English Paper

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Section A
By Haslinda Midy

Strategy 1
TiTa
(There is / There
are)

For Remedial Students

STEP 1: Draw the TiTa table.

Ti table for Singular
There

is

There

is

There

is

There

is

Object (What / Where)

Ta table for Plural

There
There
There
There

are
are
are
are

Object (What / Where)

STEP 2: Find the Nouns.

boy

girls
ladies

boys
girl

man

waitress

woman

STEP 3: Complete the table.

Ti table for Singular with the use of Articles a / an

There

is

Object (Who / What / Where)

There

is

a boy at the slide

There

is

a waitress with a tray

There

is

a man at the table

Ta table for Plural

There
There
There

are
are
are

Object (Who / What / Where)

two ladies ordering some food
three girls on the riding horses

There

are

two boys at the see-saw

STEP 4: Write simple sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

There is a boy at the slide.

There is a waitress with a tray.
There is a man at the table.
There are two ladies ordering some food.
There are three girls on the riding horses.
There are two boys at the see-saw.

Strategy 2
SVO
(Subject+Verb+Obj
ect)

For Intermediates

STEP 1: Draw the S-V-O table.

Subject

Verb

Object (Who /
What / Which)

STEP 2: Find the verbs.

sliding

riding
coming

attending

ordering

playing
running

carrying
sitting

talking

Subject

Verb
running
carrying
ordering
sliding
riding
sitting
attending
playing
coming
talking

Wh

STEP 3: Find the Subject.

girls

boy

assistant

woman

boy

lady

assistant

girl
waitress
customers

Subject

Verb

boy and girl

running

waitress

carrying

lady

ordering

boy

sliding

girls

riding

customers

sitting

assistant

attending

boys

playing

assistant

coming

customers

talking

Wh

STEP 5: Find the Object (Wh)

sliding
Where?

wooden
horse

riding
What?

slide

playing
What?
see-saw

coming
Why?

ordering
What?

take orders

tray
Running
Where?
playground

food

carrying
What?

table

Sitting
Where?

Subject

Verb

Wh

boy and girl

running

playground

waitress

carrying

tray

lady

ordering

food

boy

sliding

down the slide

girls

riding

wooden horses

customers

sitting

table

assistant

attending

lady

boys

playing

see-saw

assistant

coming

take orders

customers

talking

each other

STEP 5: Write simple sentences.

An assistant is coming to take orders.

Three girls are riding on the wooden horses.
Two boys are playing at the see-saw.
A boy and a girl are running to the playground.
An assistant is attending to the lady.
A waitress is carrying a tray.
The customers are sitting at the table.
A lady is ordering some food.
A boy is sliding down at the slide.
The customers are talking to each other.

STEP 6: Combine simple sentences to form

compound sentences.

Example 1

Simple sentence 1:

A lady is ordering some food.

Simple sentence 2:

An assistant is attending to the lady.

Compound sentence:

A lady is ordering some food and an

assistant is attending to her.

Example 2
Simple sentence 1:
Three girls are riding on the wooden
horses.
Simple sentence 2:
Two boys are playing at the see-saw.
Compound sentence:
Three girls are riding on the wooden horses
while two boys are playing at the see-saw.

Example 3
Simple sentence 1:
A waitress is carrying a tray.
Simple sentence 2:
The customers are sitting at the table.
Compound sentence:
A waitress is carrying a tray to the
customers, who are sitting at the table.

STEP 7: Write complex sentences with

adjectives and adverbs
The waitress, who is wearing an apron and a
cap on her head, is carrying a tray of food to
the customers, who are sitting patiently at the
table.
Two women with handbags on their shoulders,
are ordering food from the assistants, who are
standing smilingly near the delicious food
displayed at the counter.
Two happy children are running to the
playground to join the others who are busily
playing at the see-saw and the wooden horses.

Strategy 2
SIVAO
(Subject +
Information + Verb
+ Action + Object)

For Excellent Students

STEP 1: Draw the SIVAO table.

Subject
(Who)

Information
(Which / Where)

Verb
to be

Action

Object
(What/Where/When)

STEP 2: Find the subject.

boy

assistant
girls
boys

lady

lady

assistant

waitress

girl
boy
man

woman

Subject
(Who)

boy
boys
girls
boy + girl
waitress
man +
woman
ladies
assistants

Information
(Which / Where)

Verb to
be

Action

Object
(What/Where/When)

STEP 3: Singular or Plural? Verb to be

Subject
(Who)

Information
(Which / Where)

Verb to
be

boy

is

boys

are

girls

are

boy + girl

are

waitress

is

man +
woman

are

ladies

are

assistants

are

Action

Object
(What/Where/When)

STEP 4: Find the extra information.

Subject
(Who)

Information
(Which / Where)

Verb
to be

boy

with his hands up

is

boys

sitting on the see-saw

plank

are

girls

at the playground

are

girl

with a ponytail

is

waitress

wearing an apron

is

man +
woman

sitting at the table

are

ladies

with handbags at their

shoulders

are

assistants

with caps

are

Action

Object
(What/Where/When)

STEP 5: Find the action (verb).

sliding

riding

coming
ordering

playing
running

carrying
sitting

talking

STEP 6: Complete the table.

Subject
(Who)

Information
(Which / Where)

Verb
to be

Action

Object
(What/Where/When)

The boy

with his hands up

is

sliding

down the slides

Two boys

sitting on the see-saw

plank

are

playing

the see-saw

Three girls

at the playground

are

riding

on the wooden horses

A girl

with a ponytail

is

running

towards the playground

A waitress

wearing an apron

is

carrying

a tray of food

A man and a
woman

sitting at the table

are

talking

to each other

Two ladies

with handbags at their

shoulders

are

ordering

some food

The
assistants

with caps

are

attending

the two ladies

STEP 7: Write the sentences

1. The boy with his hands up, is sliding down the slides.
2. Two boys sitting on the see-saw plank, are playing the seesaw.
3. Three girls at the playground, are riding on the wooden
horses.
4. A girl with a ponytail, is running towards the playground.
5. A waitress wearing an apron, is carrying a tray of food.
6. A man and a woman sitting at the table, are talking to each
other.
7. Two ladies with handbags at their shoulders, are ordering
some food.
8. The assistants with caps are attending to the two ladies.

STEP 8: Add adjectives and adverbs for

compound and complex sentences.
1. The boy with his hands up, is sliding very fast down the
slides while the two boys, sitting on the see-saw plank, are
playing happily at the see-saw.
2. Three girls, who are at the playground, are riding cheerfully
on the wooden horses.
3. A boy and a girl with a ponytail, are eagerly running
towards the playground to join the others.
4. A pretty waitress, who is wearing an apron and a cap on her
head, is carrying carefully a tray of food to the customers,
who are sitting at the table.
5. Two ladies with handbags at their shoulders, are ordering
some delicious food while the two assistants with caps on
their heads, are attending patiently to them.

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handwriting

Good
luck to
all my
students