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Topical Grammar Practice is a tailor-made series of six practice books for
primary students learning English as a first language and for junior high students
learning it as a foreign language. The contents closely follow the school syllabus .
Each unit covers a specific grammar point in a clear and relevant way, allowing
the young learner to practise both the use and meaning of the grammar point.
The units follow a familiar pattern of practising at both the sentence and text
levels. This is done through MCQs or choosing the correct word in sentences,
and exercises using cloze texts so that students can focus on the language itself
and not be distracted by varying methods and instructions.
Since each unit deals with a precise grammar item teachers are encouraged to
'dip into' the books at any stage to support the language item being taught in the
classroom. This way, these practice books complement the school English
lessons.
The authors strongly believe that, while the English language is the focus, the
context should be meaningful to the learners. Thus, texts have been chosen:
~)> to be informative and educational: the texts cover a wide range of topics
of interest to young learners, such as famous people , important places and
events, science and technology, sports , animal life, etc.
~~ to be fun: the texts include especially written stories, traditional folk and
fairy stories, quizzes and dialogues that the students could act out.
Finally, in the knowledge that teachers are busy people , the series has been
designed to be 'teacher friendly' so it is unambiguous and easy to use.
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at you'll find in this book
UNIT Page
A note to teachers 3
1 Proper and Common Nouns; Articles a/an 6
2 Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns 9
3 Count and Uncount Nouns 12
4 Masculine and Feminine Nouns 15
5 Adjectives of Quality, Quantity, Size and Colour 18
6 Comparative Adjectives 21
7 Superlative Adjectives 24
8 Subject Pronouns 27
9 Object Pronouns 31
10 Demonstrative Determiners 35
11 REVIEW (1) 38
12 The Verb 'be': am, is, are 45
13 Using am/is/are in Questions and Short Answers 48
14 The Simple Present Tense 52
15 Helping Verbs: do, does, did 55
16 There is/There are 58
17 The Present Continuous Tense (1) 61
18 The Present Continuous Tense (2) 65
19 The Verb 'be': was, were 69
20 The Simple Past Tense: Regular Verbs 73
21 The Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs 77
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22 There was/There were 81
23 REVIEW(2) 85
24 Talking about the Future (1) 92
25 Talking about the Future (2) 96
26 Imperatives 100
27 The Modal for Indicating Ability: can 104
28 Modals for Indicating Permission: can, may 108
29 REVIEW(3) 112
30 Prepositions of Time 119
31 Prepositions of Place 123
32 Adverbs of Manner 128
33 Adverbs of Time or Place 132
34 REVIEW(4) 136
35 Possessive Adjectives; Using 'have'
to Show Possession 143
36 The Possessive Form with 's 147
37 Simple Sentences 151
38 Question Words; Word Order in Questions 154
39 Conjunctions 159
40 YEAR REVIEW 162
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UNIT
Example
An exciting book
7
Choose the correct form of the noun in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Christopher Columbus
three (7) _ _ _ __
(8) _ __ __
to discover (10) _ _ _ __
(America I america).
8
UNIT
Exa m p le .-----~-----~~-~..,--,..._.,1~___,..,.~..,.,..-__,...--.-...,.......,,----__,...--~
This is a (1) _ _ __ _
things. Everyone at the party can look at the tray for two
(tray I trays).
10
-Choose 1he correct noun from the box to fill in the gaps.
ch~ckensj
l
countries mice farms zoos
people cows sheep deer ammals
Animals
(1) _ _____ only live in very hot countries, some only live
as pets. Popular pets are cats and dogs but also rabbits and
11
UNIT
When you go to the beach you need to take a lot of things with
walk on the hot sand. If the sun is strong, it's a good idea to rub
to protect your eyes. Don't forget to take some water to drink and
some food to eat. Remember to clear all your rubbish and throw
get (1 0) (some I a)
14
UNIT
Carol's family
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Peter & Diana
~ A ~ ~
Felix
g Betty
~ Paul ~ Carol Lisa
Andy Marie
(son I daughter) Betty. Diana and Peter are Sally's parents. They
Smith.
Greece
is a very (1) _ _ __ _ _
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were large animals that lived a very long time ago. No
one has ever seen a dinosaur, but people have found very old
were different types of dinosaur: very tall ones which ate leaves
from trees, small ones with wings that could fly, and those with
very sharp teeth, which ate other animals. We don't know what
were so big and they could run fast too. Dinosaurs died out, but
Comparative Adjectives
10
9 If you eat so many sweets, you will be (fatter I fat) than me.
Shopping
Supermarkets are stores that sell food and many other things.
in small shops because you can choose the food yourself. Small
and people.
