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Tense
Verbs change their form to show time (tense) when an action is done.
There are three Tenses:
1. PRESENT TENSE (The action is being done now.)
I write
I am writing
2. PAST TENSE (The action has been done.)
I wrote
I was writing
3. FUTURE TENSE (The action will take place in the future)
I shall write
He will write
Write out the sentences below in the past tense:
Now . . . write out these sentences putting in all the capital letters and full stops.
Oops! Needs more A few errors Well Excellent:Concentrate more! practice understood no errors
Rewrite these sentences filling in commas, full stops and question marks:
LEARNING OUTCOME 4: WRITING The learner is able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.
Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
4.4 applies knowledge of language at various levels:
4.4.3 paragraph level:
uses topic and supporting sentences to develop a coherent paragraph,
uses appropriate grammar, spelling and punctuation.
LEARNING OUTCOME 6: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language and interpret texts.
Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
6.2 works with sentences:
1. Billy Wonks jumped up and down.
2. Charles found the fifth golden ticket.
3. The Oupa-Looms sang a merry song.
4. The rhododendron’s blossoms were pink, mauve and red.
5. Miss Gobblegum chewed bubble-gum all the time.
6. Violet screamed with fright.
7. The delicious chocolates satisfied the children.
8. Grandpa smoked a pipe.
9. They never fought or kicked or punched .
10. They left you free to cook lunch.
Activity 2 (a) Punctuation
1. T he G rand D uke of Y ork, C harles, marched his men up the mountain.
2. T able M ountain was so high, the man battled to climb it!
3. T he bells of S t Clenents said, “ O ranges and lemons”.
4. H umpty D umpty fell off G rant’s wall into the rosebush.
5. J ill tumbled after J ack in an effort to save him.
Activity 2 (b) Commas
1. chicks, l’ll
2. heavy, so
3. water, please?
4. Large, black, thirsty.
5. stones, pebbles
6. pie, he
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