AP English Grammar Class 7 – Unit 5 to Unit 8 Article Notes

English grammar at this level gives students more clarity about everyday usage. Units 5 to 8 mainly focus on articles, phrasal verbs, multiple meanings of the same word, simple present tense, opposite words, prepositions, modal auxiliaries, and vocabulary related to patriotism and national values. This article gives a clear explanation of the important points in these units. 

AP English Grammar Class 7 – Unit 5 to Unit 8 Article Notes

AP English Grammar Class 7

Unit – 5: Articles and Phrasal Verbs

This unit explains how to use “a”, “an” and “the”.

• “a” is used before singular countable nouns
• “an” is used before a vowel sound
• “the” is used before specific persons, places or things

Students also practise selecting the correct article in dialogues and paragraphs.

Another important part of this unit is phrasal verbs with “look”, such as:

• look after (to take care of)
• look up (improving or becoming better)
• look down on (treating others as inferior)
• look into (to investigate)

These are very useful in daily communication.

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Unit – 6: Words with Many Meanings

English has many words that carry more than one meaning depending on usage.
This unit takes the word “tip” and shows students different meanings like:

• tip of a nose
• tip the boat over
• tip him a rupee
• tip of the bat
• police tipped off

This expands the student’s understanding of context-based vocabulary.

This unit also teaches identifying correct words like partner, helper, companion, and accomplice based on situation.

Another section explains different meanings of the word “break” such as:

• daybreak
• break the news
• break a strike
• break down (machine stopped working)

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Unit – 7: Simple Present Tense and Opposites

This unit explains that simple present tense is used when:

• something is always true
• something happens regularly
• scientific & general truths

Example:
Every fuel has a particular temperature at which it catches fire.

Students also learn opposites from a box (open–shut, add–subtract, build–destroy, etc.)

And short prepositions like across, along, past, through.

Modal auxiliaries “should / ought to / must” are also explained to express suggestion, advice and necessity.

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Unit – 8: Vocabulary Related to Patriotism

In this unit students find the “odd one out” among words.
This improves critical thinking about meaning groups.

Another section teaches matching words with the correct meanings like:

• posthumously – after death
• awestruck – amazed
• obelisk – tall tapering pillar
• interminable flame – never ending flame
• valiant – very brave

This vocabulary is connected to national memorials, soldiers, and patriotic themes.

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Conclusion

Units 5 to 8 extend grammar beyond simple rules and bring in real language usage. Through articles, phrasal verbs, vocabulary clusters, prepositions, modal verbs, and meaningful vocabulary, students enhance their English for real life communication.

AP English Grammar Class 7 — MCQs (Units 5–8)

Time: 00:00

1) Choose the correct article: "___ apple a day keeps the doctor away."

A An The No article

2) Which article for "___ sun rises in the east"?

A An The No article

3) "She will ___ the baby while I shop." (look ...)

look into look after look up look down on

4) "When business improves we say sales ___." (look ...)

look up look after look into look down on

5) "Police will ___ the complaint." (investigate)

look after look into look up look out

6) Which meaning of "tip" fits: "He dropped a coin as a tip to the helper"?

the end/point of something a small gratuity/coin given to overturn a boat a police warning

7) Choose correct use: "Day___" where break means beginning of day.

daygo dayshine daybreak daystart

8) "The car ___ on the highway." Fill phrasal meaning.

broke up broke down / broke broke off broke into

9) Who is a partner (in a friendly, cooperative sense)?

partner = cooperative associate companion = enemy helper = someone who punishes accomplice = helper in a crime

10) Simple present is used for:

past one-time events habits & general truths future predictions only ongoing past actions

11) Example truth: "Water boils at 100°C." This is:

simple present / general truth past perfect future continuous present perfect

12) Opposite of "open" from box is:

open shut start begin

13) Choose short preposition: "He walked ___ the bridge."

across along past between

14) Which modal expresses necessity/strong obligation?

should must might would

15) Which expresses polite advice?

might should / ought to can must

16) "Tip" in "tip of the nose" means:

small money pointed end to overturn a warning

17) "Police were tipped off" — "tipped off" most nearly means:

informed/warned authorities gave money tipped a boat shouted loudly

18) To "break the news" means to:

shatter glass announce important information stop a strike rest after work

19) "Posthumously" means:

during life before birth after death while asleep

20) "Awestruck" most nearly means:

amazed / filled with awe angry indifferent hungry

21) An "obelisk" is:

a type of flower a tall tapering pillar a small flag a short bench

22) "Interminable flame" suggests a flame that is:

never ending very small quickly burning out colored bright red

23) "Valiant" describes someone who is:

very brave very lazy very small very clever

24) Odd one out (patriotic group): soldier, memorial, valiant, book

book soldier memorial valiant

25) "The train passed ___ the tunnel."

by over through along

26) On a monument sign: "You ___ respect the memorial." Which modal?

may must can might

27) Choose: "He is ___ honest man."

a an the no article

28) "He tends to ___ people who dress differently." (look ...)

look down on look up to look after look away

29) "Break a strike" most nearly means:

start working end or defeat a strike make noise take a rest

30) Overall Units 5–8 aim to improve students' ability to:

use grammar for real-life communication only memorise lists only do handwriting only translate words