English Home Language - Term 4 - Week 3

Grammar is the set of rules that helps us use language correctly. It includes how we form sentences, use punctuation, and structure our writing. In this lesson, we will focus on common grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement and the correct use of punctuation marks like periods, commas, and question marks.

Let's look at the following sentence: 'The cat run fast.' This sentence has a grammatical error. The correct form is 'The cat runs fast.' Notice how we changed 'run' to 'runs' to match the subject. Now, let's correct another sentence together: 'She go to the store.' What is the correct form? Yes, it should be 'She goes to the store.'

Now, I will give you a short text with several errors. Read the text carefully and identify the mistakes. Here is the text: 'The dog bark loudly. It run in the park and play with other dogs.' Work with a partner to find and correct the errors. After a few minutes, we will discuss the corrections as a class.

For your independent practice, I want you to write five sentences about your favorite animal. Make sure to use correct punctuation and check your spelling. After writing, exchange your sentences with a classmate and edit each other's work. Look for any grammatical errors and suggest corrections.

• He go to school.
• He goes to school.
• He going to school.

Answer: He goes to school.

The correct form uses 'goes' to match the subject 'He'.

Answer: Question mark

A question mark is used to indicate that a sentence is asking something.

• No error
• sings should be sing
• birds should be bird

Answer: sings should be sing

The verb 'sings' should be changed to 'sing' to match the plural subject 'birds'.

Answer: I am happy.

This sentence is correct with proper punctuation.

• I bought apples oranges and bananas.
• I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
• I bought, apples oranges, and bananas.

Answer: I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

Commas are used to separate items in a list.

Answer: The cat

The subject is what the sentence is about, which is 'The cat'.

• go
• goes
• going

Answer: go

The correct form 'go' matches the plural subject 'They'.

Answer: Punctuation marks

Punctuation marks, such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks, indicate the end of a sentence.