his sonTom. Use'She' to refer to Mary Mr. James and Mr. James' sonTom areexperts in biochemistry. Mary, Mr. James, and Tom researched and invented a drugfor cancer treatment. Heand his sonTom are experts in biochemistry. Theyresearched and invented a drugfor cancer treatment. Use'his' to refer to Mr James' son Use'He' to refer to Mr James Use'his' to refer to Mr James' son Use'They' to refer to Mary, Mr. James, and Tom
Quiz 4.1 Let's test your understandingabout pronouns! Writethecorrectpronounineach blank. 1) I ateanapple. was delicious. 2) Youlooktired. should rest. 3) Sheis a teacher. Igave a book. 4) Theyare myfriends. I like very much. 5) Hesaw the movie. wasfun.
Anactionverb expresses actionand is the mostcommonverb. Itexplains what thesubject ofthesentenceis doing orhas done. What is Action Verb?
Walk Common Action Verbs Run Talk Jump Sing Dance
4 Rules to use Action Verbs in Sentences Put's' at theend of 3rd person, singular subjects Shorten: Do not -> don't doesnot -> doesn't did not-> didn't Heeats bread. She walks to the station. Itfloats onthe sea. Use'do not, does not, or did not'for negativesentences I do noteat bread. He doesnoteat bread. You did not walkto thestation. It doesnotfloat on thesea. Use'do, does, or did' in the beginning of interrogativesentences Do youeat bread? Doesheeat bread? Does she walkto thestation? Did theyfinishit? I don'teat bread. She doesn't walkto thestation. It doesn'tfloat on thesea. They didn'tfinishit.
Variations of Action Verbs
Inthesummer, we will swim in ourpool. How to use Action Verbs ina sentence? Anthonyis throwingthe football. The dogran across the yard. Iplaythis song on myguitar. Notes shows something someonecan do somethingsomeonecan be orfeel. word = actionverb word = non-action, stative,verb
Quiz 5.1 How much do you understand action verbs? Correct theverb errors inthesentences below. Somesentences may becorrect as is. 1) I runs a marathon. 2) Youlooksleepy. 3) She do not dance. 4) Doesyouleavetoday? 5) We don't stayhere. 6) Itcome withrice.
What is Adjective? Anadjectiveisused to describe or modify nouns. Itcan beused to describethe qualities ofsomeone or something independently or incomparisonto somethingelse.
How to useadjectivescorrectly? Useadjectives beforethenoun. A pretty(adjective)girl(noun) Red flowers A longstick Heavy boxes Warm weather 1. 2. Add prefix such as ' un, in, or dis' to adjectives of opposite meaning Prefix ' un' = clear ->unclear, important ->unimportant Prefix 'in' = definite –>indefinite,correct –>incorrect Prefix 'dis' = able –> disable, assemble –> disassemble
How to useadjectivescorrectly? A big brownhouse A small old English desk A beautiful blackItalianleatherpurse Delicious Chinesefood the old, theyoung, thepoor, therich, the oppressed, the homeless,etc. Thispopular TV show is loved bythe old. 3, Arrangea string ofadjectives ina set order: size/shape + age + color + origin + material 4. The + adjective describes aclass orgroup ofpeopleand acts as anoun
The well-knownperson borrowed ahugeloan to buyanew and expensivecar. I likefairytales. A fairy taleis animaginarystory thathasunrealistic characters inafantastic background. Fairytales make me forget about thereal world and refreshes mytired mind. How to useadjective ina sentence?
Quiz 6.1 How well do youunderstand adjectives? 1.Write oppositeadjectivesusingtheappropriateprefix 1) Clear –> 2) Definite –> 3) Correct –> 4) Expensive –> 5) Complete –>
Quiz 6.2 How well do youunderstand adjectives? 2. Underlineall adjectives inthefollowingsentences. Inthespring, red roses blossom in mycutesmallgarden. The beautiful birds also singinthe big oaktree.
Answers Quiz 3.1- Possessive Nouns 1) Incorrect 2) Correct 3) Correct Quiz1.1- Singular and Plural Nouns 1) Babies 2)potatoes 3) watches 4) memo 5) buses Quiz 2.1- Count and Non-Count Nouns 1) wine 2) water 3) milk 4) wind 5)furniture 6) rice 7) wood
Answers Quiz 4.1- Pronouns 1) it 2)you 3)her 4) them 5) it Quiz 5.1- Action Verbs 1) runs ->run 2)correct sentence 3) do -> does 4) Does -> Do 5)correct sentence 6)come ->comes Quiz 6.1- Adjectives 1)unclear 2) indefinite 3) incorrect 4) inexpensive 5) incomplete Quiz 6.2- Adjectives red,cute, small, beautiful, big, oak
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