(10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (expensive).
22
-Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjective in
brackets.
The country and the town
(good) places to live in, and some people prefer the country.
23
UNIT
Superlative Adjectives
Example
8 Leon got top marks in all the tests. He's the ( best I better )
student in the class.
10 I got 5 out of 10 for the Maths test. lt was the ( worst I bad )
mark I had in all the tests.
24
-Fill in lhe gaps with the superlative form of the adjective in
brackets.
Seasons
the (6) _ _ _ __ _ _
the year as it rains a lot. Some people think that autumn is the
(bad) football team lost every match it played. In the book, you
can also find the (8) _ _ ___ (good) score in any sport.
There are facts about animals, like the (9) _ _ ___ (clever)
dog who can go shopping for its owner. lt's one of the
(10) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ (interesting) books I know.
26
UNIT
Subject Pronouns
Choose the correct subject pronoun and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
28
Fill in the gaps with the correct subject pronoun in brackets.
My aunt Betty
35 children. (2) _ __
(lt I They) all work very hard at school. One day I was walking
(We I She) are in your aunt's class at school. She is a very good
29
Fill in the gaps with the correct subject pronoun in brackets.
future?
Object Pronouns
Choose the correct object pronoun and write its number in the
brackets.
32
Pill in the gaps with the correct object pronoun from the box.
You may use some of the pronouns more than once.
Birthdays
your birthday?
33
Fill in the gaps with the correct object pronoun from the box.
You may use some of the pronouns more than once.
An exciting film
I saw a good film yesterday. lt was about a man called Sam who
used the magic to help people. She helped the police to catch a
gave the potion to a boy, he was made invisible too and no one
and the teacher gave (7) _ _ __ all top marks. In the end he
34
Demonstrative Determiners
Example
9 ( Those I These ) tall trees over there are the oldest in the
park.
My school
In the classroom there are many tables and chairs. (4) ________
tables here by the window are for art work. (5) __________
tables over there by the door are for writing work. (6) _____
big table here is for the teacher, and (7) _ _ _ _ is her chair
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a·
· · Find 1 demonstrative determiners in the text and circle them .
the three bears went out for a walk. When they came back Daddy
Bear looked at his bowl and said, "Someone has been eating this
porridge was mine!" Daddy Bear looked at his chair. "Someone has
been sitting in this chair," he said. "Someone has been sitting in this
chair too," said Mummy Bear. Baby Bear pointed at a broken chair.
"That chair was mine!" he said. "We must find out about these
things," said Daddy Bear. "Let's go upstairs and look in the bed-
rooms." Do you know what they found in one of those bedrooms? ./ ·.·.
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UNIT
REVIEW (1)
Example
different (4) _ _ _ __
(6) (interest I
and (7) _ _ _ __
41
Choose the correct word in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Australia
Australia is (1) _ _ __
(3) _ _ __ (capital I
42
Choose .the correct word in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Snow White
who lived with her father, the (2) (king I queen). Her
woman in the country." But one day, the mirror saiq, "Snow White
kill Snow White. She told a servant to take Snow White to the
man and he didn't kill Snow White. He took her to the woods
44
UNIT
Example ---~.......,...---.........-~---...,......--~-~~__,
2 I ( are I am ) hungry.
45
Choose the correct verb in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Water
our water comes from rain. lt is collected and made pure before
one day we will be able to change salt water into drinking water
easily.
46
-
Fill in .tbe gaps with the correct verb from the box. You may use
some of the verbs more than once.
/
am is are isn't aren't
3 ( Is I Am ) I early?
This is a game for two people. One person asks many questions
and the other person must try not to say 'yes' or 'no' in answer to
the questions. If at the end of 10 questions, they have not said
'yes' or 'no', they have won!
2
_ _ _ _ your name Mary?
_ _ _ _ you a girl?
8 0
{;;>
5 _ _ _ _ you hungry?
49
Fill in the gaps with the correct verb from the box. You may use
some verbs more than once.
---------....
am is are isn't aren't
50
Mr Cote : Yes, it (5) _ _ __
black in colour?
(10) _ __
51
UNIT
(go) home.
53
Fill in the gaps with the simple present form of the verb in
brackets.
Elephants
elephant (4) _ _ _ __
about 150 kg of food everyday! Their tusks are like teeth, and a
Example
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A radio quiz
does do doesn't
Twenty questions
This is a game you can play with your family. One person thinks
of a famous person or somebody that everyone knows. The others
must try to guess who you are thinking of, but they can only ask 20
questions. Here's an example I played with my sister. I'm thinking
of a woman.
