PR-0794UK Proofreading and Editing - Upper
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Prepositions<br />
Prepositions show the relationship between nouns <strong>and</strong>/or pronouns in the same<br />
sentence.<br />
Common prepositions include: across, about, between, by, during, for, from, in, of, since,<br />
through, until, without, up<br />
He disappeared during the night.<br />
I’m afraid of spiders.<br />
I enjoy reading books about travel.<br />
Conjunctions<br />
Conjunctions are joining words. They can join different language units.<br />
• One word with another ........................e.g. black or white<br />
• One phrase with another .......................e.g. on the beach <strong>and</strong> in the s<strong>and</strong><br />
• One clause with another .......................e.g. He asked me if I could cook.<br />
• One sentence with another ...................e.g. I was hot so I went for a swim.<br />
SPELLING<br />
Teacher information<br />
Singular <strong>and</strong> plural nouns<br />
Adding ‘s’ <strong>and</strong> ‘es’<br />
The most commonly used plural is made by adding ‘s’; e.g. books, games.<br />
It is usually necessary to add ‘es’ to nouns ending in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘x’ <strong>and</strong> ‘z’ to make the<br />
plural easier to pronounce; e.g. watches, dishes, classes, foxes <strong>and</strong> waltzes.<br />
Words ending in ‘o’ are also often made into a plural by adding ‘es’; potatoes, tomatoes.<br />
There are many exceptions, including radios, merinos, silos, zeros, photos <strong>and</strong> sopranos.<br />
Pupils should be encouraged to consult a dictionary if uncertain about the spelling of a<br />
plural.<br />
Changing ‘y’ to ‘i’ <strong>and</strong> adding ‘es’<br />
Many nouns <strong>and</strong> verbs ending with ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.<br />
lady (singular noun) ............................... ladies (plural noun)<br />
curry (singular noun) ............................. curries (plural noun)<br />
I cry ....................................................... he cries (verb)<br />
‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’<br />
Like most rules, there are many exceptions, but this rule is generally true.<br />
perceive, thief, receive – seize, caffeine (exceptions)<br />
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