Egyptian British International school

Year 6

Grammar Revision

A) State the type of each of the following sentences: Simple, Compound or Complex.

1) They worked hard; they got the first place. …………………………….

2) The moment Jack reached the station, the train was left. ……………………

3) The patients will be safe as long as they take all the precautions. ………...........

4) You can't rely on her; for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
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5) Eating healthy and sleeping early is essential to live a healthy life style.
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B) Correct the verbs in the following exercise ( Past Simple/ Past Progressive/ Past Perfect)

1) They (submit) …………………………their project before the teacher (ask)

……………………..for it.

2) While the secretary (explain)………………………………..to me the required papers for the

job I applied for, I (receive)…………………………………………… a mail for another
company informing me that I can come tomorrow to take the job I applied previously for.

3) After I (pay) …………………………………. The bill, I (discover)

……………………………that it was my neighbor's.

4) Yesterday night, we (celebrate)…………………………………..our last day of school at Jack's

house.

5) the dolphins ( eat)……...................... the small fish first then …………………….(leap) in the
Red Sea.

C) Choose the correct answer.

1. I heard a knock at the front door so I(went / was going) to answer it.

2. At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.

3 The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.

4. She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.

5. We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).

6. By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.

7. The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.

8. They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.

C) Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original:

1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

a. I watched the film last night for the first time.

b. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

2. The boys were playing football while it was raining.

a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.

b. The boys played football in the rain.

3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

a. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.

b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.

a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.

b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.

D) Use either the colon or the semi-colon in the correct place in the following sentences:

1) I missed the bus however my mom drove me to school.

2) I have a few chores dusting, laundry, dishes and trash.

3) I have a bad headache the baseball hit my head.

 4) She wanted one thing first prize.

5) I am leaving now I will be back in an hour

6) New carpets are in both rooms the living room and the dining room.

7) Dave liked to talk he often fibbed.

8) I like lots of vegetables carrots, beans, broccoli, and onions.

9) I tasted the milkshake it tasted sour.

10) I know the best way to learn to play the guitar practice!

E ) Active to Passive

Rewrite the following passages in the Passive.

a)Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are
searching for the bus now. They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.
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b) Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The
army sent a helicopter to look at it more closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both
men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them
now.
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C) Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop
when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all
the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the
robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for
shock.
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D) My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver
the painting tomorrow. When they give him the money, he will tell them the truth. He painted it
one night while he was sleepwalking!
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F – Relative clause
Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun and underline the relative clause.
1. We talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.
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2. Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house. They are worth over $10,000.
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3. The couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming boys.
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4. This is the house. I had my first party here.
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5. Jerry received a bad mark on his essay. It was only one page long.
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6. Ingrid went to see the doctor yesterday. He is a friend of hers.
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7. Mr Reynolds had to do all the work himself. His secretary left a few days ago.
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8. The boy took the photograph. He gave it to his mother.
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9. That is the man. I met him at Alice’s party.
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10. The boy smiled. Elena gave him some money.
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G- Subordinating conjunctions

Choose the correct conjunction.

1. We were happy ………………. we received the first prize.

a)because b)if c)before

2. The people were listening eagerly ……………….. the leader was speaking.
a)since b)while c)after

3. This is the place ………………. we were attacked.

a)when b)where c)while

4. ………………… he worked hard, he failed.

a)Although b)As a result c)Therefore

5. ...................... she is beautiful, she is not intelligent.

a)Though b)As c)Because

6. You wait here ……………. I come.

a) unless b)until c)before

7. She will not come …………….. we compel her.

a)if b)unless c)whether

8. There was a silence ……………….. the guests had gone.

a)until b)after c)whether

9. She began to cry ………………… she had lost her golden chain.
a)whether b)because c)if

10. ..................... you work hard, you will get the first prize.
a)If b)Unless c)Whether
H) Using Conjunctive Adverbs
otherwise – however – meanwhile – still – more-over - hence
Use the conjunctive adverbs to fill in the blanks .
1. The movie we wanted to see was sold out; __________________ , we will try to go tomorrow night
instead.
2. Yasmin dropped her mother’s vase and broke it; ________________, her mother was not mad.
3. Ivan likes rock and roll; _____________________, his brother prefers hip hop.
4. We will get our project finished on time; ____________________, I think the due date has been
extended to Monday.
5. My parents insist that I practice the piano an hour a day; _________________, they will stop paying for
my lessons.
6. The third‐graders studied Africa; _____________________, the fourth‐graders studied Greece.

What type of sentences are these? Explain?

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