Unit 2
There are four different types of sentences: Statement: I always work hard at school. Question: Why are you worried? Exclamation: That’s wonderful! Instruction: Try to explain how you feel.
5 Read the sentences and identify the sentence types. Example: The girls practised playing basketball. è statement
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1 Tell me what the problem is. 2 Why did you miss the practice yesterday? 3 There will be extra classes on Saturdays. 4 Do not forget to bring your books. 5 That’s fantastic! 6 Playing sports helps you to relax.
Every sentence is made up of a subject and predicate . The subject of the sentence performs the action. The predicate is the other part of the sentence. It contains the verb . Subject Predicate Sheena and her friends play basketball on Saturdays. The students waited. 6 Divide the following sentences into subject and predicate. Subject Predicate My friends and I play sports after school 1 Aunt Judy receives many letters from students. 2 She gives them good advice. 3 Sheena’s teacher was very pleased with her work. 4 Our school team scored the most points in the match.
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5 Rain stopped play in the match yesterday. 6 The girl with the blue sneakers won the race.
• Exercise 2 does not give an exhaustive list of helping verbs. You can find a complete list online, and also a song to help students remember them. • Remind students that with some helping verbs, the main verb must end in -ing. Model some examples before they attempt Exercise 2.
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