PAPER 2

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 SENTENCE
CONSTRUCTION
PART 1:
FORMULA VOLVO
 STEP 1: DRAW THE S-V-Wh
DIAGRAM
Subject Verb Wh
STEP 2: Find the verbs.

weighin holdin
g g

wrappi choppin
ng carryi g
buyin ng
g
Subject Verb Wh

weighing

wrapping

carrying

holding

buying

chopping
STEP 3: Find the Subject.
assista
fishmong poultry
nt
er hawker

ma
n woma
n
 Subject Verb Wh

assistant weighing

fishmong wrapping
er
woman carrying

woman holding

man buying

poultry chopping
 STEP 4: Find the Wh.
cra weighin holdin cuttlefi
bs g g sh
what? what?

carryi
wrappi ng choppin
buyin
ng what? g what?
g
what? what?
bask chicken
crab fish et
 Subject Verb Wh

assistant weighing crabs

fishmong wrapping fish

er
woman carrying basket

woman holding cuttlefish

man buying crabs

poultry chopping chickens

STEP 5: Write simple sentences.

An assistant is weighing some

crabs.
A fishmonger is wrapping some fish.
A woman is carrying a basket.
A woman is holding a cuttlefish.
A man is buying some crabs.
A poultry hawker is chopping a
chicken.
 STEP 6: Combine simple sentences
to form compound sentences.
Simple sentence 1:
A fishmonger is wrapping some
fish.

Simple sentence 2:
An assistant is weighing some
crabs.

Compound sentence:
A fishmonger is wrapping some
Simple sentence 1:
A woman is carrying a basket.

Simple sentence 2:
A woman is holding a
cuttlefish.

Compound sentence:
A woman is carrying a basket
while holding a cuttlefish.
 STEP 7: Write complex sentences
with adjectives and adverbs
The fishmonger who is wearing a hat is
wrapping some fish with newspapers and
his assistant who is smiling happily is
weighing some crabs with a weighing
scale.
The woman who is wearing a headscarf is
holding a cuttlefish while carrying a basket
full of vegetables.
The bald poultry seller is chopping a chicken
at his stall which is next to the fish stall.
PRACTISE 1
 STEP 1: Find the verbs.

playin nappi cookin

g ng g

studyi
ng
STEP 2: Find the Subjects.

fathe mothe
bo
r r
y

younger
brothers
 STEP 3: Find the Wh.
on the
computer
sofa in the
games
kitche
n

at
the
coffe
 STEP 4: Write simple
sentences.
A boy is playing computer games.
His two younger brothers are
studying at the coffee table.
His mother is cooking in the kitchen.
His father is napping on the sofa.
PRACTISE 2
PRACTISE 3
 SENTENCE
CONSTRUCTION
PART 2:
FORMULA TITANIC
 STEP 1: Draw the TiTa diagram
Diagram S

There is a singul Wh
ar
noun
 STEP 1: Draw the TiTa diagram
Diagram P

There are *numb singul Wh

er ar
severa noun
l
a few
some
 STEP 2: Find the nouns

chicke
cra ns
bs
fis
h

weighing
scale cuttle
fish bask
et
stal
STEP 3: S or P?
Diagram S

baske
tweighin
g
scale
 Diagram P
There are *numbe plural Wh
r nouns
several
a few
some crabs
fish
cuttlefis
h
chicken
s
stalls
 STEP 4: Complete the
diagrams
There is a singular Wh
noun
There is a basket at the
stalls.
There is a weighin on the
g scale counter.
 There are *numbe plural Wh
r nouns
several
a few
some crabs
There are some at the
fish
There are a few fish
cuttlefis stall.
There are several h
There are some chicken at the
s chicken
stall.
There are two stalls in the
picture.
 STEP 5: Write simple
sentences
There is a basket at the fish stall.
There is a weighing scale on the
counter.
There are some crabs at the fish
stall.
There are a few fish at the fish stall.
There are several chickens at the
chicken stall.
There are two stalls in the picture.
STEP 6: Combine the simple sentences
to make compound sentences.