pre test recap

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Start assignment

Finish the worksheet on 2nd and 3rd conditionals

Compare answers (quietly) with your neighbour(s)

Today

Start assignment - The test

Nouns - proper,pronouns and plurals

Nouns assignment

Prepositions

Adverbs

Requests...

Start assignment

You will be tested on the following:

Nouns - plural, pronouns and proper nouns

Adjectives/adverbs

Verbs past and present simple

Prepositions

Punctuation

Figurative language

2nd and 3rd conditional

Make a quick study plan

Note: 

Which parts you understand

Which parts you need to practise a little

Which parts you are really worried about

Next to each point, decide how much time you need to study/ which help you need and who/what could help you

Nouns

Proper - official names of things - places, months, peoples names - which others?

Pronoun - replaces the proper noun with: he, she, it, I, they, them

Collective nouns - a name for groups of nouns

Your assignment

Read the Halloween story

Identify the proper and pronouns in the story

Can you identify any plural nouns here?

Proper and pronoun key

Key:

Proper Nouns: October 31st, United States, Jack-o’-Lanterns, Celts, Halloween, Samhain

Pronouns: They, you, them, it

Collective nouns: a crowd of people, class of children (it's plural too).

Prepositions

Where - on, in at, under

When - yesterday, later, earlier, 20 years ago, before

Direction - to, toward, into, through, across

Adverbs

Time

How often

Place

Manner

Degree of possibility

Telling them apart...

Is it followed by a noun or pronoun? (preposition)

It was on the table

Does it stand alone Adverb

Yesterday, he went...

Or modify a verb (adverb)

She walked carefully on the ice

Let's try some!!

Get the worksheet from the teacher and do the first 5.

Finished? Try the bonus questions!!!!

Answer key

Part 1	Part 2
1 Preposition – around relates to the park. 2 Adverb – up describes how she looked. 3 Preposition – before introduces everyone else. 4 Preposition – through relates to the dense forest. 5 Adverb – down describes how to sit.	1 Preposition – off introduces the table. 2 Adverb – softly describes how she whispered. 3 Preposition – past introduces the old library. 4 Adverb – inside describes where he stayed (no object).

Requests

Now we have done a recap

What are you still worried about?

Which parts of the test should we go over again next week?

What are Prepositional Phrases?

Prepositional phrases are groups of words that begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. They provide additional information about nouns, pronouns, or verbs.

Examples of Prepositional Phrases

1. The book is on the table.
2. She walked through the park.
3. The cat is under the bed.

Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The keys are in the drawer.

Using Prepositional Phrases

Complete the sentence with a suitable prepositional phrase:

She ran ________ the street.

Prepositional Phrases in Writing

What do prepositional phrases do to writing? What is their function? 

 Example: The house with a red roof.

Review

1. What is a prepositional phrase?
2. Give an example of a prepositional phrase.
3. How can prepositional phrases enhance writing?

Fronted adverbials

is when the adverbial word or phrase is moved to the front of the sentence, before the verb.

"I discovered fronted adverbials earlier today"

"Earlier today, I discovered fronted adverbials"

You try

Choose an adverbial phrase

Create a full sentence with it

Can you make an example with and without a fronted adverbial?

I went to school after I had breakfast

After I had breakfast, I went to school

Colons

Between two ideas when the second explains the first.

Kerry didn't eat: she was already full.

Before a list. Grandma brought Chloe's favourite three sweets: Chocolate kisses, Tootsie Rolls, and a snickers bar.

Between titles and subtitles.

Studying for tests: a guide.

Between hours and minutes.

It's 2:00 a.am. 

Semicolons.

Between two independent clauses. (A clause is an independant thought. Edward joined the basketball team; remarkably, the young man excelled at the sport.

Between elements that use commas.

The possible dates are Thursday, June 5; Saturday, June 7; or Monday, June 9.

Dashes can also be used to give extra information.

The haunted house was spooky — full of eerie sounds.

She wore a witch costume — complete with a broomstick.

The party starts at six — don't be late!