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Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language

2.3Grammatical structures, punctuation and spelling

Grammatical structures, punctuation and spelling in Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.3.1Use a range of appropriate grammatical structures accurately, with correct punctuation and spelling (W3).

Lessons

  • Active and passive voice

    35 min

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  • Adjectives: forming, comparing and ordering them

    30 min

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  • Adverbs and adverbials: how, when, where and why

    30 min

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  • Articles and determiners: a, an, the, some, few and each

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  • Auxiliary and modal verbs

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  • Conditional sentences: if, unless and I wish

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  • Direct and reported speech

    40 min

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  • Nouns: types, plurals and noun formation

    30 min

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  • Phrasal verbs in context

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  • Prepositions of time, place and movement, and fixed pairs

    30 min

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  • Pronouns: case, reference and agreement

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  • Punctuation: from full stops to speech marks

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  • Questions, question tags, commands and exclamations

    30 min

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  • Spelling rules and commonly misspelt words

    30 min

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  • Subject-verb agreement

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  • Verb tenses and keeping them consistent

    35 min

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Sample question

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Grammatical structures, punctuation and spelling: sample question

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Choose the correct passive form.

Active: The prefects ring the bell at seven o'clock.

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