Grammar Questions for form 3

8/16/2019 Grammar Questions for form 3

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COUNTABLE

AND

UNCOUNTABLE

NOUNS

Exercise

Fill in

the blanlcs

with

'many',

'mttch',

'a

few'

or

'a

little'.

L

lames

did

not

eat

water.

2

There

isnt

3

There arent

citizens.

4 There

is

only

to wipe

it off.

5

Please give

me

documents.

6

Dont worry.

stain on

your skirt.

7

the General

Hospital

is

just

-

to

get

there

in

8

How

food

just

now but

he

drank

traffic on

the road on

a

Sunday.

young

people

in

the

village.

Most of them

are

senior

pieces

ofpaper.

I need them

to

print

soap

and I

water should

remove the

curry

kilometres

away

from

here.

You should

be able

minutes.

of

you

are

interested

to

go

to the

beach

next

week?

ffi

ruururBER

NouNs

Exercise

[Jnderline the errors.

Rewrite

the

sentences

with

the correct

singular

or

plural

form.

f

My favourite colour

are

red,

pink

and orange.

2

We need

to

change

the furnitures

in

the

room.

3

Tom is

saving a

lot of

moneys

to buy

a

new

computer.

4 Mr and

Mrs

Thn have

three childrens,

two

boys and a

girl.

5 I cant believe that

those

handbag cost over RM500

each.

6

The

babys are

sleeping

soundly

in the

room.

7

the thiefs

stole

the

rich

man's

watch

and

gold ring worth

RM5000.

8

The empqrors

lives

in the

grand palace

on top

of the

hill.


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COLLECTIVE

NOUNS

Exercise

Write

the correct

words.

.',',

ht,,

,,

"

Sig6d

i*

pa*f',,

clii

p,

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

plague

1i616

,"

of actors

Cf,€1Yr,

clutch

afray

band,.

ncturork

'benchl

gsng

anthotregll

tiiiop:" ,

':staff,

-':

A

A

A

t4

15

l6

n

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

of

ants

9

l0

ll

t2

13A

of

chickens

of

locusts

f

magistrates

of

sailors

A

-

of lions

A

_

of

trees

of eggs

of

computers

of

musicians

A

-

of

elephants

of

steps

-

Exercise

Underline

the

correct

answer.

-

of

thieves

-

of

servants

SU BJ

ECT-VERB

AGREEM

ENT

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

t0

ll

t2

l3

t4

l5

t6

17

l8

t9

20

Harun

(arrange, arranges)

his

stamps neatly

in

the

album.

It

furas

,

were)

almost

mrdnight

when Adrian

returned

home.

Someone

(has,

have)

gone

to call for

an

ambulance.

The

air

(ar{

is)

even

more

polluted

these

days.

Mathematics

(is,

are)

my

weakest

subject.

My

parents

(celebrate,

celebrates)

their

anniversary

on

6

fune.

Neither

Kamala

nor

Siti

(sing,

sings)

well.

Karamjit

(was,

were)

running

ahead

of all

the

other

boys

in

the

cross

country

race.

The

little

ooy

(does,

do) not

understand

what you

mean.

Mr

and

Mrs

Lingam

(has,

have)

lived

in Thman

Berjaya

for

twenty

years.

Either

Kimberly

or Azian

(knows,

know)

how

to

get

to

the railway

station.

Nobody

(realise,

realises)

that

the

little

boy

has

wandered

off from

the party.

Either

he

(are,

is)

buyrng

the

present

or I

am.

Here

(is,

are)

your

keys.

I

hope

you

will not

misplace

them.

Which

of

these

pairs

of

shoes

(fits,

fit)

you?

Water

(change,

changes)

into

ice

when

it

freezes.

The alligator

(look,

looks)

quite

similar

to

a crocodile.

The

new

laptop

model

XB7

(costs,

cost) RM3500.

None

of

the girls

in my

class

(own,

owns)

a bicycle.

There

(is,

are)

a

lot

of

work

to

be done

before

we

can go

home.


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,+x

I 5"I GENDER

E;;J

g*ercir"

Clange

the gender

in bold to

masculine or

feminine.

Rewrite the sentences.

I

His grandfather

is

talking

to the tailor.

