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Grammar and

MCQ

Simple sentences

These are just a main clause. They must contain a subject and a verb.

e.g. I was at the end of the road.

Terry took the cat.

Simple sentences can be used for dramatic impact, especially after a number of longer sentences or at the end of a paragraph.

e.g

. Running to the window, I tripped over and fell to my knees. I had to scrabble back up and drag back the curtains before I could look down the street, straining to see if I could see her.

She was gone.

Compound sentences

These are when two main clauses (or sentences) are joined together using and, but or so.

e.g. Terry went to get the cat so Barbara went with him.

You must be very careful not to overuse compound sentences. Especially in story-telling, it is easy to get carried away with lots of main clauses linked together with and. This is not an effective way of writing.

Not recommended!

–

He picked up his coat

and

walked out of the room

and

turned the corner. When he got to the bus stop, he looked for the bus

but

it wasn’t there

so

he wandered back round the corner

and

walked towards his friend’s house.

The example above has too many connectives. You should avoid this!

Use a fragment

A fragment sentence is not a real sentence because it does not have a subject and a verb but it can be very useful:

e.g. Gone. Or: Dead. or A girl.

Like the simple sentence, this can be used to add impact at the end of a series of sentences. It can also be used to pique your reader’s curiosity at the beginning of a paragraph, however. e.g.

Gone. There was no use denying it, no use fighting it. It was the bitter truth and I was going to have to get used to it….

Sentence structure

Identify the sentence type:

A trick.

Gary wanted to get to the game but the ground was already at full capacity.

It was the best birthday present I had ever received.

I hated him.

Answer the following:

What two things must a simple sentence contain? (2 marks)

Which two types of sentence might you use to add impact to your writing?

What TWO things do you have to be particularly careful about when using compound sentences:  

A Using the wrong connective

B Using too many connectives

C Making sentences that are overly long and uninteresting

D Forgetting the full stop

Turn these two simple sentences into a compound, choosing the most effective connective.

I was going to help her out. She didn’t want me to.

Have and Of

When we contract could have or would have into could’ve and would’ve, it might sound like you are saying could of and would of. Could of and would of are incorrect and do not mean anything

I could have gone home. I could’ve gone home. I could of gone home. x

I would have gone home. I would’ve gone home. I would of gone home. x

It is a good idea to memorise the type of words that have usually goes with. These are called modal verbs and they suggest how likely it is that something will happen.

Modal verbs

may - It may have already started.

must - It must have been his turn.

would – He would have been one hundred and ten today.

could – I could have gone home two hours ago.

shall - I shall have bought one by next week.

should – I should have returned it.

might – He might have been there.

Have of and modal verbs

For the first five sentences, write whether you think they are correct or incorrect.

It may

’

ve already started.

It must of been his turn.

I shall have bought one by next week

I should of returned it.

He might’ve been there.

6.List the five modal verbs used in the five sentences above.

7.Name two other modal verbs.

Complete the following sentences by writing down the word or letters that go in the gap:

8.I could _____ played tennis yesterday.

9.I would

’

____ told her anyway.

10.You should _______ done it already

Contractions with apostrophes

Apostrophes show where a letter is missing in a contraction.

For instance, when

do not

is contracted to

don’t

, we use the apostrophe where the o is missing.

Other examples:

you have = you’ve

we are = we’re

cannot = can’t

I am = I’m

They are = they’re

Does not = doesn’t

I have = I’ve

Things to watch out for:

The contraction of I would and I had is the same:

I would = I’d I would like to go. I’d like to go.

I had = I’d I had no chance against her. I’d no chance against her.

Let’s is a contraction of Let us e.g. Let us go home is normally said and written Let’s go home.

Lets without an apostrophe means

allows

e.g. She lets us use our phones for research.

apostrophes

Write the contracted versions of the following words, remembering to put the apostrophe in the correct place:

you have

we are

cannot

I am

They are

Does not

I have

8. What two phrases could I’d be a contraction of?

9. What is let’s a contraction of?

10. Should this sentence have an apostrophe in the second word?

My mum lets me make the topping for her cakes.

Word classes

Nouns:

Common nouns

are words that name a type of person or thing e.g. dog, caretaker, man, clarinet, doctor.

Proper nouns

are words are the names of particular people and places, groups,

months and days of the

week. They always have a capital letter.

e.g. Arsenal, January, Tuesday, Jonathan, London

Collective nouns

are words for a group of things.

e.g. pack of wolves, pride of lions, school of fish, bunch of flowers, herd of cows, fleet of lorries

Abstract nouns

are things, ideas or concepts that you cannot touch, see or hear e.g. anger, happiness, freedom, joy, life, truth, boredom, wish, confusion

Verbs

are words for actions

e.g. kick, wish, jump, eat, throw, shout

They are also words for

being, using the verb

to be e.g. am, is, were, are, was

Verbs can help to form the

active voice

when the person doing the verb comes before the verb e.g.

e.g. Darren made a lasagne.

