<html> <p><strong>Today we will do some revision for grammar - get ready to refresh your memory....</strong></p> <h3>Apostrophes</h3> <p> <img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59586.png"/></p> <p><a href="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59586.png">image source</a></p> <p>One of the uses of an apostrophe is to <strong>show possession</strong> - showing what belongs to someone.</p> <p><em>Example</em>: <strong>The boy's dog is sick</strong> (the 's is called an apostrophe s and it shows you that the dog that belongs to the boy is sick.)</p> <p>An apostrophe can also be used to <strong>shorten words</strong> (this is called an contraction)</p> <p><em>Example</em>: <strong>She will go to the shop - She'll go to the shop </strong>(she will changes to she'll)</p> <p> <img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59588.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59588.jpg">image source</a></p> <h3>If you are still not sure how to use an apostrophe, first watch the video before you complete the exercises.</h3> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My6oGvkHnfY</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My6oGvkHnfY">source</a></p> <p><strong>Fill in the missing apostrophes:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Peter does not like the pills bitter taste.</li> <li>Susans head aches.</li> <li>Jamies bed is big enough for him and his dog to sleep on.</li> <li>My teachers cat is very old.</li> <li>I borrowed my friends pen.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Write the contractions of the following</strong> (write it in the way we say it when we speak - make sure to check your spelling and that the apostrophe is in the correct place)</p> <ol> <li>can not</li> <li>I will</li> <li>are not</li> <li>you are</li> <li>she will</li> <li>could not</li> <li>it is</li> <li>I am</li> <li>do not</li> <li>would not</li> </ol> <p><strong>Look at the following picture and write the contractions out as two words</strong> - I'll=I will etc.</p> <p> <img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59590.gif"/></p> <p><a href="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59590.gif">image source</a></p> <h3>Quotation marks</h3> <p> <img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59591.png"/></p> <p><a href="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59591.png">image source</a></p> <p>The<strong> part that a person is saying</strong> (called direct speech) is written <strong>between</strong> the quotation marks. You have to start your quotation marks, write what the person says and then close your quotation marks.</p> <p><strong>Re-write the sentences filling in the quotation marks in the correct place</strong>:</p> <ol> <li>I am very tired, said the boy.</li> <li>Where do you live? the man asked me.</li> <li>Lets go to the shop, my mom said, I will buy some bread and milk.</li> <li>The man asked me, Do you know where my house is?</li> <li>I love learning and reading, said Peter</li> </ol> <p>If you are still not sure about how to use quotation marks, watch the video:</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuP4WXHtqMo</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuP4WXHtqMo">source</a></p> <p><img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59595.gif"/></p> <p> <img src="https://imgoat.com/uploads/72b030ba12/59596.png"/></p> </html>
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