The Magic Pencil

The Magic Pencil

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 The Magic Pencil

Charactes: 

Narrator 

Goblin 

Keyla 

Teacher

SCRIPT:

Narrator: One day the teacher asked Keyla to make up a short story. In the afternoon, while she was trying to write in her notebook, thinking and thinking what to write, she heard a little voice.

Goblin: Keyla, Keyla!

Narrator: Keyla looked on both sides, but she couldn`t see anybody. Then she heard again the same little voice.

Goblin: Keyla, Keyla! Look down here, on the table!

Narrator: Keyla almost fell to the floor when she saw a little goblin. It was dressed in green, with a little hat and black shoes.

Keyla: Who are you? Where did you come from?

Goblin: Don´t be afraid. My name is Sparkle. I was walking by when I saw you so worried… that’s why I want to help you. What´s wrong?

Keyla: I have to write a short story, and I don´t know what to write about.

Goblin: (thinking for a while, then he takes out a pencil and gives it to Keyla) take this, I lend you my pencil. With my pencil you can write whatever you want.

Narrator: Keyla couldn't believe what was happening. She then decided to ask the Goblin how the pencil worked

Goblin: All you have to do is ask the pencil to help you.

Narrator: Then the goblin disappeared. Keyla took the pencil in her hand and asked for an adventure short story.

Keyla: Look pencil. I want the story to take place in the jungle, while I am in a boat in the river.

Narrator: Keyla placed the pencil over her notebook and she started to write until she finished the story

Narrator: The next day Keyla read the story in class.

Teacher: Wow! Your story was fantastic! You have to write for us another story.

Keyla: I will try!

Narrator: And she did. The pencil and Keyla wrote funny and exciting stories. One night she liked her dream so much that she decided to write about it. She took the pencil until she forgot that the pencil was magical. When she finished, she heard the goblin`s voice.

Goblin: Hi, Keyla! Have you written many stories? 

Keyla: Yes, and everybody liked them.

Goblin: Good! I am glad that you are not having trouble writing short stories. I think that you can now give me my pencil back.

Keyla: The magical pencil? But I need it.

Goblin: I don`t think so. The other day you wrote your dream, and the pencil didn`t help you. In fact, you can write whatever you want to because the pencil always writes what you are thinking.

Keyla: You`re right! I can write all the stories I want. And I can write them all by myself.

Narrator: The goblin took the magic pencil and disappeared, and was never seen again.

Keyla: I am not worried about having to write a story anymore. Now I know that I can write whatever I want to.

The End. 

Passive or Active Voice 

Active : Keyla placed the pencil over her notebook.

Passive : The pencil was placed over the notebook keyla.

How to understand Articles

YouTube Link : https://youtu.be/5otHn7lqyKg 

Articles (English Grammar)

The articles are the words "a," "an," and "the." They define whether something is specific or unspecific. There are two types of article:

(1) The Definite Article (The). "The" is called the definite article. It defines its noun as something specific (e.g., something previously mentioned or known, something unique, something being identified by the speaker).

• This is the lake.
(This is a previously specified lake, i.e., one already known to the readers.)

(2) The Indefinite Article (A, An). "A" and "an" are called the indefinite articles. They define their noun as something unspecific (e.g., something generic, something mentioned for the first time).

• This is a lake.
(This is a previously unspecified lake.)

The Two Types of Article

"The" is called the definite article because it is used to indicate something specific. "A and an" are called the indefinite articles because they are used to indicate something unspecific.

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
The verb subject agreement is the suitability of the verb with the sentence subject in terms of number, namely : singular or plural.

RULES 1
Singular subject must be accompanied by singular verb, plural subject must be accompanied by plural verb.

ex : She breaks the window intentionally

RULES 2
If there is a noun phrase containing "of", then the verb is recognized as a subject and followed by the form is the noun before of.
ex : The last piece of cake is given to mike

RULES 3

The singular subject associated with or, either / or, and neither / nor use the singular verb. 

ex : Apple or orange is okay, i'm not picky 

RULES 4 

If the two subjects in the sentence are different (singular / plural), the verb in the sentence that has or, either / or, and neither / nor follows the closest subject.

ex : My brothers or you are going to visit me 

RULES 5 

Two subjects that are linked to and use a plural verb (unless the subject is a compound noun). 

ex : You and I are meant to be together forever  

RULES 6 

If there are additional phrases (along with ...,as well as..., besides..., not..., etc) separating subject and verb, those phrases are not considered in the agreement. 

ex : Love, as well as hatred, is something every human has 

RULES 7 

In sentences that use there or here, the subject is usually behind the verb, and the verb must still follow the subject. 

ex : Here is the orange juice you ordered 

RULES 8

Singular verb can be used for plural subjects, as long as the plural subject is considered as singular in the context of the sentence. 

ex : to me, a thounsand dollars is a high digit for salary 

RULES 9 

In sentences that use determiner a lot of, all, some, etc, verb follows the form of the subject that precedes it. 

ex : A lot of mushroom is bought for the Easter day 

RULES 10 

In sentences that use collective noun (family, team, population, etc), you can use plural or singular verb. 

ex : Our team is the best team in the challenge 

RULES 11 

Verb to be "were" can be used in any sentence to indicate contrast / presupposition conditions, no matter the subject is singular or plural. 

ex : if I were taller, would she accept my proposal ?