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English Grammar Syllabus
Grade 8 Curriculum
Term 1: Foundational Grammar
Unit 1: Parts of Speech
- Nouns: Abstract, collective, and possessive nouns; countable vs. uncountable nouns.
- Pronouns: Types (personal, reflexive, demonstrative, interrogative), cases (subjective, objective, possessive).
- Verbs: Transitive/intransitive verbs; perfect tenses (past perfect, future perfect); modal auxiliaries (can, could, may, might, etc.).
- Adjectives: Comparative and superlative degrees; order of adjectives.
- Adverbs: Types (manner, time, place, frequency); comparative forms.
- Prepositions: Common prepositions (e.g., beside, among); prepositional phrases.
- Conjunctions: Coordinating (and, but, or) and subordinating (because, although, while).
- Interjections: Usage (e.g., Wow!, Oh!).
Unit 2: Sentence Structure
- Types of sentences: Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory.
- Simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Subject-verb agreement (e.g., The team wins vs. The teams win ).
- Clauses: Independent vs. dependent clauses.
Direct and indirect objects.
Term 2: Intermediate Concepts
Unit 3: Tenses
- Present (Simple, Continuous, Perfect)
- Past (Simple, Continuous)
- Future (Simple, Continuous)
- Time Expressions
Unit 4: Punctuation & Capitalization
- Comma Rules
- Quotation Marks
- Apostrophe Usage
- Capitalization Guidelines
Term 3: Advanced Grammar
Unit 5: Sentence Enhancement
- Phrases and Clauses
- Compound and Complex Sentences
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Active and Passive Voice
Unit 6: Common Errors
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Double Negatives
- Commonly Confused Words
Practical Application
- Paragraph Writing with Grammar Focus
- Error Correction Exercises
- Daily Grammar Journals
- Creative Writing Projects
