Fill the gaps in the passage below.

Help to write the grammatical rules by completing the sentences

D) Rule Formation.

B) Analysis.

Set 3

Set 2

Set 1

IV. Language Focus.

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the passage below. Use the words in their correct form.

Khadijah always gave her husband the (1)……….. and comfort he needed in the difficult early days when the new (2)……….. of Islam was becoming (3) ………… Though she was used to the (4)……….. life of a rich businesswoman, she was able to adapt to the more difficult times. When Muhammad (SAAS)( 5) ……….. the Makkans for praying to (6)……….., they (7) ………......................................................... him, making him very (8)………... AfterKhadijah’s death, Muhammad’s (SAAS) youngwife, ‘A’ishah, sometimes (9)………… him by showing how (10) ……….. she was of his love for Khadijah.

a) Grammar in Context

- frequency adverbs

What do the sentences in Set 1 have in common? What do the sentences in Set 2 have in common? What do the sentences in Set 3 have in common? What is the difference between the sentences in Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3? Discuss your answers in groups.

· She got tired easily and was often sick.

· His young wife, ‘A’ishah, was sometimes jealous of Khadidjah.

· She always belived in me.

· Sometimes they got angry when Muhammad (SAAS) criticised their gods.

· Often Muhammad (SAAS) returned home upset.

Find other examples of sentences in the passage which contain frequency adverbs.

Which sentences are like the ones in Set 1? in Set 2? in Set 3?

c) Comparing Structures.

Rewrite the following sentences with the frequency adverb in brackets. Sometimes other words may need to be changed.

• He thought about Khadijah. (always)

• He always thought about Khadijah.

1. She supported her husband. (always)

2. Khadijah was hungry during the boycott, (often)

3. He didn’t forget his beloved Khadijah. (never)

4. The idolaters got angry with Muhammad (SAAS). (sometimes)

1. Words such as always, often, sometimes, and never are called ………...They are used to describe how often something happens or takes place.

2. Usually, these words come……….. the main verb of a sentence, e.g., She always supportedher husband.

3. With the verb……….., however, the adverb comes……….. the verb, e.g.,

She was always envious of Khadijah.

4. Adverbs like often and sometimes can also come at the……….. of a sentence, e.g., Sometimes they criticised him.

Muhammad (SAAS) (1) ……….. woke up early and bathed himself. After prayers, he (2) ……….. took breakfast with his wife, Khadijah. (3) ……….., they would talk about the idolaters in Makkah, and how they could be brought to Allah (SWT). After breakfast, he (4) ………. went into Makkah to tell the people about Allah (SWT). He tried to persuade (5) ………. to worship Allah (SWT) instead of (6) ……….. own gods, but they did (7)……….. want to. (8) ……….. they even laughed at him, or (9) ………. angry with him. Muhammad (SAAS) (10)…………..very sad and upset by the time he returned home.

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