[etni] Re: final s test
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- Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 15:10:26 +0300
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From: Jenifer Byk <byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: final s test
Francine is quite right; the 3rd person present simple final 's', is a pain
in the 's'! Some linguists claim that it will eventually disappear. How
delighted the students of EFL will be.
Meanwhile, At some point, usually in 5th grade, I start introducing all the
's'es together; 3rd person, plural, 's and s'. There are a couple of nice
exercises in Grammar Helper 2 for the two latter. (it doesn't' matter that
the book is intended for 6th grade. It is just as useful for any higher
grade) However I usually find short passages, which I adapt to my purpose,
which is to find and identify the various 's'es.
Barry, I shall try to find where I put the exercises, and forward them to
you, particularly after you so kindly reminded us that the carefree days of
the summer holiday are fast running out!
Jennifer
Francine wrote:
> This is a very important issue of grammatical awareness. Kids are
initially taught that "s" means plural and then it sticks. They don't
differentiate between the different "s"es. No matter how many times you
tell them that third person, singular in the present simple gets an "s"
they don't remember it. I've found myself dealing with this issue with 5
pointers in the 12th grade.
> Now here comes the reason I am writing. Many *hard of hearing *students
don't hear the "s". It is very often, one of the first sounds that
disappears. Now close your eyes and imagine learning English without the
"s" sound......
> We are about to embark on a new school year. If you are going to have a
hard of hearing student in your class and you work in the North, please
contact me. If you are in other parts of the country, Naomi Epstein can
advise you.
Barry wrote:
> I'm looking for a simple test that checks whether to add 's, s or nothing
> to a word-- whether verb or noun.
>
> Any takers?
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