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Grade 7 English on Temari has 21 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.
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When you use it
Use the simple present tense to express habitual routines, universal truths, or scheduled future events.
Watch out
Do not forget to add -s or -es to the base verb when the subject is third person singular (he, she, it).
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 1-16, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use the simple past tense to describe completed actions, past habits, or a series of events finished in the past.
Watch out
When forming questions or negative sentences with did or did not, always use the base form of the main verb instead of the past form.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 17-29, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use a colon to introduce a list, introduce a quotation, follow a formal business salutation, or separate hours and minutes in time.
Watch out
Do not confuse a colon with a semicolon. A colon introduces, explains, or illustrates what follows.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 17-29, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use these patterns to choose between a gerund, a to-infinitive, or a bare infinitive after a main verb.
Watch out
Modal verbs, let, make, had better, and would rather take a bare infinitive without to. To make them negative, place not directly before the gerund or infinitive.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 30-44, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use these rules to determine which words must begin with a capital letter in written English.
Watch out
The pronoun I is always capitalized anywhere in a sentence, and the first word inside a direct quote must also start with a capital letter.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 30-44, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this structure when writing or analyzing a paragraph to ensure every sentence clearly supports the central message.
Watch out
A supporting detail must directly explain, prove, or give an example of the topic sentence, not introduce a completely unrelated point.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 45-58, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Place an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence or interjection to express strong feelings, surprise, shock, sorrow, or forceful commands.
Watch out
Do not place an exclamation mark at the end of ordinary statements or simple requests.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 59-72, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use 'be going to' for prior plans, intentions, or visible evidence. Use 'will' for spontaneous decisions made at the moment of speaking, offers, and promises.
Watch out
Do not use 'will' for actions already decided before the moment of speaking or when present evidence shows an immediate outcome.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 59-72, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Create an outline before drafting a paragraph to arrange the topic, main reasons, supporting details, and conclusion into a logical sequence.
Watch out
Do not write complete descriptive paragraphs inside an outline. Keep entries as short, organized bullet points.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 59-72, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to choose the correct singular or plural form, determine article use (a/an), and pick measurement units.
Watch out
Uncountable nouns such as furniture, advice, homework, and information cannot take a plural -s ending or the article a/an.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 73-88, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use when choosing between a singular or plural verb after quantifier phrases like one of, some of, all of, and none of.
Watch out
One of is followed by a plural countable noun but takes a singular verb, as in: One of my friends is from Italy.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 73-88, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to separate items in a series, separate dates and addresses, join clauses with conjunctions, and set off parenthetical elements.
Watch out
Parenthetical extra information interrupting a sentence must have commas both before and after it.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 73-88, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use the past perfect tense to describe an action completed before another past action or specific time in the past. Form it with had plus the past participle (V3).
Watch out
Do not use the past perfect for both actions. The earlier action takes the past perfect (had + V3), while the later action takes the simple past (V2).
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 89-104, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use a semicolon (;) to connect two closely related independent clauses or before conjunctive adverbs like however and therefore. Use a colon (:) to introduce a list, an explanation, a direct quotation, time, or ratios.
Watch out
Do not place a colon directly after a verb or preposition when introducing a list. Use a semicolon only between complete independent clauses, not between fragments.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 89-104, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use at the end of a paragraph to summarize main points and restate the topic idea without repeating exact words, often using transition signals like in conclusion, therefore, thus, or in short.
Watch out
Never introduce new points, arguments, or examples in the concluding sentence. It should only wrap up ideas already discussed.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 89-104, then checked twice before it went up
| Noun Type | Punctuation Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Singular noun | Add 's | Almaz's book, Ross's team |
| Regular plural ending in -s | Add only ' after s | The parents' room, The lions' cage |
| Irregular plural without -s | Add 's | The children's toys, The people's choice |
| Joint ownership | Add 's to the final name only | Dawit and Ayele's car |
When you use it
Use an apostrophe to show that a person, animal, or group owns or possesses something.
Watch out
Do not add an apostrophe to make a noun plural. For irregular plurals like children or people, always use 's, not s'.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 105-119, then checked twice before it went up
| Sentence Type | Tag Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Positive statement | Negative tag | He is smart, isn't he? |
| Negative statement | Positive tag | They don't like it, do they? |
| Subject with -body or -one | Pronoun 'they' | Everyone came, didn't they? |
| Subject with -thing | Pronoun 'it' | Nothing is lost, is it? |
| Let's ... | shall we? | Let's leave, shall we? |
| Imperative / Command | will you? | Open the window, will you? |
When you use it
Use question tags at the end of statements to check information or ask for agreement.
Watch out
Use a negative tag for a positive sentence, and a positive tag for a negative sentence. Words with -body or -one take the pronoun they, words with -thing take it, and Let's takes shall we.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 105-119, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to capitalize the personal pronoun I, the first word of a sentence or direct speech, abbreviations, and names of days, months, and holidays.
Watch out
The single letter pronoun I must always be capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 120-133, then checked twice before it went up
| Sentence Type | Active Voice | Passive Voice Form |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | Subject + Verb(s/es) + Object | Object + am/is/are + Past Participle (+ by Agent) |
| Negative | Subject + do/does not + Verb + Object | Object + am/is/are not + Past Participle |
| Question | Do/Does + Subject + Verb + Object? | Am/Is/Are + Object + Past Participle? |
When you use it
Use when the action or the receiver of the action is more important than the doer, or when the doer is unknown.
Watch out
Always choose am, is, or are to match the new subject, and never forget to change the main verb into its past participle form.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, pages 120-133, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use have or has with the past participle (V3) for actions with a result in the present, recent events with just or already, or expected actions with yet.
Watch out
Use has with he, she, it, and have with I, we, you, they. Use yet only at the end of questions and negative sentences.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, page 134 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use a semicolon to link two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction, or place it before conjunctive adverbs like however, therefore, and nevertheless.
Watch out
Both sides of a semicolon must be complete sentences that can stand alone as independent clauses.
Drafted from Grade 7 English, page 134 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
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