Grammar
Where do you use an apostrophe?
In the genitive and in contractions to show there is a letter missing
#1 - listen
Scottish
Population of Scotland
app. 5 million
Population of the Republic of Ireland
app. 5 million
Football team
Manchester United
Which tense and person of a verb has an -s ending
the 3rd person singular in the present tense
#2 - listen
Irish
Scotland became a part of England
in 1707
Population of Northern Ireland
app. 2 million
pet
A cat
Which world class does an adjective describe?
nouns
#3 - listen
New Zealand
The capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
Northern Ireland became a part of England
in 1921
students
2p
What is the usual word order in English?
The subject before the verb
#4 - listen
Swedish
The most famous Scottish writer
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle/The writer of Sherlock Holmes stories
The Republic of Ireland became a sovereign state
In 1949
film
Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now
When can the word order be reversed?
Mainly in questions.
#5 - listen
Danish
What is a Scotsman's tartan a symbol of?
The pattern of his tartan shows which clan he belongs to
Most famous Irish writer
James Joyce
Favourite country
The Faroe Islands