Editing Skills + Grammar Rules + Synthesis Revision

Dear all,

A recap of today's lesson.

Editing Skills
As mentioned, it is not only important to have the knowledge but it is also important to know the strategies of how to apply the knowledge.

For editing, do read through the passage first to understand the setting and events.

Thereafter, look at the underlined words and decide if it is a grammar or spelling mistakes and indicate with a 'S' or 'G' by the box.

If the word is a spelling mistake, it would be misspelled and not a word at all. If you are not sure what the word may be, it is always important to make out the word through its pronunciation. Therefore, break the word up into syllables and it will help you greatly.

e.g

the boy hesistated for a moment.

If you break up the misspelled word into syllables, it would sound like this.

HE SI STATED.

The correct spelling should be 'hesitated'.

Grammar Rules 

What are root words? 
A root word is the original form of the word itself
It is in the present tense + plural form

Root word: 
Eat

Present tense / Singular form
Eats

Past tense
Ate

Perfect tense
Eaten

Continuous form
Eating

be + verb (either in the -ing form or perfect tense form)

e.g
He would be running for the upcoming marathon.
The chicken wing would be eaten up by the time you arrived.

Can/could/shall/should/will/would/may/might + Verb (Root word form)

e.g
Can he play the game for us?
Would you read the book?

He can run very fast.
He could run very fast.

Synthesis Revision Items

1. Upon / On (followed by a VERB in the continuous form)..................

On realising he was in the wrong, he apologised profusely.
On knowing about the theft, he reported the matter to Mother.

2. In spite of / Despite (followed by 'the fact that')

In spite of the fact that he was tired, he completed the work.
Peter continued running despite the fact that he was injured.

3. Much to (followed by PRONOUN and NOUN)

Much to my disappointment, I failed my test.
Much to Peter's joy, he won the first prize.

Homework: 
Grammar Exercise 1.5 Q1-7
Synthesis Revision Practice Q1-3

Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong