It is impossible, for example, to otter a meaningful explanation for why we say 'did it welP rather than 'did it good* if there is no shared understanding of the language for talking about language -to explain that 'good' being an adjective qualifies a noun, . | 158 GRAMMAR FOR EVERYONE A 7. Students draw four boxes labelled as shown. They enter each of the phrases given in its appropriate box. They must remember to ask themselves the questions when where why or how a. with a sharp cry b. far too late c. in a loud voice d. before sunrise e. through carelessness f. under the bed g. to escape from prison h. in the rainwater tank i. for my aunt j. with a stiff brush Time when Place where Manner how Reason why 8. Students rewrite the following sentences correctly. a. The man failed to see the approaching horse doing up his shoelace. b. The girl ran away from the fierce dog wearing high heels. c. I saw this huge skeleton wandering around the museum. d. We were told that it is rare to see wombats at school. e. The old plough was remodelled by the farmer found in the dump. f. The criminal was found dead after a trip overseas in his own bed. Remember to use commas appropriately. 9. We can improve our writing by joining sentences together using phrases for example The boy ran into a lamp post. He wasn t looking where he was going. PHRASES 159 Not looking where he was going the boy ran into the lamp post. a. The farmer started digging up his paddock. He had heard that there were dinosaur bones in the area. b. Two men smashed into the video store yesterday. They used a hammer to break the glass. c. Michael spent the last of his pocket money. He bought a blue vase. It was for his mother. d. This elephant charged. He came towards us. His tusks were really long. e. The workers got very sunburnt. They were stripped to the waist. 10. Students complete orally or in writing the following sentences for example I really like walking in the rain . I try to avoid being late for dinner . a. I really like . b. I try to avoid . 11. Students change around and rewrite one of each of the above so that the noun phrase comes at the beginning of each sentence. A Checklist phrases Students should now be able to recognise and mark phrases in a passage .