Me :Yes, we (4) _ _ __
Me :Yes, we (8) _ _ __
Me :Yes, I (10) _ __
My kitchen
I''
' Jack's town
I
quite small,
but there
(1) _ ___ many different shops. There (2) _ __ a
Choose the correct helping verb and write its number in the
brackets.
Family photographs
an umbrella because it
(1 0) raining.
63
Fill in the gaps using the present continuous form of the correct
verb from the box. The first one is done for you.
Help!
help me. They are all too busy. My parents (2) _ __ ___ T\
Choose the correct verb and write its number in the brackets.
1 it still raining?
(1) Is (2) Am
(3) Are (4) Aren't ( )
2 Is the baby ?
(1) cry (2) cnes
(3) cried (4) crying ( )
66
Fill in lhf?. gaps with the present continuous form of the verb in
·brackets~
buy it.
Jim :You (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ Uoke)!
Dave: No, I (10) (not joke). Sorry!
67
r
Fill in the gaps with the present continuous form of the correct
verb from the box. You may use some verbs more than once.
The first one is done for you.
TV?
Kim : No, I (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ __
TV. I (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ on the
computer.
Mum : What (6) _ _ _ Dad _ _ _ _ ?
Jo : He (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dinner.
Choose the correct verb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
highest mountain in
school I (2) _ __
difficult?
(8) _ _ _ in the
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The Simple Past Tense: Regular Verbs
light?
Choose the correct verb and write its number in the brackets.
/1'!' - -
Fill in the gaps with the simple past form of the verb in brackets.
Sleeping Beauty
the spell. She said, "The princess will sleep for 100 years." The
(not use) needles at all. But one day, on her sixteenth birthday
the princess (1 0) (prick) her finger. Everyone in the
castle (11) (stop) what they were doing and they all
(16) _ _ _ _ (answer).
He (17) _ _ _ _ (open)
ever after!
76
The Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs
Choose the correct verb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
10 my bag at school.
(1) leaves (2) leave
(3) left (4) leaving ( )
Fill in the gaps with the simple past form of the verb in brackets.
Cave people
food from animals and collected fruit from the plants around
them. They (3) (eat) the food raw. Later on, when they
caves.
79
Fill in the gaps with the simple past form of the verb in brackets.
A naughty dog
80
There was/There were
Choose the correct verb and write its number in the brackets.
C. . __was_wasn't
_ _ were_ weren't )
_-=----""
Grandpa's town
Boy : What was the town like when you were a boy, Grandpa?
Grandpa: There (1) _ _ _ _ many more trees. There
(2) so many big buildings as now. There
(3) only one big house with a very big garden.
Boy : (4) _ _ _ _ there any shops?
Grandpa: Yes, there (5) _ _ _ _ but there (6) _ _ _ _ any
supermarkets. There (7) _ _ _ _ only small shops.
Boy : (8) _ _ _ _ there
a cinema?
Grandpa: No, there
(9) _ _ _ .We
any roads?
84
Choose the correct form of the verb and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
Laura is a swimmer. She is only 14 years old but has already won
88
Fill in the gaps with the simple past form of the verbs from the
box. You will have to use the verb 'be' more than once.
very pretty and her hair and clothes (8) _ _ __ _ all wet. But
90
Fill in the gaps with the simple past form of the verbs from the
box. Use every verb only once.
something hard under the mattresses." Then the king and queen
Choose the correct form of the verb to show future actions, and
write its number in the brackets.
Holiday plans
(4) _ _ _ _ __
(5) _ _ _ _ _ __
(drive) to Florida. We
(6) _ _ _ _ __
places in Paris .
94
Fill in the gaps with will + the verb in brackets to show future
actions.
In the mountains it
(7) _ _ _ _ _ (snow)
(8) _ _ _ _ _ (melt)
in the afternoon. We
soon. lt (10) _ _ _ __
Example
Anne: lt's Friday today. What (1) are you going to do (do)
grandparents?
you?
the sea.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (do)?
houses (be)the
_ _ _ _ (eat)? Where
(8) people _ __
(10) we _ _ __
Choose the correct form of the verb for these sentences which
give orders or instructions. Write its number in the brackets.
3 Now, to me carefully.
(1) listen
(2) listens
(3) listening
(4) listened ( )
4 write anything yet.
( 1) Did (2) Do
(3) Does (4) Don't ( )
- 101
Fill in the gaps with the correct verb in imperative form. The first
one is done for you.
the glass of milk into a big jug. (6) the orange juice,
) not give
not let
Let
put
take
call
make
give
Remember
Dear Cindy,
things to do:
for a walk. When you get back, (2) _ _ _ _ him his breakfast,
can let him off the lead but (7) him if he runs too far
water to drink. In the afternoon you can take him for another
Example
2 We can English.
(1) speaks
(2) spoken
(3) speaking
(4) speak ( )
104
4 Please speak louder. We can't you.
( 1) hear
(2) hears
(3) heard
(4) hearing ( )
105
· Fill in the gaps with can or can't to show ability.