I{is

:s

talking to

the

2 the wizard

changed

the

prince into

a

frog.

The

:hanged

the

into

a

frog.

3 Our

landlady is

a

widow

as

her husband

passed

away

two

years ago.

Our is

a as his russed away two

years

ago.

4

T1r'e

bride

is

the daughter of

my

school headmaster.

The

,

is the

of

my school

5

The

heroine

saved

the

girl

from

the

burning

hut.

The

sqved

the

from

the

burning huL

6

The

young

actress

who

played

the Girl Guide

in

the

movie

is

my

niece.

The young

.who

played

the

.i r

the movie is my

7 The conductor collected

the

fares

from the

boys.

The collected the

fares

from

the

8

The

fox

is chasing

the duck in the

field.

The

;

chasing the

n

the

field.

ARTICLES

Exercise

Complete

the

dialogue

with'a','an',

'the'

or'-'.

Waitress:Goodmorning,madam.Wouldyouliketosee

Miss

|ay:

No, thank you.

I would like

to

have

(2)

omelette.

Waitress: Do you want

Miss

|ay:

No, I'llhave

(3)

plain

omelette?

(4)

cheese

ornelette.

Waitress: That

comes with

wholemeal

bread.

Miss

|ay:

Could

I

have

Waitress:

Sure.

Would

you

like

(s)

piece

of

toast.

You have

a choice

of

white or

(6)

English muffin

instead?

(7)

glass

of

orange

juice

with

that?

(9)

coffee?

(10)

excellent cup

ofdecaffeinated

(rr)

low fat milk?

(f

2)

chopped

onions with

your

omelette?

Miss

|ay:

No, thank you.

|ust

bring

me

a

glass

of warm

water.

Waitress: Would

you like

a

cup of

(8)

coffee as well?

Miss

|ay:

I

dont

suppose

you

have decaffeinated

Waitress:

Yes,

we do.

As

a

matter

of

fact,

we serve

coffee.

Miss

|ay:

That is

great.

Do you

have

Waitress: Certainly. Would you like


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(15)

expensive

place.

Miss

lay:

Oh,

I

see.

Anyway,

I

will

drop

by

there later.

Thank you.

Waitress:

Enjoy

your

breakfast.

ADJECflVES

Exercise

Fill

in the blanks

with

the correct

adjectives.

Miss

|ay:

No, thankyou.

I

am

looking

for

one?

Waitress:

Well,

there

(13)

seamstress

here.

Can

you

recommend

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Glamour

Tailor

two

blocks

away

but

it is

student.

-

person.

He

always

donates

money for

a

worthy

cause.

-

-

if

we

do

not

win the

match

todarr

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

The

Her brother

is

a

student

and an

excellent

sportsman.

Daniel

is

so

even

his

parents

cannot

control him.

polka

dot curtains

are

suitable

for my

niece's

bedroom.

All the

teachers

in

my

school

like

Abdul

Rahman

because

he

is

a

My

grandfather

told

us

an

story

and

all of

us loved it.

We were

to

see

our

cousins

after

such

a

long

time.

ffi

aotEcrvEs

oF

coMpARrsoN

Exercise

Complete

the

sentences

with

the

correct

form

of adjectives.

Encik

Kamarul

is

a

-

The

team

will

be

very

--

I Mount

Kinabalu

is the

2

t1rre

cineplex

is

not

as

3

The hibiscus

is

as

4

Tokyo

is

(large)

cities

in

the

world.

(high)

mountain

in

Malaysia.

(crowded)

as

we

thought

it

would

be.

(common)

as

the bougainvillea

in

Malaysia.

(large)

than

Osaka,

in

fact

it

is

one

of

the

(wet)

month

of

the

year

in

Kelantan.

,

-

_ _

(interesting)

story

that

I

have

ever heard.

-

(careful)

driver

than

my father

is.

(cheerful)

boy in

the

-

(bad)

than

Tina's.

5

6

7

8

December

is the

Last

night,

my

uncle

told

me

the

9

10

ll

t2

My

mother

is

a

Everyone

in

my family

likes

Simon

because

he is

the

.,

'

'

family.

I

can't

believe

that your

handwriting

is

-

Sheila

Hanim

was the

(good)

singer

in the

concert last

night.

