Grammar Workout Group 3 Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

Grammar Workout Group 3 ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

The weather was treacherous so we was unable to watch the rugby final on Tuesday evening. 1. Identify a grammatical error. Explain it. 2. Identify the adverbial phrase. 3. Re-write with the adverbial phrase at the start. 4. Write two synonyms of the word treacherous. 5. Add a relative clause about the weather. 6. Which two words could you change so the sentence is in the present tense? Monday ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

I will devour my new book Malamander as it is gothic and gripping – just how I like it! 1. Contract two words with an apostrophe. 2. Identify the adjectives. 3. Add a pair of brackets. 4. Explain why you placed the brackets there. 5. Name the punctuation mark after gripping. 6. Ask a question, using direct speech, about the book. Tuesday ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

My friends mum has taken a gap year to travel around North America. How amazing. 1. Add a missing apostrophe. 2. Explain its use. 3. Identify part of the sentence in the past perfect tense. 4. Why does North America start with capital letters? 5. Write a list of 4 things she may see on her travels. 6. Which punctuation mark should replace the second full stop? Wednesday ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

There were sixty new offices built in Leeds City Centre last year despite the locals setting up a petition against it. 1. Identify the determiners. 2. Identify the adjective. 3. Identify the verbs. 4. Add an adverb of your choice. 5. Add an embedded clause about Leeds. 6. Identify the conjunction. Thursday ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019

Beyond the desolate wasteland there were two uninhabited houses, which were eerie. 1. Add a missing comma. 2. Explain its use. 3. Identify the relative clause. 4. Replace with an alternate relative clause. 5. Which relative pronoun did you use? 6. Write two antonyms of desolate. Friday ©Deepening Understanding LTD 2019