PPT-A Short Guide to Grammar

Logan Brundage Overview Sentence Structure Use of pronouns Mechanics Resources Sentence Structure Independent Clause Subject and Predicate Verb agreement Dependent Clause Is the clause essential or nonessential. by. Ravi. chandhran . Madhavan. , EPFL. Mikael Mayër, EPFL. Sumit Gulwani, MSR. Viktor Kuncak, EPFL. Overview of the Talk. Proving equivalence of two CFGs. Generation. of words belonging to a CFG. Finding counter-examples for equivalence . Education 453:10. How much do you remember?. Were you ever taught the rules of grammar?. (Rate yourself using a Likert scale from one to ten on your knowledge of English grammar.). Learning/teaching grammar in context….. Essential Questions. How can I teach discrete skills for application, retention, and transfer?. How can I combine rigor and fun?. How can I help students rise to the challenge?. 4. YES/BUT. Claim: Grammar should be taught again. Richard Hudson. British Library, July 2014. or: Does English grammar have a future?. 1. Main points. Grammar is old, international and big. It’s an . important part of education. for first language literacy. . ‘Curriculum 2014. ’. Sarah Cook. Jokes Challenge. Curriculum 2014. English breakdown. Additional information. Appendix 1: Spelling. Appendix . 2: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Glossary . Allison Moore, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning. Bentley School . CAIS Southern Regional Conference. March 3, 2014 . . A language teacher’s dilemma… . Overview for today:. What is proficiency-based instruction? What does the research say? . MICROSOFT WORD – MRS BATICHON. Microsoft word. On the top-left corner, click the . Microsoft Office . Button . or. file tab . .. At the bottom of the menu, click . Word . Options. or . Options. 5.1 We use the grammar of a language to say what we wish or need to say, whether orally or in writing, and to understand what is said to us. Grammar is, therefore, indispensable for communication in the new language. During our investigations, we have seen courses which do not include well planned grammatical progression at their core. In such cases, this could lead to pupils being confused and ultimately demotivated, and also inadequately prepared for progressing to study at a higher level, for example A Level. Teachers need to give careful consideration to the grammar that is taught at each stage, and to how each topic is introduced, explained and practised. . Q4 Week 4. Monday—Grammar . Rules for comma use (continued).. Rule 4: Use a comma to separate words, phrases, or clauses in a series (lists). . Rule 5: Use a comma between two or more adjectives. . PaG. ) in the New Curriculum. Phase 2. Context. New harder curriculum. Woven into English sessions. PaG. lesson a week. Use of . PaG. throughout wider curriculum writing. Assessment. Aim – pupils to meet the age expected punctuation and grammar element. Areas of Learning (part 1) . 1. Punctuation – capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks, question marks, commas, apostrophes………... 2. Different forms of sentences – statement, question, command, exclamation.. Ellipsis. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. An ellipsis consists of three full-stops. . It . has two roles.. It shows . that words have been deleted from a direct quotation.. Salamanders. , . discussed in detail in Chapter 12 of this book. MONDAY/TUESDAY-PICK UP A NEW ONE ON THE BOX. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY-GO GET IT FROM YOUR FILE FOLDER. #1-CAPITALIZATION. are the great plains in the . midwest. ?. #2-PUNCTUATION. Giant black ants emerged from the ground and marched across the lawn. 2. Warming Up Activity. What is Grammar? . 04/02/39. 3. What is Grammar?. Rules of the language.. Grammar can be defined as ‘the . way words are put together to make correct sentences’.. Grammar is set of rules specifying the correct order words at sentence level..