Put

(many)

water into

the

pot

so

that

there

is

enough

soup.

(little)

marks

in

the

English

test.

he had the


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PRONOUNS

Exercise

1

Underline the

correct

pronouns.

I The villagers are mainly

fishermen.

(They,

We) go

out

to sea

to

catch

fish.

2

the

scouts

helped

(we, us)

to

carry the

heavy

boxes

into

the

classrooms.

3

The boats

look very new.

(Thev,

It) have

just

beenpainted

two

days ago.

4

(We,

You)

must finish your

homework

before

watching

television.

5 Mary

felt very hot,

so

(he,

she) fanned

herself with

the

piece

of

PaPer.

6 When

the leopard

saw the

nunter,

(it,

he)

sprang

upon the

poor

man.

7 My cousin

and

I

are

visiting you

tomorrow.

(I,

We) will

come by bus.

8

Lena

picked up the

piece of

paper and

threw

(them,

it) into the

dustbin.

9

I

asked

the

stranger

to

help

(me,

I)

to call

for

an ambulance.

10

We scolded

him

and

now

he rerused

to talk

to

(them,

us).

Exercise

2

Replace the words

in bold with the

correct

possiessive

pronouns.

Rewrite

the sentences.

Example:

This is her toothbrush.

It is not my toothbrush.

This

is hers.

It

is

not

mine.

1

The ladies wanted

to

take

my

stove

and

keep their stove

instead.

2

Whose answer

is

correct, Suhaimi's

or

femima's?

3

Puan

Syafinaz

put

all the

booh

in

the cupboard.

These are

my books and those

are

the boys'books.

4

That

laptop

is Sheera's

brother.

It

is

not

Sheera's.

5

"Have

you

cleaned

your room?

We

did our room

just

nowi'

6

Did

the girls personally hand

in

their

applicationJorms?

I

just

handed

in

my

application form.

Exercise

3

Supply

questions to these statements,

asking about the words

in

bold.

Use

the

question

words

in

brackets.

Example:

He

left

school

in

2011?

(When)

When

did

he leave

school?

I

The weather had been

cloudy this

morning.

(What)

I,.

2

tir.e man fainted because

of the

heat.

(Why)

3

The soldiers

marched

to

the

warzone

on

foot under

the blazing

srln.

(How)


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4 Mrs

Sundari's

daughter

recovered

from

fever

after

l0

days.

(When)

_

lt'

5

My

uncle's

sister

was:narried

to

Praveen

Gopal.

(Whom)

6

Ruixin's

mother

got

I

l]ft

to-

,the

market

from

puan

Suraya

this morning.

(whose)

*

fr:

men

degided

to discusslhe

malter

at a

nearby

restaurant.

(Where)

-

9

Sevelal coconut

trees were

struck

by lightning

during

the

heavy

storm

last

night.

(What)

tO

D'-.-_av-id

Moyes

is

the

new

manager

of

Manchester

United.

(Who)

ffi

venB

FoRMs

Exercise

Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

correct

verb

forms

of

the

words

in

brackets.

I The

driver

was

suspected

of

being

drunk

before

he

(crash)

into

the

divider.

2

Rani looks

in

the mirror

and

(be)

upset

with

the red,

tiny

spots

on her

face.

3

They

(praise)

Nancy

for

achieving

a remarkable

feat

in

the

swimming

competition

last

month.

4IhopeI-(do)nottakeuptoomuchofyourtimeyesterday.

5

Nadia

(make)

sure

that her grandfather

is

comfortable

before

she

leaves

the

hospital.

6

The

old

shed

is

very

dusty.

It

(have)

many

cobwebs

in

every

corner.

7 Thedog

(bite)

the

boywho

(hit)

it

with

a stick

just

now.

(knit)

a

9 The

lorry

_

(ferry)

the new

cars

to

their

respective

destinations

every

month.

l0

Ruth

-:

(read)

The

lourney

last

week

and

(borrow)

a

new

book

from

the library

this

morning.

a-r

{ 3

rHE

STMPLE

PRESENT

rENSE

Exercise

Underline

the errors

in

the

following

sentences.

Write

the

correct

answer

in

the

space

provided.

