TILT Year 6

SPaG Home Learning

The subject and the verb of a sentence must always agree for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

Monday 22nd JuneSubject/Verb Agreement: The Rules

A singular (one) subject is always followed by the singular form of the verb.

Thomas likes milk.

A hen lays eggs.

What do you notice about the subject and verb in these sentences?

Thomas likes milk.

A hen lays eggs.

Subject/Verb Agreement: The Rules

A plural (more than one) subject is always followed by the plural form of the verb.

The mice run from the cat.

The children follow the Pied Piper.

What do you notice about the subject and verb in these sentences?

The mice run from the cat.

The children follow the Pied Piper.

To help with correct verb

agreement,

the basic rule is:

• If the subject is singular (one)the verb must be singular.

• If the subject is plural (more than one) the verb must be plural.

Subject/Verb Agreement: The Rules

To form the plural of a verb in thepresent tense, you should remove thes (or sometimes ‘es’ or ‘ies’) from the singular form.

Here are some examples of verbs in their present tense singular and plural form…

Singular Plural

becomes become

catches catch

drinks drink

flies fly

forgives forgive

goes go

hides hide

leads lead

rides ride

seeks seek

springs spring

tears tear

writes write

Subject/Verb Agreement: The Tricky Bits

The verb ‘to be’ follows a different rule when it comes to subject/verb agreement.

The irregular verb forms of ‘to be’ are very commonly misused.

Where there is one subject (singular), the correct use of ‘to be’ is either is, amor was...

I am/was

He is/was

She is/was

It is/was

I am/I was feeling excited.

He is/He was very gentle.

She is/She was playing tennis.

It is/It was a bright summer’s day.

Subject/Verb Agreement: The Tricky Bits

In the plural form, the correct use of ‘to be’ is either are or were...

We are/were

You are/were

They are/were

We are/We were excited.

You are/You were all in deep

trouble.

They are/They were playing all day.

Now you have revised subject/verb agreement,could you answer some quick questions on the topic?

Quiz! Part 1

Which pair of verbs correctly complete the sentences below?

Mum and Carol ________ certain that they had heard the air-raid siren.

Carol _____ feeling very frightened.

were/was

was/are

is/wasTick one

Quiz! Part 1

Which pair of verbs correctly complete the sentences below?

Mum and Carol ________ certain that they had heard the air-raid siren.

Carol _____ feeling very frightened.

were/was

was/are

is/wasTick one

Quiz! Part 2

Choose one verb in each pair to complete the sentences usingStandard English.

We is / are going on holiday to Spain.

I is / am packing my swimming costumeand towel in my suitcase.

We is / are going on holiday to Spain.

I is / am packing my swimming costumeand towel in my suitcase.

Quiz! Part 2

Choose one verb in each pair to complete the sentences usingStandard English.

We is / are going on holiday to Spain.

I is / am packing my swimming costumeand towel in my suitcase.

We is / are going on holiday to Spain.

I is / am packing my swimming costumeand towel in my suitcase.

Quiz! Part 3

Complete each sentence by adding the correct subjects to these sentences:

____________ enjoy playing board games.

The ____________ were parked outside the bus station.

coach Sid and Violet bicycles Marcie

The ____________ was stuck in a traffic jam.

____________ works hard during maths lessons.

Quiz! Part 3

Complete each sentence by adding the correct subjects to these sentences:

____________ enjoy playing board games.

The ____________ were parked outside the bus station.

coach Sid and Violet bicycles Marcie

Sid and Violet

The ____________ was stuck in a traffic jam.

____________ works hard during maths lessons.Marcie

coach

bicycles

Tuesday 23rd JuneSimple Present Tense: The Rules

Simple present tense sentences show an action happening right nowand use the infinitive (simplest) form of a verb.

I play. We play.

You play. They play.

He plays. She plays.

When referring to the third person, the present tense (infinitive) verb has an added –s. This only applies to regular verbs.

Simple Past Tense: The Rules

I played. We played.

You played. They played.

He played. She played.

Regular past tense verbs have –ed added to the infinitive no matter who completed the action.

Progressive Tense: The Rules

The mermaid is hiding behind the treasure chest.

In present progressive sentences, we use is, am or are before the –ingverb. In this present progressive sentence, the mermaid is still hiding.

The Gingerbread Man was running as he was being chased.

In past progressive sentences, we use was or were before the –ing verb. Past progressive sentences usually show an ongoing action while

something else was happening too.

Perfect Tense: The Rules

The chef has baked lots of loaves.

In present perfect sentences, we use has or have before the past participle. In this present perfect sentence, the chef has baked loaves

over a period of time.

The chameleon had changed colour before hiding from its predator.

In past perfect sentences, we use had before the past participle. In this past perfect sentence, the chameleon’s action had finished before it hid.

Tenses: The Tricky Bits

The carrots grew.Simple past tense using the

irregular verb ‘to grow’.

The calf is growing taller everyday.

In this present progressive sentence, The present

participle ‘growing’ is used after the auxiliary verb ‘is’.

The atmosphere had grown since the goal.

Simple past tense using the irregular verb ‘to grow’.

Tenses Quiz: Question 1

After Polly finished her book, she swapped it.

Tick which sentence is written in the past progressive tense.

Digger was burying his bone in the garden.

The baby zebra is learning to walk.

Since falling, Grandad had found it difficult to walk.