A job interview
computer?
106
Fill in the gaps with can or can't+ the correct verb from the box
to show ability.
Dolphins
nose. Because
intelligent, people
(5) _ _ __
109
~
Fill in the gaps with can or can't+ the verb in brackets to ask or
give permission. The first one is done for you.
My school
(1) __c
_a_n_r_u_n__ (run) in the field, but you (2) _ __ _ __
students (5) _ _ __ _ _
(6) _ _ _ __ (talk)
there. We (7) _ _ _ __ _
we (8) _ __ _ _ (take)
parents (9) _ _ _ _ __
l10
Fill in the gaps with may or may not.
Paula is unwell
Pau/a : Do I have to
stay in bed or
(1) _ _ _ _ I get up?
Doctor: Yes, you (2) get up but you must stay indoors.
Doctor: No, I'm afraid you (6) _ _ _ _ . Not for a few days.
Choose the correct form of the verb and write its number in the
brackets.
3 He beat Jim.
(1) won't (2) is
(3) are (4) going to ( )
12 Animals talk.
(1) are (2) IS
(3) won't (4) can't (_ )
13 We can't this window. lt's stuck.
( 1)- · opened (2) open
- (3) opening (4) opened ( )
14 Can penguins ?
(1) fly (2) flies
(3) flew (4) flying ( )
15 No, they
(1) can (2) may
(3) will (4) can't ( )
Papier-mache
You can make lots of things from papier-mache. Here are the
into strips and (5) _ _ _ _ the strips into the paste in the bowl.
115
Fill ih the gaps with can or can't + the correct verb from the box
to show ability or permission.
anybody there?
But we (4) to
a flat?
arrive.
then.
118
Prepositions of Time
Example
120
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of time from the box.
You may use some prepositions more than once.
My birthday
My birthday is (1) _ __
(2) _ _ _ a Saturday.
My father's day
124
Find 10 prepositions of place in the text and circle them. The
first one is done for you.
My bedroom
curtains hang in front of the window. They are very long and you
in over near
on under after
HALL
/
/ /
-- ---------- -- ' ........
'\
I . \
! FIELD 1
\ I
~ /
........
_____ ___ /
-- - --.
-- -
My school
door there is the name of our school. All the classroom are
(4) the first floor. You walk through the main door into
with many chairs and tables (5) it. The teacher has
must always keep the room tidy. The chairs must be put
of the room.
127
Adverbs of Manner
Example
Fire fighters
Fire fighters have a very important job. They put out fires~
and rescue people safely. They go to dangerous places bravely
to save lives. The fire engines rush to accidents with the siren
going off loudly. They move through the traffic easily. Even
They always drive carefully. They don't panic. They work quietly.
The chief fire fighter gives orders clearly and his men obey
happily.
130
Choose the correct adverb of manner in brackets to fill in the
gaps.
Learning to play an instrument
first, you may play (5) (badly I bad) but you must
Choose the correct adverb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
3 Where is Sophie?
She's in her room.
(1) there (2) upstairs
(3) inside (4) out ( )
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4 My best friend lives to me.
(1) there (2) next door
(3) inside (4) here ( )
The play
Late again
eating breakfast, Sam ran to the bus stop but he missed the bus.
When he arrived at school the teacher was cross with him.
"lt is a quarter to eight," she said. "This happened on Monday
morning as well. This is the second time (5) _ _ _ _ _ __
that you are (6) _ _ _ _ _ for school."
"I'm sorry," Sam said, "but I think the bus left (7) _ _ __
make sure you sleep enough. I want you to be on time every day
for the rest of (9) _ _ __ until December."
"I'm very sorry, Miss Lee," Sam said. "From now on, I will try
to be as good as I was (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ in Mr Slake's class."
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UNIT
REVIEW (4)
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.
what she says. When you write new words, make sure you
139
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Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition from the box. You
may use some prepositions more than once.
and flies around. Some bats eat small insects which they catch
Once upon a time there was a king who had three sons. lt was
time for the sons to marry, but one of them, Henry, could not find
met a frog. The frog was sitting (5) _ _ _ _ (on I in) a stone
(Softly I Soft) the frog said she would marry him. At first, the
prince was very shocked . He didn't want to marry a frog. But the
the frog to his father and brothers. The king decided to have a
.. down (t1) (at I in) a large table and started to spin. Very
Then (13) _ _ _ _ (at I in) the kitchen they made a cake. The
went to the living room and began to sew. The frog sewed
(16) (neat I neatly) and made the best shirt. The frog
(20) (onlat)the
142
Possessive Adjectives;
Using /have/ to Show Possession
Example
A weekend away
Sam : Hi Bob. lt's Sam. I'm just calling about this weekend.