I

During

the holidays,

their

father

always

take

them

to the

swimming pool.

2

There

are

so much

food

on

the

table that

I

cannot

make

up

my mind

what

to

eat.

3

Bats

have

wings

but

they

is

not

birds.

They

are mammals.

8 Puan

Sumarni

wants

to

surprise

her

nephew

with

a

gift.

She

beautiful

jumper for

hirn.


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4

To many students,

learning

English are

more

difficult

than other

subjects.

5

The

workers

rushes

out of the building

when they felt

a

slight

tremor.

6 Some of my neighbours

plants

their

own

vegetables

in their

backyard.

7.

Every year,

my

cousin

spend.her holidays

with

us

but this time,

she

will

spend

her holidays

in

Singapore.

8

Every

morning,

on my

way

to work,

I

usually mggts

a

lot

of

people.

9

The

teacher urge

us

to

practise

speaking

English

as

much

as

possible.

10

Water consist

of two

atoms

of hydrogen

and one

atom of

oxygen.

llMrsTanareourformteacher.Shet9achusMathematicsandEnglish.i.-

11.

_

12 My cousin

are good at basketball.

He

practisg

every evening

with the

i.

-

school team.

-

t1.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

TENSE

Exercise

Complete

the

passage

with

the

present

continuous

form

of

the verbs

in brackets.

Sri

Lanka is a

faScinating

country

wi _

1-_diverse

culture and tradition.

Everything

is

so

different

I

-t.

(learn) (2)

a

little bit of

Singhalese

to

make

communication

easier.

However,

I

-, o

(not

make)

(3)

much

progress.

Although,

I

do

not

understand much yet,

I

believe

that I will gradually

improve.

I

'

-

(travel)

(a)

wittr

Kimberly,

a student

from

London University

in

England.

She

is

a

friendly girl but

rather impatient.

She

always walks

ahead of

me. Right now,

Kimberly

"3

(sit) (5)

with

Navendra, the owner of

the inn.

They

(discuss)

(6)

the differences between

life

in

England and Sri

Lanka.

After

that,

we

(have)

(7)

dinner at the dining hall. We will

retire early for the

night

as

we

-'

get)

(8)

up early at

4.00

am

to

catch

the sunrise. Navendra

-

(take)

(9)

us to

hike

up the

mountain for the

arnazingsight.

My

heart

-

(pound)

(f 0)

with

excitement.

Thoughts

of the hike

keep

running

through

my mind

as

I

tossed and

turned

in

bed.

THE

SIMPLE

PAST TENSE

Exercise

Rewrite

these sentences

in the simple

past

tense by adding

the time

frame

in

brackets.

1

The plumber has repaired the pipe.

(two

days ago)

2

We hear

a

scream

as we come

out

of

the

house.

(just

now)

3

The secretary

types

all the

letters.

(last

week)

I


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4 Your

sister peels

the

onions

very quickly.

(last

night)

5 That

lady

arranges

the

flowers

very well.

(yesterday)

6 The-doglo1h1s given

him

an injection

(this

morning)

7 Lina

does

not

help her

mother

in

the kitchen.

(last

Suirday)

8

Mrs

|ega

teaches me

English and

Science._(eight

years

old)

9 Some rats have

eaten

up the

bread

on

the

table.

(last

night)

u.

1

l0

M1

sister

turns off

the tap

after

she washes

the

plates. (an

hour

ago)

.

--:

'

.r-

THE

SIMPLE FUTURE

TENSE

Exercise

Write

the

verbs

in

brackets

in

the simple

future

tense.

1 When

it

is

time for

taking

a

break, he

-' -

-

(ring)

the

bell.

2

She

(play)

netball

tomorrow

if it

does

not

rain.

3I

(be)

fifteen

years

old in

two

weeks'

time.

4

The school

holidays

(begin)

next

month.

5 Many

animals

(die)

if the

jungle

is

cleared

for

a

housing

project.

6

The

doctor

-

(attend)

to

you

in

a

short while.

7 If he

does

not obey

the

rules

and

regulations,

I

.-"'

(punish)

him.

8 My

family

and

I

-

(go)

to

New

Zealand,

during

the

Chinese

New

year.

9

Tomorrow

is a

public

holiday.

