Writing WALT Use grammar to improve our writing skills Basic Bits of Grammar Today we are going to be focusing on an area of writing called GRAMMAR. Grammar are the rules for good writing. Today we will look at THREE of them. Verbs, Adjectives & Adverbs Let’s learn how to use them properly! Verbs Verbs are ACTION words - they are what happens in the sentence. Highlight the verb which best suits the sentence below. The plane flew over France The cat hissed across the road Sione enjoys playing with his cousins Hailey drank her water slowly Oscar was writing to his parents last night Verbs Verbs are ACTION words - they are what happens in the sentence. Below are some poorly written sentences. Write the correct sentence in the space next to them. JJ made a great tackling, and stole the ball. Jj made a great tackle, and stole the ball. Mr Hughes was play Fortnite, but didn’t get the win. Mr Hughes was playing fortnite, but didn’t get the win William likes to playing Minecraft when he gets free time William likes to play Minecraft when he gets free time Mary and Mark like to cooks with their mum Mary and Mark like to cook with their mum I went jog with my dog and he likes to chase rabbits. I went jogging with my dog and he likes to chase rabbits. Adjectives - What am I? Below each square I have used 5 adjectives to describe an object. Insert a picture of the object you think I’m describing! Yellow Huge Long Sour Metallic Fresh Small Beautiful Delicious Egg-Shaped Iconic Brown Healthy French Crusty Adjectives & Adverbs Adjectives are used to describe things. Adverbs describe how things are done. Each sentence is missing one adjective, and one adverb. Insert the adjective or adverb you think works best in the sentence! 1. Steven enjoyed his peaceful morning walks around the leisurely lake. bravely confidently leisurely accidentally carefully expensive terrifying important proud peaceful 2. bravely , John decided he would take on the terrifying jump on his BMX. 3. “Listen carefully , I need you to email me these expensive documents immediately” 4. “I didn’t mean to smash important that vase. accidentally bumped into it!” 5. Maria walked confidently on the stage, looking down at her proud mother. Create your own sentences Write one sentence about what is happening in each picture. Each sentence must use ONE adjective and ONE adverb A short haired boy named Dan lived in a farm with his mum and dad. The family had magic when the boy was going get some magic the chicken stole it and the chicken turned big and the chicken powerfully bursted into houses. 3 Bros named the short haired dudes were going scuba diving in a famous river and when they went in the river they tried so hard to find treasure but when they got up the had TREASURE and the bros showed their parents. 16 people were going to the fifa finals but they didn’t get it yet so when they were going to the finals they went to their coach and said THEY WON THE GAME. they end .