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1. Teacher
Eleanor

4. Look at the following slides. What
have you observed?

11. What is grammar?
- refers to the rules and regulations that govern spoken
and written language
- it is through proper grammar that we are able to
communicate in a clear manner that people can
understand
- it is a bridge between what you mean and what the reader
or listener understand

12. Classic English Grammar example:
“Let’s eat, Grandma,” rather than “Let’s eat Grandma.”
Take note how a simple comma ( , ) makes a lot of difference in the meaning of the
sentence!

13. Good grammar means writing or
speaking in such a way that your choice
of words is understandable and follows
the basic rules of sentence construction,
punctuation and spelling.

14. Activity 2: Spot the Grammar Mishaps
1. “Open seven days a week, and weekends too.”
- New Zealand restaurant
2. “ Please leave your values at the front desk.”
- hotel elevator, Paris
3. “Fried milk, children sandwiches, roast cattle and
boiled sheep.”
- a menu in Vienna
4. “Teeth extracted by the latest methodists.”
- in an advertisement by a Hongkong dentist

15. How Important is English Grammar?
- In teaching, grammar plays a vital role in how effective a
teacher conveys his lessons
- It is vital in every sentence you read or write, speak or hear
- Grammar is everywhere, we use it at home, in school, at work,
and in the streets
- Job interviews, job opportunities

16. BASIC
Engli
sh
GRAMMAR
 Parts of Speech
 Sentence Structure
* Subject and Predicate
*Subject-Verb Agreement
*Tenses
 Articles
 Common Grammar
Mistakes

17. 8 Parts of Speech
1. Noun – can be a name of a person, place or thing
2. Pronoun – replaces a noun
3 Kinds: Personal, Possesive, Demonstrative
3. Verb – describes an action or a state of being
= state of being verbs: am, is, are, was, were
= verbs have tense or time (present, past, future)
4. Adjective – describes nouns and pronouns

18. 5. Adverb – describes verbs, adjectives and other words
= adverb describing a verb: walk slowly
= adverb describing an adjective: very pretty
6. Preposition – words to describe when and where
= to, from, under, on, in
7. Conjunction - joins words, phrases and clauses
= and, or, but, so
= Ben and I, inside the room or in the corridor
8. Interjection – a word that expresses emotion

19. Basic English Sentence Structure
1. A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate.
= Mary goes to school everyday.
subject predicate
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
= the verb agrees with the subject in number
*if the subject is singular, the verb is singular
*if the subject is plural, the verb is plural

20. 3. Tenses – a verb has tense or time.
= simple present- action done in the present
= simple past – action done in the past
= simple future – action to be done in the future
Articles – a, an, the

22. Analysis:
1. I drank five pints of beer, but it had no ___ on me.
affect effect
2. ____ the leader of the team?
Who’s Whose
3. If I ____ actor, I’d want to be the best.
was were
4. You and ____ are always the first people to show up to
those meetings .
me I
5. I’m certain she did it ____ accident.
by on

23. 6. The best things in my life ____ been my family and
friends.
have has
7. ____ video got the most views?
Who’s Whose
8. A long time ago, we ____ to be friends.
use used
9. When you see a Sale sign, your curiosity is
_____.
piqued peaked
10. My best friend got a new job and moved even
_____ away.
further farther

24. Common Grammar Mistakes
1. Double Comparative
x more better x more prettier
√ better √ prettier
2. Plural Form of Possessive Nouns
many 7….777777 - 7’s
many p….pppppp - p’s
1990s IQs PhDs URLs
3. i.e. – meaning “in other words”
*There was long queue of people i.e. a long line of people.
e.g. – meaning “for example”
*Farmers are always busy with farm chores e.g. feeding the animals.

25. 4. Use of affect – effect
*That movie affected me greatly. (as a verb)
*That movie had a great effect on me.(as a noun)
5. Plural Form
x People is great.
√ People are great.
x The childs like to play together.
√ The children like to play together.
x We ranned 5 miles yesterday.
√ We ran 5 miles yesterday.

26. Commonly Misspelled Words
1. cemetery 6. usable
2. coolly 7. withhold
3. pronunciation 8. enrolment/enrollment
4. queue – form a line - both correct
5. twelfth

27. Commonly Mispronounced Words
1. menu = men – yu
2. Acai = ah – sigh – ee
3. forte = fort
4. Gif = jif
5. cocoa = co - co
6. mauve = mauv (rhymes with stove)
7. meme = meem
8. coup = koo
9. heinous = hey – nuh - s
10.turquoise = tur - kwoiz
11. novena = no – veee - na
12. vineyard = vin - yard

28. Examples
of GIF
Examples of
meme

29. Abstraction/Generalization
 What is grammar?
 What are the basic rules in grammar
that we need to remember in order
to become proficient in oral and
written skills?

30. 1. My sisters live in Canada. They ___ really cool!
a. am b. is c. are
2. By the time Debrah books the flight to Sydney, she ___ her
sister about the visit.
a. has called
b. will has called
c. calls
d. will have called
e. called
3. The Labradoodle is a mixed-breed dog that ___ hair
instead of fur for warmth, making it a very attractive
choice for allergic pet owners.
a. have
b. has
c. having
Choose the correct answer:

31. 4. How old ____ you?
a. am
b. is
c. are
5. I went to visit my friend and ___ her baby very carefully
because she was a tiny baby.
a. hold
b. holded
c. helded
d. held
6. I ___ back to my office after I saw the rain.
a. walked
b. walk
c. am walking

32. 7. Even after weeks of thought, he just didn’t know how to
____ his wrong.
a. write
b. right
c. rite
d. righten
8. Do you like to sleep___ the stars?
a. to
b. on
c. under
d. at
9. I must admit ___ not my first choice!
a. they’re
b. their
c. there

33. 10. Law enforcement ___ his property after they discovered
new evidence.
a. ceased
b. seized
c. seasoned
11. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
a. My parent are picking me up from the airport today.
b. My parents is picking me up from the airport today.
c. My parents are picking me up from the airport today.
12. Which sentence is correctly capitalized and punctuated?
a. when you are done eating, clear your place.
b. when you are done Eating, clear your place.
c. When you are done eating, clear your Place.
d. When you are done eating, clear your place.

34. Answers:
1. c 7. b
2. d 8. c
3. b 9. a
4. c 10.b
5. d 11.c
6. a 12.d

35. t
Let’s Kahoot with the Team!!!
1. Form a team
2. Only 1 in the team holds the device (cellphone)
3. Go to the browser and type Kahoots
4. Click search
5. Scroll down to Play Kahoot! – Enter game PIN here! …and click
- wait for the game PIN…it will be provided by the facilitator
6. Enter the game PIN
7. Type the TEAM NAME
8. Type the names of the team members
9. Click Ready to go!
10. Wait for the name of your team to flash on the screen.
11. Look at the screen and click the shape of the correct answer.
12. Team with the highest score wins the game.

36. “ Education
gives us the
power to turn
information into
meaning.”
- Robert Kiyosaki

38. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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