Remember to bring (1) _ _ _ swimming trunks.
Bob : OK. Shall I bring (2) football too?
Sam : Yes, good idea. (3) _ _ _ mum says we must do some
homework, so we'd better bring (4) ____ school bags
with us.
Bob : OK. Is John coming?
Sa m : Yes. (5) _ _ _ mother just phoned to say he can come.
Bob : Good. My sister said we can borrow (6) _ _ _ camera,
so we can take lots of photos.
Sam : Great. The owners of the campsite are very nice. They
said we can use (7) _ _ _ telephone to call (8) _ __
parents if we need to.
Bob : Good, I'll tell (9) _ _ _ dad. He was worried about us!
Sam : Now, we're leaving very early Saturday morning .
Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive adjective from the
box. You may use some of the adjectives more than once.
Choose the correct possessive form and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
My name is Robert.
(1) father's (2) fathers
(3) fathers' (4) father ( 1 )
~re
(attendant's I attendants') uniforms are very smart. They __
Phrase Sentence
James is my best friend.
D 0
1 The sun is shining.
D D
2 Yesterday morning
D D
3 Next to the post office
D D
4 I'm hungry.
D D
5 My parents' new car
D D
6 Camels live in the desert.
D D
7 A lot of people like chocolate.
D D
8 A lot of children
D D
9 I'm not going swimming today.
D D
10 John is good at playing the guitar.
D D
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.
Underline the 10 subjects and circle the 10 verbs in the text.
The first two are done for you.
the field. Sheep run on the hills. Her cousin has a pony. His
take a picnic. They stay out all day. Patsy loves staying with her
Family food
153
Question Words; Word Order in Questions
Choose the correct question word and write its number in the
brackets.
155
Fill in the gaps with the correct question word from the box. You
may use some of the words more than once.
A quiz
Reporter: Good morning, Kristy. Please sit down. We'd like to ask
Reporter: (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Kristy : A week.
Reporter: (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Kristy : I sing all over the world.
Reporter: (6) _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ __
Reporter: (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ __
Reporter: (8) _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ __
Reporter: (9) _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __
Reporter: (10) _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ __
Example
4 Cats hate water ( and I but ) they can swim quite well.
8 Jill can speak English ( but I and ) she can't speak French.
and but or
Rose and Daisy are twins. They look very similar. Rose has dark
hair (1) Daisy has dark hair too. Rose has brown eyes
(2) Daisy has brown eyes too. In some ways they are
160
Fill in the gaps with the correct conjunction from the box.
Cooking
taste very good. Perhaps I left them in the oven for too long,
from books. She likes trying out new recipes from different
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.
My sister--=----:-:-- a vet.
(1) am (2) are
(3) is (4) aren't ( 3 )
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10 The Olympic Games will place in Ireland
one y~ar.
-( 1) taking (2) take
(3) took (4) takes ( )
20 My mother is my grandmother.
( 1) father
(2) fathers
(3) father's
(4) fathers' ( )
165
Choose the correct word in brackets to fill in the gaps.
A radio programme
Sue : Read my book and you (19) _ ___ (will I won't) find out.
Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box. Use every
word only once.
1. {2) 2. {4) 3. {4) her cousin on her family farm. The UNIT 39
4. {3) 5. (2) 6. {1) Exercise A
7. (4) 8. (1)
fa.mi1¥ (§9-nany different animals.
9. (1) 1. or 2. and 3. but
10. (4) C.ow.s~n the field. Sheap,~on 4. but 5. or 6. and
Exercise B the hills. Her rousin~a pony. His 7. or 8. but 9. and
1. your 10. but
2. my 3. My na..me0Mystery. Ihey @_vMystery
4. our 5. His 6. her Exercise B
7. their B. our 9. my every day. Sometimes they~a
1. and 2. and 3. but
10. your picnic. They ~out all day. e_atsy 4. but 5. but 6. but
Exercise C ~staying with her cousin on the 7. or 8. and 9. and
10. or
1. Its 2. their 3. her farm.
4. his 5. your 6. her Exercise C
7. our 8. our 9. his 1. but 2. and 3. or
10. our 4. and 5. but 6. or
7. and 8. and 9. but
10. and