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Year 8 Grammar Essentials

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Year 8 Grammar Essentials

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which word is a proper noun in this sentence: "The students visited London last summer"?

students

visited

London

summer

2. Which sentence uses commas correctly?

I bought apples, oranges and, bananas.

I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

I bought, apples oranges and bananas.

3. Which word functions as an adverb in this sentence: "She quickly finished her homework"?

She

quickly

finished

homework

4. Which sentence shows correct use of speech marks?

"Where are you going? asked Tom."

"Where are you going?" asked Tom.

Where are you going? "asked Tom."

"Where are you going? Asked Tom."

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

5. Add the missing apostrophes to these sentences:

a) The dogs bone was buried in the garden. → The _______ bone was buried in the garden.

b) Its raining heavily today. → _______ raining heavily today.

c) The childrens playground is closed. → The _______ playground is closed.

6. Add commas where needed in this sentence:

After finishing his breakfast Tom grabbed his bag coat and umbrella before rushing to school.

7. Identify the parts of speech for the underlined words:

The brave firefighter quickly climbed the tall ladder.

brave: _______________     quickly: _______________

📝 Part 3: Short Answer Questions

8. Rewrite this sentence as direct speech, adding the correct punctuation:

Sarah told her friend that she would meet her at the cinema at seven o'clock.

9. Explain the difference between "its" and "it's" and write one sentence using each correctly:
10. Combine these two simple sentences into one complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction (because, although, when, etc.):

The match was cancelled. It was raining heavily.

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