FORM
1 ENGLISH A
DATE:
MAY 21ST– 28TH, 2020
TOPIC: GRAMMAR AND THE
SENTENCE
READ THE FOLLOWING
NOTES ON SENTENCES AND COMPLETE THE EXERCISES GIVEN. TYPE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE
SPACE PROVIDED.
REMINDERS:
· A
Sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea.
E.g.
He is my brother.
· There
are TWO main parts of a sentence:
(i)
The subject (doer of the action)
(ii)
The predicate (consists of verb and
other words)
EXAMPLES
Subject predicate
Ali is
my brother.
A dog is
barking in the street.
A lot of students miss
school.
A. PUT EACH GROUPS OF WORDS TOGETHER TO MAKE A SENSIBLE
SENTENCE.
Example: park/ went to
/ David
Answer: David went to the park.
1. I /read books/love to
2. name is/my brother’s/Michael
3.
Will and I/best
friends/are
4. the library/our class/went to
5. on time/I / finished my homework
B. ADD A SUITABLE PREDICATE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE BELOW
Reminder: the predicate part of the sentence tells
what action the subject is doing.
Example: The children at the park__________________
Answer: The children at the park kicked the ball.
1. The student______________________________________________
2. The soccer player__________________________________________
3. My mother _______________________________________________
4. My brothers and I _________________________________________
5. My best friend ___________________________________________
C. ADD A SUBJECT TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF WORDS TO
MAKE A SENSIBLE SENTENCE
Reminder: the subject part of a sentence names whom
or what the sentence is about.
Example: ________________ heard a loud noise.
Answer: The man heard a loud noise.
1.
_____________________
walked to the assembly.
2.
______________________
spoke to the crowd.
3.
______________________
went to class in the morning.
4.
_______________________
was happy for her students.
5.
______________________
flys their kites everyday.
D. COMPRHENSION:
READ THE POEM AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Ol’ Higue
You think I like this stupidness -
gallivanting all night without skin,
burning myself out like cane-fire
to frighten the foolish?
And for what? A few drops of baby blood?
You think I wouldn’t rather
take my blood
seasoned in fat
black-pudding,
like everyone else?
And don’t even talk ‘bout the pain of salt
and having to bend these old bones down
to count a thousand grains of rice!
If only babies didn’t smell so nice!
And if only I could stop
hearing the soft, soft call
of that pure blood running in new veins,
singing the sweet song of life
tempting an old, dry-up woman who been
holding her final note for years and years,
afraid of the dying hum...
( Excerpt from Ol’ Higue by Mark McWatt)
- Based on the poem,
who or what do you think Ol’ Higue is?
Answer:
- How does Ol’ Higue
feel about what she does? How do you know this?
Answer:
- What does
Ol’ Higue mean when she says “Burning myself out like cane fire”?
Anwer:
- Using lines
from the poem, why do you think Ol’ Higue is not able to stop doing what
she does?
Answer:
- Write a an
eight-line song based on the poem.
Answer:
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