1. grammar

2. Never heard of before
Heard of, not sure what it means – don’t want to stand up and explain
Know what it means: can stand up and explain its function and give an example within a sentence
Subordinating conjunctions √
Determiners
Fronted adverbials
Expanded noun phrases
The subjunctive

3. The enthusiastic teacher ran quickly across the busy playground
The enthusiastic teacher ran quickly across the busy playground. He ran over it.
Where are the nouns? What is their job?
Where are the adjectives? What is their job?
Where is the verb? What is its job?
Where is the adverb? What is its job?
Where are the pronouns? What is their job?
Where are the prepositions? What are their job?
What is the ‘the’?
Noun phrase
Adjectival phrase
Prepositional phrase
Turn noun phrase into extended noun phrase

4. A question on a YEAR 2 paper

5. What are these words? brave cheering water
The cheering crowd honoured the brave.
He went to water the plants.

7. The nervous, worried, frightened postman walked up the path while the bad- tempered, cross, vicious dog growled angrily.
The postman inched his way up the path while the bad-tempered poodle growled a warning.

8. What are determiners?
Determiners are…
For example…

9. Determiners I saw his dog eat six sandwiches.
I saw your dog eat several sandwiches.
That dog ate those sandwiches.
Some dogs like eating a few sandwiches.
I like this dog better than that one.

10. What’s the difference? The man saw the dog at the end of the road.
The man saw a dog at the end of the road.

12. What is an adverb?
Adverbs answer one of these questions: How? When? Where?
They qualify/add to VERBS

13. Adverbs on the move curiously
The meerkat stared while the jackal pawed the sandy ground.
Try the adverb in different positions.
What difference does it make?
What effect does it create?
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14. Noun Phrases the meerkat on the sand dune a mischievous meerkat
some meerkats
this meerkat
his meerkat
a meerkat from the Kalahari desert
a meerkat with sharp eyes
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15. Noun Phrases

16. A or An? Spider made an web. It took a hour.
I ate a egg for breakfast.
The cat climbed a wall.
Joe wore a orange t-shirt.
A unicorn moved through the trees.
Can you fly like an eagle?
Sam made a igloo from snow.

17. Conjunctions Co-ordinating Subordinating
What is the difference between a subordinating and
coordinating conjunction?

18. Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordination gives equal attention to two main clauses.
The dog ate Mr Mathiesons’s favourite tie and the cat rubbed white hair on his black suit.
Both clauses could stand alone. When joined with and, they get equal attention.

19. Jack climbed the beanstalk.
Compound sentences
Jack climbed the beanstalk.
and
but so

20. Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordination gives less attention to one idea so that the other is more important.
Mr Mathieson was late for his retirement party because he had to clean his suit.
Because he had to clean his suit, Mr Mathieson was late for his retirement party.

21. Jack climbed the beanstalk.
Complex sentences
Jack climbed the beanstalk.
because
when
before
after

22. Subordinate Clauses

23. The Subjunctive Mood If I were Prime Minister…
If he were Prime Minister…
If she were Prime Minster…
If you were Prime Minister…
If Mr Mathieson were to be Prime Minister…

24. Grammar Quiz!

25. Poppy held the baby rabbit gently in her arms.
Question 1:
What type of word is underlined in the sentence below:
Poppy held the baby rabbit gently in her arms.
Bonus point: Re-write the sentence with the adverb in a different place!

26. When Sally unwrapped her present she saw that it was … ukulele.
Question 2:
Complete the sentence using either a or an.
When Sally unwrapped her present she saw that it was … ukulele.

27. Question 3:

28. Question 4: The lion roared
Complete this sentence using a SUBORDINATING conjunction.
The lion roared

29. The man ran quickly to escape two angry dogs.
Question 5
What are the TWO determiners in this sentence?
The man ran quickly to escape two angry dogs.

30. Grammar is easy, said the teacher, you should be getting full marks.
Question 6:
Put inverted commas in the sentence below to make it correct:
Grammar is easy, said the teacher, you should be getting full marks.

31. Question 7:

32. Question 8:

33. Question 9:

34. If I ……. Prime Minister, I would…
Question 10:
Complete this sentence using the SUBJUNCTIVE:
If I ……. Prime Minister, I would…