Tenses Quiz: Question 1

After Polly finished her book, she swapped it.

Tick which sentence is written in the past progressive tense.

Digger was burying his bone in the garden.

The baby zebra is learning to walk.

Since falling, Grandad had found it difficult to walk.

Question 2

Bradley loves rugby and has wanted to be a professional rugby player for years. He was hoping for match tickets and was delighted when his

parents gave him some for his birthday this year.

Circle (by clicking on the word) the verb form that is in the present perfect in the passage below.

Question 2

Bradley loves rugby and has wanted to be a professional rugby player for years. He was hoping for match tickets and was delighted when his

parents gave him some for his birthday this year.

Circle (by clicking on the word) the verb form that is in the present perfect in the passage below.

Question 3Complete each sentence by adding the correct past participle to these

past perfect sentences (the first one is done for you).

The boys had ________ their lunch.

After a long time on the market, the house had ________ .

After a few hours, the lollies had ________ in the freezer.

eat

sell

freeze

Question 3Complete each sentence by adding the correct past participle to these

past perfect sentences (the first one is done for you).

The boys had ________ their lunch.

After a long time on the market, the house had ________ .

After a few hours, the lollies had ________ in the freezer.

eat

sell

freeze

eaten

sold

frozen

Wednesday 24th JuneRelative Clauses: The Rules

Jess was going to a fancy dress party.

She was dressed as Batman.

Relative clauses give extra information related to a previously mentioned noun or pronoun within a sentence. A relative clause always starts with a

relative pronoun.

Jess, who was dressed as Batman,

was going to a fancy dress party.

The second sentence adds some extra information about the noun in the first sentence so we can turn it into a relative clause, like this...

Who is a relative pronoun so this clause of extra information is called a relative clause. As this is extra, non-essential (non-restrictive) information we

put the clause in commas.

A relative clause almost always starts with a relative pronoun. Other relative pronouns are:

Relative Clauses: The Rules

that whom whose

who which

In all of the sentences we’ve looked at so far, the relative clauses have

always been in the middle of the main clause e.g.

25 Maple Street, which has been up for sale for years, is apparently haunted.

A ghost, whose name is Mr. Stonegarden, roams the corridors.

The estate agent, who badly needs a sale, is frightened to show people around.

Relative Clauses: The Rules

They were all embedded* inside the main clause.Therefore, we could also call them embedded relative

clauses.However, relative clauses don’t always have to be

embedded...

25 Maple Street, which has been up for sale for years, is apparently haunted.

A ghost, whose name is Mr. Stonegarden, roams the corridors.

The estate agent, who badly needs a sale, is frightened to show people around.

Look at this sentence. Where is the relative clause now? How do you know?

The children all did well in the spelling test,

which made their teacher smile.

Relative Clauses: The Rules

Which is the relative pronoun so this time the relative clause is after the main clause. We still need a comma

before the relative clause as this is also extra, non-essential (non-restrictive) information.

The children all did well in the spelling test,

which made their teacher smile.

The book that I bought yesterday cost me five pounds.

That is a relative pronoun so this is a relative clause. This time the information in the extra clause is essential (restrictive) to the

meaningof the sentence so therefore we don’t need to use commas.

Here’s another example of a restrictive relative clause:

Relative Clauses: The Tricky Bits

Relative clauses can be non-restrictive (not essential to the meaning of the sentence) or restrictive (essential to the meaning of the sentence).

Here is a restrictive relative clause...

The distraught teacher threw the test papers that were

full of mistakes up in the air that were full of mistakes.

The book that I bought yesterday cost me five pounds.

The distraught teacher threw the test papers that were

full of mistakes up in the air that were full of mistakes.

Quiz! Part 1

Tick two boxes to show which of the words in the sentence below arerelative pronouns.

The plumber, who arrived late, had forgotten to bring his plunger, which meant he was unable to unblock

our sink.

The plumber, who arrived late, had forgotten to bring his plunger, which meant he was unable to unblock

our sink.

Quiz! Part 1

Tick two boxes to show which of the words in the sentence below arerelative pronouns.

The plumber, who arrived late, had forgotten to bring his plunger, which meant he was unable to unblock

our sink.

The plumber, who arrived late, had forgotten to bring his plunger, which meant he was unable to unblock

our sink.

Quiz! Part 2

Read these two sentences. Rewrite them as one sentence, which contains an embedded relative clause.

Tawny owls eat mice and other small mammals. Tawny owls are nocturnal birds.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quiz! Part 2

Read these two sentences. Rewrite them as one sentence, which contains an embedded relative clause.

Tawny owls eat mice and other small mammals. Tawny owls are nocturnal birds.

Tawny owls, which are nocturnal birds, eat mice and other small mammals.

orTawny owls, which eat mice and other small

mammals, are nocturnal birds.

Quiz! Part 3

Place commas in the following sentences in the correct positions to demarcate the relative clauses.

Leo who is very sporty enjoys PE lessons.

The pet ambulance rushed to the injured

dog which had trapped its paw.

Quiz! Part 3

Place commas in the following sentences in the correct positions to demarcate the relative clauses.

Leo who is very sporty enjoys PE lessons.

The pet ambulance rushed to the injured

dog which had trapped its paw.

, ,

,

Thursday 25th June Applying yesterday’s learning

Thursday 25th June The Answers

Friday 26th June

Friday 19th June