Grammar

Grammar

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This task is about demonstrating knowledge of parts of speech.
Use the grammar terms from the box to identify the parts in both of the sentences below.
Write these terms in the numbered circles. Some terms may need to be used more than once. Not all of the terms may be needed.
 

noun          adjective          verb          article          adverb

past participle          conjunction          preposition          pronoun
 
 
a)
Grammar-terms.png
 
 
b)
Grammar-terms-II.png

 

Task administration: 
This task can be completed online or with pencil and paper.
If using pencil and paper students will need highlighter pens in a range of different colours.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
grammar, sentences, parts of speech, grammar knowledge
Description of task: 
From a selection of grammar terms, students assign the appropriate terms to the parts within two sentences.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students’ ability to create texts to meet the writing demands of the New Zealand Curriculum.
 

Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • demonstrate knowledge of how language works
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Writing meaningful text: vocabulary knowledge, sets 5-7
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
   

Y10 (11/2001)
a) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12		 The - article
child - noun
sprinted - verb
across - preposition
the - article
driveway - noun
and - conjunction
the - article
bike - noun
just - adverb
missed - verb
him - pronoun		 25 correct – very difficult

21-24 correct – very difficult

17-20 correct – very difficult

13-16 correct – difficult

9-12 correct – moderate

5-8 correct – easy

1-4 correct – very easy
b) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13		 The - article
black - adjective
horse - noun
jumped - verb
from - preposition
the - article
truck - noun
and - conjunction
he - pronoun
was - verb
never - adverb
seen - verb
again - adverb
Diagnostic and formative information: 

On average articles (12%), prepositions (13%), and adverbs (15%) were most difficult for students to identify.

Verbs and pronouns average 32% correct with past tense verbs (i.e., sprinted, missed, jumped, was) being more difficult than other forms. 'Was' is identified as the most difficult verb.

Conjunctions (51%), adjectives (54%), and nouns (66%) proved to be the least difficult for students to identify.