All

the

shops

(be)

closed..

l0

Do

you

think

she

(meet)

us at

her

offrce

tomorrow?

ll

I

think

we

(paint)

the

house

tomorrow

if

the

weather

is

fine.

12 Davin

(speak)

to

the principal

about

the matter

when

he

returns.

MODALS

Exercise

1

Fill

in the

blanlcs

with'may'

or'might'.

I You

---:-r

have

your dinner

after

you

have washed

your

hands.

2 t]l.e

children

be

playing

in

the playground

behind

the

school.

3

It

is

so

cold

today,

we

have

been

living

in

the Arctic.

have

thrown

away

your

old

socks

last

night when

I

was

cleaning

the rack.

I

have

another

piece

of cake?

It

is

deliciousl'

said Faridah.

4T

5


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6 You

borrow

my

camera

for

the trip

if you

take

good

care

of

it.

7T buy

Nurshila a

present if I

could save

up

enough money.

8 Hashim

call

us

if

he

does

not

receive

the e-mail by tomorrow.

9

Aunt

fane,

I

have

another helping of the curry

chicken?

f0

Could you

please

hurry

up? We

not

catch

the train

otherwise.

Exercise

2

Mark with

fl

where a word

is missing.

underline

the

word

in

the box.

t

As I

stood

on that

hill,

t

see

the

whole

village.

2

You

obey

the

rules

or

you

are

not

allowed

to

play.

3

I dont think

that

I

pass

the

driving

test.

f.*

IE

I

can

I

-.rtt-l

A

magician

make objects disappear and

appear.

The

littte boy

"ead

and

write well

now,

but

he

could not two

months

ago.

W€

warn him of

the

danger

if

he wants

to

scuba-dive

at

the Gold

Coast.

The victims.'evacuate

immediately. Otherwise,

there

might

be

more

casualties.

You, see

the

manager now.

He

is waiting

for you

at

the

Executive

room.

The

lights in the

house are switched

on;

they- be

home

already.

L'beat

him

in

swimming

any

time

All I

need

is

just

two months of

trainin$.

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must

I

can

I_

can I

must

l0

[-*a

f-"rt

I

must

I

must

I

must

I

must

ffi

aovERBs

Exercise 1

Fill

in

the blanlcs with

suitable adverbs.

I

Mr

Tan has been

working all

day

and he

is

sleeping

6

I

cannot

hear you

7 Dont

leave

your

shoes

-

He

accelerated

-

The

rude boy

pushed me

l0

The naughty

boys

shouted

2 The

rubbish

floated

-

to the

open

sea.

3

The accident

happened the

school

two weeks

ago.

4 The

books

and

magazines were scattered

-

in the living room.

5

Al1

of

us cheered

-

when our

team

won the football

championship.

in the room

now.

Could

you

please

speak

louder?

Put them on the

rack

over there.

around

a

sharp

bend

and almost

hit

an

on-coming

car.

and

stood

in front of

the

queue.

were

going on

in

other

classes.

along

the

corridof

and disrupted

lessons

that


10/14

ll

]oseph

waited

in

the cold

for

his mother

to return

home.

12

My

parents

plan

to

go

for

a vacation

over

the

long

weekend.

13

The

rich

man

intends

to

send

his

children

for

tertiary

education.

14

My father

drives

.-

to

shop

for

groceries

at

the hypermarket

every

weekend.

15

The

hand-made

scarves

are made

and

will

be

exported

to

China.

Exercise

2

Put

the

adverbs

correctly

for

each

of

these

sentences.

I

Hazim

wrote

his

name

in

the

register.

(a

moment

ago)

2 It

has

not

rained.

There

is

only

a little

water

left in

the

well.

(for

a week)

3

I

heard

her

crying

bitterly

in her

room.

(yesterday)

It

will

be a

public

holiday,

so

we need

not

go

to

school.

(tomorrow)

Mrs

Chow

wants

to

collect

all the project

work.

(now)

She played

a

beautiful

recital

at

the

concert.

(last

night)

7

I

usually

watch my favourite television programme. (on

Sundays)

8

He

missed

his parents

very

much

iince

they

left

for

canada.

(Iast

year)

9

Fatimah

washed

her

hands

before

taking

her

dinner.