In the

passive voice

the person doing the verb comes after the verb. Darren is no longer the subject of the sentence but he is still doing the verb.

e.g. The lasagne was made by Darren.

There are three words that are called

articles:

A, An and The

Word classes

TEST

Name the type of noun:

1.confusion

2.lion

3.James

4.flock (of sheep)

Identify whether you think the following sentences are in the active voice or the passive voice. You

need to think about whether the subject is doing the verb or not:

5.John picked up his racquet.

6. The racquet was picked up by John.

7.The girls had forgotten their lunch.

8.Amy was collected by her mum.

Complete the following sentences by putting in the correct article (you do not have to write out the

whole sentence).

9. Pass me ____ same hammer I used yesterday.

10.Give me _____ hour and I

’

ll be ready.

MCq week one

1

Abstruse

means: a) hard to understand b) easy to understand c) trapped

2

One typical gothic

feature would be: a) light b) sanity c) paranoia

3

Typical gothic characters can include: a)

poor people b) ghosts or werewolves c) serial killers

4

The term ‘gothic’ comes

from: a) the Nordic tribe, the

Gotherians

b) the Finnish tribe, the

Gothlies

c) the Germanic tribe, the Goths

5

Name

one gothic text or author.

MCq week one

1

Annihilate

means: a) utterly destroy b) fix c) escape

2

Pathetic fallacy is where:

a)the weather opposes the mood b) the weather reflects the mood within writing c) the character describes the weather

3

A typical gothic

setting could be: a) a busy city b) a park on a sunny day c) a wild landscape

4

One difference between gothic and

horror is that gothic: a) does not contain supernatural beings b) does not contain curses c) relies upon building fear gradually

5

The

French Revolution was described as creating: a) universal panic b) eternal fear c) a lack of terror

MCq week two

1

Enigma means: a) a person or thig that is easy to understand b) a person or thing that

is proud c) a person or thing that is difficult to understand

2

Name one typical gothic character within

the genre.

3

One gothic text

is: a) War Horse b)

Coraline

c) Ketchup Clouds

4

By sharing how the character feels fear :

a) we as the reader, feel the same b) we as the reader want to read on c) we as the reader, get a picture in our head

5

Within gothic writing, the weather can

sometimes ___________ danger: a) symbolise b) alliterate c) narrate

MCq week two

1

Afflicted means:

a) to feel terrified and timid b) to feel honest and brave c) to feel distressed or troubled

2

One typical gothic setting could be: a) a medieval castle b) a seaside town c) a traffic jam

3

Darwin’s

theory was that: a) humans evolved from apes a) humans evolved from lizards c) he had definite proof that God created man

4

In

the 18

th

century, people started to use_________ to prove theories: a) the Bible b) science c) psychic powers

5

One feature of gothic

architecture is: a) gargoyles b) thatched roofs c) wooden gates

MCq week three

1

Dilapidated means: a) ruined by graffiti b) ruined by age or

neglect c) ruined with bright coloured paint

2

Name one vampire within gothic

literature.

3

TAP is a)

tone, audience, purpose b) text, activity, place c) text, audience, purpose

4

Dracula is grotesque to Jonathan

Harker because: a) he has big eyes b) he makes him feel nauseous c) he has a lot of money

5

Imagery is: a) visually descriptive

words b) powerful verbs c) two words that are opposite to one another

MCq week three

1

Lamentable means: a) full of sorrow

or grief b) full of anxiety and nervousness c) full of anger and fury

2

Name one character within gothic literature

3

Dracula

is an enigma because he is: a) of high social status b) he has lots of family c) he enjoys parties

4

One feature of gothic is: a) blood and guts b) terror and suspense

c) an unsolved crime

5

In Dracula, Jonathan

Harker feels _________ by Dracula: a) inspired b) threatened c) pitied

MCq week four

1

Beguile means: a) to be

honest b) to talk a lot so you get what you want c) to charm someone by being deceitful

2

A semantic field is:

a) a word that stands out b) words that are the opposite c) three or more words that link in some way

3

Tension is created when:

a) the character reveals their fears b) the dramatic moment is revealed c) the setting is described at the beginning

4

Define foreshadowing.

5

In the Red Room,

the narrator creates tension because: a) they don’t believe in fairies b) they don’t believe in monsters c) they don’t believe in ghosts

MCq week four

1

Vengeful means: a) seeking to harm someone b) hiding

from someone c) seeking to lie to someone

2

A syndetic pair of

words are: a) words that sound the same b) words connected by a conjunction c) words that are opposite to one another

3

Define an

adjective.

4

Name a gothic writer.

5

According to gothic writers, nature

was a) sublime and awed or terrorised people b) fantastic and a great way to get healthy c) beautiful and not suitable for a gothic setting

MCq week five

1

Wretched

means:

2

3

4

5

MCq week five

1

Obscured means:

2

3

4

5