📘 Grade 7 English Grammar Syllabus (Suggested / Model)
Here’s a sample current and high-demand English grammar syllabus for Grade 7. You can adapt it to your local curriculum (for example: your country or school board) by adding or removing topics.
1. Sentence Structure & Types
- Definition of a sentence, subject & predicate
- Types of sentences by function: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
- Types by structure: simple, compound, complex
- Clauses and phrases (independent, dependent, noun, adjective, adverb)
- Sentence combining and transformation
2. Parts of Speech (Review + Advanced)
- Noun: kinds, number, gender, case
- Pronoun: types, antecedent agreement
- Determiners / Articles / Quantifiers
- Adjective: degrees of comparison, order of adjectives
- Verb: main, auxiliary, linking, finite vs non-finite (infinitive, gerund, participle)
- Tenses: present, past, future; perfect, continuous, perfect continuous
- Subject-verb agreement (including tricky cases)
- Modal verbs / auxiliaries
- Adverb: types, comparison
- Prepositions: correct usage
- Conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, correlative
- Interjections: basic introduction
3. Voice and Speech
- Active and passive voice: rules and transformations
- Direct and indirect speech: rules, changes in pronouns and time expressions
4. Sentence Transformation & Special Constructions
- Question tags
- Negative sentences and double negatives
- Conditional sentences (zero, first, second, third, mixed)
- Inversion and ellipsis
- Parallelism / parallel structure
- Phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions
5. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Mechanics
- Period, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, parentheses, quotation marks, apostrophe
- Capital letters: proper nouns, sentence beginnings, titles
- Quotation / dialogue punctuation
- Hyphens, en dash, em dash (optional/advanced)
- Spelling conventions and commonly confused words
6. Vocabulary & Word Usage
- Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones
- Prefixes, suffixes, and root words
- Word formation (compounds, derivatives)
- Idioms, phrasal verbs, and fixed expressions
7. Correctness, Error Analysis & Editing
- Identifying and correcting grammar errors
- Editing and proofreading exercises
- Style and consistency (verb tense, pronoun reference, etc.)
8. Integrated Grammar in Writing & Reading
- Applying grammar rules in writing (narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative)
- Analyzing grammar in reading passages
- Writing with clarity: avoiding run-ons, fragments, dangling modifiers
9. Writing & Speaking Tasks (Grammar Applied)
- Paragraph writing with correct grammar
- Letter, email, notice, and message writing
- Dialogue writing using direct & indirect speech
- Story or descriptive writing
- Speaking and presentations using correct grammar
10. Assessment & Practice
- Regular grammar quizzes and tests
- Error correction exercises and worksheets
- Composition tests with grammar focus
- Peer editing and group work
- Cumulative grammar exams
📖 Example: Based on NCERT / CBSE Model
According to Vedantu’s 2025–26 CBSE syllabus, the grammar portion for Class 7 includes:
- Sentences
- Noun (number, gender)
- Pronoun
- Determiner
- Adjective
- Finite and non-finite verbs
- Agreement of verb with subject
- Tenses
- Clauses
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Active & Passive Voice
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Question tags
- Vocabulary and writing tasks (notices, messages, dialogues, essays, comprehension)
This aligns closely with the model syllabus above, though emphasis may vary by region or board.
If you share which country or board (e.g., Pakistan Federal Board, Punjab Board, Cambridge O Level), I can customize this syllabus perfectly for your use.
