Many of our learners are finding it hard to build correct sentences. Hence , I tried this approach and it worked for my learners.
The approach is playing around with [ SVGOG sentence grid.]
S= subject
V= verb
G= grammar
O= object
G= general
Subject
# it refers to the person who does or do or did something.
# it always appears beginning of a sentence
Object
# it refers to things or second person in a sentence
Verb
# it refers to the actions done by the subject
# it can also refer to verb to be/has/do
Grammar
# it refers to the grammar elements used in a sentence
General
# it refers to time/ place/characteristics/manner
Subject /Verb/ Grammar/ Object/ General = can be used in various interchangeable positions /repeated/removed in a sentence.
How to teach learners ?
1) Draw on the blackboard the sentence grid and explain to them each one.
* THERE ARE 9 TYPES OF COMMON SENTENCES LEARNERS WRITE
2) Then provide a wrong sentence and ask the learners to write the correct sentence .
3) To advance level provide a number of words and ask students to form sentences.
Example 1 : Wrong sentence : He my brother is
Ask students to segregated each component separately from the sentence:
S= He Grammar = my O=brother V=is
Then refer to the sentence grid and choose the one matches with the separated components.
USE: SVGO (type 1)
Right sentence : He is my brother.
Example 2 : Wrong sentence: we burger ate with last grandparents Sunday our
Use GGSVOGGO (type 2)
S= we O= burger V=ate Grammar = with General= last O= grandparents General= Sunday Grammar = our
Right sentence : G G S V O G G O
Last Sunday, we ate burger with our grandparents.
Example 3 : Wrong sentence : likes Ali eat to durian
Use SVGVO (type 3)
V= likes S= Ali V= eat Grammar=to O=durian
Right sentence : S V G V O
Ali likes to eat durian
Example 4 : Wrong sentence : a good boy is Abu
Use SVGGO (type 4)
Grammar= a General=good O=boy V= is S=Abu
Right sentence : SVGGO
Abu is a good boy.
Example 5 : Wrong sentence : I heard suddenly a sound loud.
Use GSVGGG (type 5)
S=I V=heard General=suddenly Grammar= a General=sound General=loud
Right sentence : GSVGGG
Suddenly I heard a loud sound.
Example 6: Wrong sentence : Immediately called I ambulance the.
Use SGVGO (type 6)
General=immediately V= called S= I O=ambulance Grammar=the
Right sentence: SGVGO
I immediately called the ambulance.
Example 7: Wrong sentence : book table the on is the
Use GSVGGO (type 7)
Ask students to segregated each component separately from the sentence:
S=book O=table Grammar =the Grammar=on V=is Grammar=the
Right sentence : GSVGGO
The book is on the table.
Example 8: Wrong sentence : playing badminton Ali and Abu are
Ask students to segregated each component separately from the sentence:
V=playing O=badminton S=Ali Grammar=and S=Abu V = are
Then refer to the sentence grid and choose the one matches with the separated components.
Use SGSGVO (type 8)
Right sentence :SGSGVO
Ali and Abu are playing badminton.
Example 9: Wrong sentence : played badminton Ali Abu and yesterday the at field school.
Ask students to segregated each component separately from the sentence:
V= played O=badminton S=Ali S=Abu Grammar= and General=yesterday Grammar= the Grammar=at General = field General = school
Then refer to the sentence grid and choose the one matches with the separated components.
Use GSGSVOGGGG (type 9)
Right sentence : GSGSVOGGGG
Yesterday, Ali and Abu played badminton at the school field.
Advance level!
walked-home-school-saw-small-boy-cross-road-car-accident-shouted-people-gathered-called-ambulance-parents-thanked-happy
1) label each word S V G O G
2) break into small sentences
3) use the sentence grid to form CORRECT sentences.
THE SENTENCE GRID
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