(just)

l0

The

lady

looked

at me

knowingly

when I

met

her.

(yesterday)

-1

ffiil

pnePosmoNs

Exercise

1

Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

appropriate

prepositions.

I

2

3

.:;..-.Frtd.,

..;..

:;.,:.:

l|#:i;t::.':,, ,

A

flock

of birds

are

flying

the

bungalow.

She leaned

-

the

wall

while

waiting

for

her

friends.

4 As

Kamala

was

coming

a:

.]

She is

taking

down

that painting

--

the

wall.

the

stairs,

she

slipped

and

fell.

_

the

kitchen

window.

The

thief

entered

the

house


11/14

6

There

is a

new shopping mall

|alan

Sungkai.

7 I found

some coins

the rug while

cleaning

the

house

yesterday.

8

Everyone was shocked

when

the

robbers suddenly dashed

-

the

bank.

9 The divers

jumped

gracefullv

the diving board

into the

pool.

l0

Ashley

took

the

bus

the

City

Central station

to

get

to

Taman

Banting.

ll The naughty

boy

threw the

pieces

ofpaper

the drain.

12 Ismail

walked

the garden

to

look for

his

lost

wallet.

Exercise

2

Underline

the correct

prepositions.

I You have to

queue

up

(for,

until)

almost

two

hours

before

you

can get

the

tickets.

2

My

father

will

attend

a

seminar

(on,

in)

December

which will

be

held

in Osaka,

|apan.

3

Mr

Teh

Kim

Bok

has

been

a

principal of

SMK

Telok

Pulai

(sin_ce,

for)

2010.

4 I

always

go

home

to

have

lunch

(at-

on)

1.00

pm with

my

famriy

every

day.

\.--

5

I hope that

the

product

will

reach

you

(over,

bd

18 August.

6

Nobody

knew that

the

thieves entered

the

building

(about,

in)

the

early

hours of the

morning.

7

(During,

When) the

monsoon,

most of the

fishermen

will not

catch

fish.

8

Mr

and

Mrs

Heng

will

hold their

21st

wedding

anniversary

reception

(in,

since)

the

evening.

9

The company

will

start

recruiting

new staff

(at,

by)

|uly.

l0

The

English

language

class

will

dismiss

(at-

in) noon

today.

11

Tina

had

left the

bus

station

(by,

on) the time

we

reached there'

12

(Before,

In) the

evenings,

my grandfather

used

to

take

a long walk

around the

neighbourhood.

CONJUNCflONS

Exercise

Fill

in

the blanks

with

a suitable

conjunction.

f My

brother

sister are

not

at

home

right

now.

2

Dont

go near

the

dog

-

it looks

very fierce.

3 Our

car

broke

down,

we

could

not

make

our trip to Genting

Highlands.

4

=-

you

dont

come for

practice

again,

you

will

be dropped

from

the

hockey team.

5

-

-

Gina worked

very hard to

prepare for the examination,

she

did

not

get

good

marks.

he

grows up.

7

Mr Unagi

locked the

door,

-

no

one

could

get

in.

8

I

have

not

slept

well

for

several

days,

I

could

concentrate

well

in

the

class.

9

The waitress showed

us

to our

seats

-

took

our

order.

10

she was

not

in

the

room, the

little boys

hid her

favourite doll

in

the

cupboard.

ll

I

wanted

to

be

fluent

in

the

language,

-

I kept

practising

at

it.

12

The

scouts

want

to

go camping

it is raining

cats and dogs.


12/14

ffi

seouENcE

coNNECroRs

Exercise

Complete

the

passage

with

a

suitable

sentence

connector.

All participants

of

the

race

should

gather

at

the

starting point.

(l),

all

of

you

must

be

there

before

8.00

am.

(2),

you

will

be given

some

last-minute

instructions.

(3),

the race

will

stait.

From

the

starting

point,

you

must

(4)

run

along

the

left

side

of

|alan

Indah

until you

come

to

a

fork.

(5),

you

are

to

turn

left

into

falan

Kota.

The

road

is very

busy

at this

time.

There

will

be heavy

traffic'

-

(6),

you

must

be

very careful.

After

about

100 metres,

you

will

come

to

a

junction.

