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Whose is a relative pronoun meaning belonging to whom or belonging to which: I know the girl whose mom won a car. Who’s is a short form of who is or who has : Who’s going to win?
3 Complete each sentence using who’s or whose. 1 This is the boy ________ uncle lives next door. 2 ________ the tallest boy in the class? 3 ________ coming to the beach on Sunday? 4 I know the person ________ shoes these are.
Synonyms See page 50
Synonyms are words which are similar in meaning to other words.
Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the underlined word. 1 The students assembled in the yard. a) walked b) gathered c) lined up 2 The old building was demolished last week. a) rebuilt b) sold c) destroyed 3 We moved, cautiously, towards the edge. a) awkwardly b) quickly c) carefully Antonyms See page 17
Antonyms are words which mean the opposite of other words.
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word. 1 He had won several prizes but he was modest about them. a) quiet b) boastful c) disappointed 2 The fancy shops demonstrated the wealth of the town. a) poverty b) riches c) pride 3 That species of hummingbird is quite rare. a) fast b) common c) small CAPITALISATION AND PUNCTUATION Capitals See pages 11, 100 Capital letters are needed to begin • a sentence • adjectives made from proper nouns: a Chinese meal • proper nouns • the first word and other important words in titles: The Daily News
• Ask students to give examples and offer their own definitions of the topic before reading the explanations on the page.
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