Unit 7,8 grammer book review for exam
Ballad: It is a long poem that tells a story, sometimes with a point to make at the end.
A good ballad should:
1-tell a complete story, usually focusing on one individual
2-usually include a lesson or warning
3-be divided into regular verses that give structure to the story
4-have regular rhyme or rhythm that makes them easier to remember
Future tenses:
Sudden idea: I will open a shop
Planning: I am going to open a shop
Arrangement: I am opening a shop
Ok this is a short story to make things easier. So lets say am walking on the street I see a shop
for sale I think to myself I want to open a shop or I will open a shop so that’s a sudden idea
when u go home u start planning so you say I am going to open a shop then u call the shop
owner and u make a deal with him to buy the shop so you say I am opening a shop its
guaranteed.
Gerund and infinitives: ok so for gerund u have certain words before a verb which when
together makes sense
An example of a gerund: I enjoy talking to him
Talking is verb + ing
An example of infinitive: I need to study
Infinitives always have to before the verb
Here is a table
prefixes and suffixes
prefixes change the meaning they are letters added at the start of a
word
suffixes change the part of speech they are letters added at the end of
words to give them a different part of speech
example of prefixe: react re is a prefixe added to the start to change its
meaning
example of suffixe: action ion changed its part of speech and meaning.
Connectives
A connective is a word that joins one part of a text to another.
Connectives can be conjunctions, prepositions or adverbs
Kinds of connectives:
1- Contrast:despite,although,nevertheless
2-example:for example, such as, namely
3-addition:equally, similarly, furthermore.
Student book unit 6,7,8,9 review for exam
Unit 6
Phrases and prepositions
A phrase is a few words without a verb that must be joined to a sentence
A preposition is a word that joins a phrase to a sentence.
Onomatopoeic words are words that mimic a sound.
anagrams an anagram is made when u jumble up the letters in a word or words
for example, sword is an anagram of words
haiku a haiku is a poem with three lines. The first line has five syllables, the
second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables.
Unit 7
Similes
similes are when u compare a human being with a animal using like
personification is when u personify a object
Discourse markers
These words and phrases are called discourse markers because they mark stages
along an argument. Using them will make your paragraphs clearer and more
orderly.
Unit 8
Techniques writers use
1-describe the setting
2-introduce character
3-adress the reader
4-go straight into the action
5-provide history/backround to the story
6- include speech/ conversation
7-reflect on what has happened
8-withhold information from the reader
9-suggest what the story is going to be about
An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions
like and adverb
Adverbs are words that end with ly
A relative pronoun does what it says it takes an idea
and relates it to be a person or a thing. Be
careful,though- you have to use who for people and
which for things.
Prepared by:
Zher hogr
Class: 8C