Ttrrn

right

into

|alan

Limau

Purut.

-

(Z),

take

the lane

at the

end of

the

road.

(8),

you

will

see

the

school field.

You

will

have

to

run

across

the,field

before

you

reach

the

finishing

line.

ffi

srrrPLE

AND

coMpouND

sENTENcEs

Exercise

Ioin

the

sentences

with

the

words

in

brackets.

I

The

boy

fell

down

the stairs.

He hurt

his ankle.

(and)

2 I

will

buy

you

the pen.

The pen

has

a gold

cap

(which)

3

Louis

sang

the song.

His

sister played

the piano.

(while)

4

we

went

early

to the

concert.

we

could

not

get

a

ticket.

(although)

-;\

--.

-.

_

5

I

was

walking

along

|alan

Masjid.

I

heard

a loud

scream.

(when)

6

I will

wait

here. You get

help. (while)

7

that

driver

was

given

a

fine.

He

was

caught

speeding.

(because)

8

This

knife

is

very

sharp.

I

use

it

to slice.the

cucumbers.

(which)

9

He

was

afraid

to

miss

the

flight.

He

took

a

taxi

to

the

airport

(so)

l0

shall

we

have

the party

on

saturday?

shall

we

have

the party

on

Sunday?,

^7


13/14

ffi

eosrrvE

AND

NEGATTvE sTATEMENTs

Exercise

1

Rewrite

the

following

sentences

in

the

positive.

I

The

girls

have

not

left the

language

laboratory.

2

|essica

was

not

hrppy with

the

results she

received

two

days ago.

3

Encik

|umadi

did

not allow

Tainitojoin

the

school

trip to

the

museum.

4

They lgere

nol vqry

frieqdly towards

the

strangers

who

came

to their

village.

5

The shop

will

not

open

until

lunch

hour.

6*

fr.

ch_ildren

have

not

heard

of

the storytefore.

7

My uncle did

not

see

me._atJ.he

-ma5\et

just

now.

8

Encik

Yakub does

not like to

go

to the

beach.

Exercise

2

Change

the

following

sentences

into

the

negative

by using'not'.

I

She

has decided

to

go

shopping

with

you.

;

,

:"-

Shidacame

tqlhq

ry.stagraqt

a

moment ago.

3

The student

has

handed

in

his project

to

the teacher-

4

The

concert

will begin

at

7.00

pm

tonight.

5

She goes

to

the

library every Saturday.

6

Will

your

parents give

you permission

to

join

the trip?

7

Firdaus

bought

some

fruits from

the

night

market.

8

The boys are

riding their

bicycles down

the

slope.


14/14

PUNCTUATION

Exercise

1

Punctuate

the

following

dialogue.

Nurani:

hello

may

I

speak

to

janaki

please

Ramesh:

hello

I .m

sorry

she is

not

in

would

you

like

to

leave

a

message

Nurani:

sure please

tell her that the english

language

society

meeting

at 2

oclock

today

is

postponed

to

next

week

"[

.ight

I will

pass

the

message

to

her

is

there

anything

else

Nurani:

oh

yes

please

tell

her

not

to

forget

to

bring

her

mathematics

book

to

school

tomorrow

Ramesh:

.n

right

is

that

all

Nurant

thas

all

thank

you

RamesL

you

are

welcome

i

-Exeicise

2

'

Punctuate

the

following

passage.

last

school

holidays

my

parents

took

the family

for

a

holiday

in

penang

\re

were

there for

three

days

we

visited

man),

interesting

places

we

stayed

at

the

bayview

hotll

in

giorgetown

we

also

sPent

a day

atbatu

ferringgi

where

the

most

beautiful

beache-s

arJlocated

we

enjoyed

some

water

sports

there

and

swam-in

the

crystal

clear

water

we

also

visited

the

snake

tempie

totanical

gardens

kek

lok

si temple

and penang

hill

we

had

to

queue

up for

almost

an

hour

before

we

took

the

funicular

train

up

we

also wentshopping

and

bought

a

lot

of

clothes

at gurney

plaza

and.queensbay

-"1

,fr.

visit

to

penangwouldbe

if

we

didnt

take

the

op?ortunitFto

taste the best of

penang hawker

food

/

n.

,

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