Lesson MMS-4
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Lesson goals
Learn about inversions, how to use them to improve formality and practice identifying as well as using inversions in sentences.
Lesson activities
Grammar repetition
Grammar lecture: inversions
Inversions practice
Grammar repetition
Basic grammar overview
Basic grammar overview
A subject is what a sentence is about.
Examples of subjects:
Pronouns: I walked to the convenience store. He spoke.
Nouns: The store was, in fact, a convenience store.
-ing form: When I was on my way to the store, my walking speed was fast.
A verb shows action and auxiliary (helping) verbs expresses time, emphasis, and more.
Examples of verbs and auxiliary verbs are:
Emphasis: Do you want some water from the convenience store?
Time: Have you had your walk yet?
Other helping verbs are: Be (am, are, is, was, were), can, could, do (did, does), have (had, has), may, might, shall, should, will would
Use adverbs to add details to a verb and explain when, where or how the action occurs.
Many adverbs are made by adding -ly to an adjective.
He was careful (adjective) when speaking. ➜ He spoke carefully (adverb).
Spelling rules when an adjective ends in:
-able or -ible. Change -e to -y: regrettable ➜ regrettably; horrible ➜ horribly
-y. Change -y to -ily: easy ➜ easily
-ic. Change -ic to -ically: frantic ➜ frantically.
Adverbs are categorised into how they describe the verb:
When: since, yet, never, lately, often, always, usually, recently, early, occasionally
Where: nearby, above, here, there, near, locally, everywhere, far
How: well, badly, normally, rarely, seldom, slowly, quickly, suddenly, fully, extremely
Time: ~20 minutes
This exercise helps you repeat subject verb-agreement and how to create adverbs
You will be given a worksheet:
Begin by reading and repeating the ways how subjects and verbs function.
Read the incorrect sentences and correct them
Turn the page, read and repeat the ways we create adverbs from adjectives
Add adverbs to the sentences
Once everyone is done, we share our answers
Grammar lecture
Inversions exercises
Select between the two paths to improve your vocabulary, grammar and comprehension
The broader, less challenging, path - for students who want to grow using basic exercises.
The narrow, more challenging, path - for those who want to grow using advanced exercises.
Homework
Study the grammar Quizlet.
Exit ticket
Summarise the lesson and read your inversion sentences.