HSC English 2nd Paper

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Grammar Syllabus
Mark Distribution: Articles 0.5×10 = 05Prepositions 0.5×10 = 05 Special Phrases 0.5×10 = 05Completing Sentences 1×5 = 05 Use of Verbs 0.5×10 = 05Changing Sentences 1×5 = 05 Narrative Style 1×5 = 05Pronoun Reference 1×5 = 05 Modifiers 0.5×10 = 05Connectors 0.5×10 = 05 Synonyms/Antonyms 0.5×10 = 05Punctuation 0.5×10 = 05
articles
0.5×10 = 05
Articles

a / an / the · Definite & Indefinite

‘an’ before vowel sound: an honest, an hour
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prepositions
0.5×10 = 05
Prepositions

Time, Place, Direction

At for exact time: at 6 pm
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phrases
0.5×10 = 05
Special Use of Words & Phrases

used to, would rather, had better

Had better + base: You had better go.
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sentence
1×5 = 05
Completing Sentences

if, though, as, unless

If + present, future: If you try, you will succeed.
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verbs
0.5×10 = 05
Right form of Verbs & Sub-Verb Agreement

subject-verb · tense · modals

Each + singular: Each student has a book.
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changing
1×5 = 05
Changing Sentences

affirmative ↔ negative · interrogative

Affirmative → negative: He is honest → He is not dishonest.
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narrative
1×5 = 05
Narration

direct ↔ indirect speech

Direct: “I am tired,” she said. → Indirect: She said she was tired.
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pronoun
1×5 = 05
Pronoun Reference

antecedent · clarity · agreement

Each student must bring his book.
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modifiers
0.5×10 = 05
Modifiers

adjectives, adverbs, phrases

Extremely talented (adverb modifier)
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connectors
0.5×10 = 05
Sentence Connectors

however, therefore, moreover

However shows contrast: He is tired; however, he works.
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synonyms
0.5×10 = 05
Synonyms & Antonyms

meaning · opposite · vocabulary

Happy → joyful (syn) / sad (ant)
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punctuation
0.5×10 = 05
Punctuation

comma, period, colon, semicolon

Comma after intro: However, he came.
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Articles

a / an / the · Definite & Indefinite 100 Exercises

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