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PAPER 2 TIPS

A SIMPLE WAY TO
CONSTRUCT Compound or
complex SENTENCES
DIVISION 1:
VERB + ing FORMULA

STEP 1: Draw the S-V-Wh diagram

STEP 1: DRAW THE S-V-Wh DIAGRAM

Subject
Who?
or
What ?

Verb
to be

Verb-ing

Wh
What / Where

is / are

STEP 2: LABEL THE VERBS IN THE GIVEN

PICTURE

cleanin
g

readin
g

washin
g

playin
g

sittin
g

STEP 3: FILL THE VERBS IN THE DIAGRAM

Subject
Who?
or
What ?

Verb
to be

Verb-ing

Wh
What / Where

is / are
reading
playing
cleaning
sitting
washing

STEP 4: LABEL THE SUBJECTS IN THE

GIVEN PICTURE

The old
woman who
is wearing a
headscarf
The woman
who is
wearing an
apron
The girl who
has short
hair

Another girl
who has a
ponytail
hair
The boy
who is
wearing a
pair of
trousers

STEP 5: FILL
THE SUBJECT and the appropriate verb to
be
IN
THE DIAGRAM

Subject
Who?
or
What ?

Verb
to be

Verb-ing

Wh
What / Where

is / are

The old woman, who is

wearing a headscarf,

is

reading

The girl, who has short

hair,

is

playing

Another girl, who has a

ponytail hair,

is

cleaning

The boy, who is

wearing a pair of
trousers,

is

sitting

The woman, who is

wearing an apron,

is

washing

STEP 6: LABEL THE Wh WORDS IN THE

GIVEN PICTURE

newspap
er

readin
g
what?

cleanin
g what?

the
dust

washing
what?
the plates
jigsaw
puzzles

playin
g
what?

sitting
where?
on the
floor

STEP 7: FILL THE Wh WORDS IN THE

DIAGRAM

Subject
Who?
or
What ?

Verb
to be

Verb-ing

Wh
What / Where

is / are

An old woman, who is

wearing a headscarf,

is

reading

newspaper

The girl, who has short

hair,

is

playing

jigsaw puzzles

Another girl, who has a

ponytail hair,

is

cleaning

the dust

The boy, who is

wearing a pair of
trousers,

is

sitting

on the floor

A woman, who is
wearing an apron,

is

washing

the plates

STEP 8: Write the compund and complex

sentences without table
The old woman, who is wearing a headscarf,

is reading a newspaper.
The girl, who has short hair, is playing
jigsaw puzzles.
Another girl, who has a ponytail hair, is
cleaning the dust.
The boy, with a pair of trousers, is sitting
on the floor.
The woman, who is wearing an apron, is
washing the plates.

REMEMBER THAT.
Scoring Good and Excellent marks for Question 1 Section A

Good marks - 7 and 8

- Most sentences are correct.
- Few single word errors.
- Few errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Ideas are relevant to the picture.
Excellent marks 9 and 10
- Simple and compound sentences
- Sentences are correct.
- Nearly no grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
- Ideas are relevant to the picture.

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