Grade Six English

Answers Grammar

1) her, They, each other 3) Nothing, you , me. 5) I , one another

Hello boys and girls of Grade Six! I hope you participated in the Mashramani celebrations with your families and friends and enjoyed the activities. Welcome to the page. Have you completed all the exercises you had last week? If not, you should try to complete them before you begin the work on this page. Today, you will learn to identify and use relative pronouns. You will also get ideas to help you begin the introductory paragraph using historical facts. Enjoy your session.

GRAMMAR

WITH MY FRIEND

-Revise your last lessons on pronouns.

-Take turns to read each sentence aloud.

Janet is my friend who speaks two languages.

Henry has a bicycle which is old.

What word relates to the noun that is mentioned and connects two parts of the sentence?

-Use your reference books to find out about Relative Pronoun.

WITH MY CLASSMATES

Read and discuss the notes.

The Relative Pronoun

The relative pronoun performs the following functions in a sentence: 1)It relates to a noun or pronoun that has already been used.

2) It connects two parts of a sentence.

The most frequently used relative pronouns are:- who, whom, whose, which and that.

Who, whom and whose are used to refer to persons.

The man who lives next door is here. (who relates to the noun man) Kim is my cousin whom I love. (whom relates to the noun cousin.) This is the player whose helmet was missing. (whose relates to the noun player)

Which as a relative pronoun relates to animals or things.

The bird, which has colourful feathers is in the cage.

Which is also used with collective nouns which refer to persons as a singular unit, who is used for the plural.

The cricket team , which played so well last season has done badly this season.

The team , who are just getting their tickets will depart at 2:30 p.m.

That may be used to relate to persons, animals or things. Here comes the boy that is the leader of the team. Here is the book that I was looking for.

There stands the building that we visited.

ON MY OWN

Exercise

Choose the correct word from the brackets to make each sentence grammatically correct.

1) Mary is our neighbour (who , which ) is very helpful.

2) Have seen the student (who, whom) the teacher praised?

3) Dad and I often spoke of the people and places ( which, that) we visited together.

4) That is the villager (whom, who) we assisted. 5) The cake (who, which) Mom bought was delicious.

COMPOSITION

WITH MY CLASSMATES

- Read and discuss the notes.

The Introduction- Using Historical Facts

One way to write an introduction is to start with general historical facts then state the specific idea in the controlling sentence.

Example

Sandwiches originated in Europe but are now found in various versions in many countries. According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, this type of snack food is said to be the namesake of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich. Sandwiches may be made from plain, whole wheat or homemade bread with a variety of filling such as cheese, chicken and tuna. Condiments are often used to improve flavour and texture. Making cheese sandwiches is an easy recipe which requires few ingredients and a simple procedure.

ON MY OWN

Using a few historical facts, write an introductory paragraph of your own on the topic “Mashramani Celebrations in Guyana” (Remember that you are not to copy information from a book without stating the source)

COMPREHENSION ON MY OWN

Read the passage carefully then answer the questions which follow.

The noise was coming from downstairs. Yes, I was sure. It sounded as if someone was breaking something in the kitchen. Bang! Bang1 Bang! It went while my heart almost jumped out of my body. Everyone else in the house was asleep and this was what made me more afraid than ever.

Could it be a burglar? Burglars were common in those days. Was it Timmy, our pet cat? No, it was not Timmy for we always made sure to put him out at nights after feeding him. I was hoping and praying that the banging would stop but it seemed louder and louder. I must do something now, I thought. Shaking with fear, I silently crept out of bed. Where did I get the courage? I do not know.

I was now peeping through a wide enough space in our back door at the top of the staircase that leads into the kitchen. From here I could see what was going on. There was Timmy, trying to jump through one of the kitchen windows which was left open. Each time Timmy tried, he failed but the window banged. How could this have all happened? Someone had forgotten to put Timmy out and to close the kitchen window. Thank heavens it was not a burglar. My heart now began to beat normally.

I opened the door, went into the kitchen, put Timmy out and closed the kitchen window. I then went to bed and slept soundly till the morning.

Questions

Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the answer you choose.

1. Why was the narrator afraid?

A) Everyone was asleep in the house.

B) The cat was purring downstairs.

C) A burglar was in the kitchen.

D) A strange noise was heard in the kitchen.

2. According to the passage which statement is false?

A) Burglars were common in those days.

B) The narrator saw what happened from the bedroom window. C) The pet cat was usually put out at nights.

D) The narrator was shaking with fear.

3. All these sentences tell that other people lived in the house with the narrator except

A) Burglars were common in those days.

B) Everyone else in the house was asleep.

C) The noise sounded as if someone was breaking something

downstairs.

D) Someone had forgotten to put Tommy out and to close the

window.

4. The most suitable title for this passage is A) Timmy’s Strange Behaviour C) Scared by a Cat

Goodbye boys and girls!

B) A Strange Noise

D) My Greatest Nightmare