187 prompts matching "Grammar: Rapid Grammar Quiz — connectives"
Listening for the main point in a speech
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for the main point of a short sp
Asking a good follow-up question after a talk
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Spotting bias in a spoken argument
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Using evidence to back up a spoken opinion
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Listening for tone: is the speaker serious or joking
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Answering unexpected questions confidently in a talk
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Modal verbs: must, might, could, should
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how modal verbs like must, might, could and sh
Apostrophes for possession: singular and plural
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rules for using apostrophes to show singul
Apostrophes for contraction: don't, can't, it's
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use apostrophes correctly in contractio
Four sentence types: statement, question, command, exclamation
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the four main sentence types and how to punctu
Standard English vs everyday spoken English
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Determiners: this, that, these, those
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Direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to identify the direct and indirect object
Prepositional phrases for extra detail
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Checking tense consistency across a paragraph
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Using 'a' and 'an' correctly
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Capital letters: proper nouns I often forget
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Commas in a list versus commas for clauses
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between using commas in a list
Question tags in spoken and written English
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how question tags like 'isn't it?' and 'don't
Common Entrance word bank: words for describing character
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a strong bank of words for describing a charac