Grammar Drills

GRAMMAR ON THE GO!

…LET’S GO!BY MS. L.. DELEVEAUX

Sentence

A GROUP OF WORDS THAT EXPRESSES A

COMPLETE THOUGHT. ( IT MAKES SENSE )

Create a sentence about Starfire.

Declarative

DECLARATIVE SENTENCES MAKE A STATEMENT.

THESE SENTENCES END WITH A PERIOD.

For example:

Write a declarative sentence about Teen Titans..

Interrogative

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES ASKS A QUESTION.

THESE SENTENCES END WITH A QUESTION MARK.

Can you think of an interrogative sentence?

Imperative

IMPERATIVE SENTENCES GIVES A COMMAND, MAKES A REQUEST/ TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

IT ENDS WITH A PERIOD OR EXCLAMATION MARK.

For example:

Make a request, or give a command.

Noun

A NOUN NAMES PEOPLE, PLACES,

ANIMALS, THINGS OR IDEAS

Name five nouns found in the picture ?

Verbs

VERBS ARE WORDS THAT SHOW ACTION.

State at least three (3)action verbs displayed in the picture above.

Adjectives

ADJECTIVES ARE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE THE

NOUNS OR PRONOUNS IN A SENTENCE.

State three (3) adjectives that can be used to describe one of

the characters above.

Comparative

Adjectives

TO FORM THE COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES ADD ER TO THE WORD. IF THE WORD

HAS MORE THAN TWO SYLLABLES USE MORE IN FRONT OF THE ADJECTIVE TO

COMPARE.

John is taller than Christopher.

Christopher is more intelligent than John

Superlative

Adjectives

ADJECTIVES THAT COMPARE MORE THAN TWO NOUNS END IN -EST

Longer adjectives use most along with the adjective to compare.

Example: Tony had the largest house in the neighborhood.

Simon is the most intelligent boy in the group

Adverbs

ADVERBS ARE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A VERB, ADJECTIVE OR ANOTHER

ADVERB IN A SENTENCE.

They answer the questions how, when, where, how often and

to what extent.

Examples: loudly, today, downstairs, often, very

Can you name some more adverbs?

Comparative

Adverbs

ADVERBS THAT COMPARE FOLLOW THE SAME RULES AS ADJECTIVES THAT

COMPARE. WHEN TWO THINGS ARE COMPARED ADD –ER TO THE ADVERB

Example:: She finished faster than her sister did.

Taylor hopped more quickly than his brother in the sack rack.

Can you think of another sentence using comparative adverbs?

Superlative

AdverbsTHE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADVERBS

COMPARE MORE THAN TWO ACTIONS

USING –EST TO ONE SYLLABLE WORDS AND

MOST/LEAST TO WORDS WITH TWO OR MORE

SYLLABLES

F For example: Shanique wrote the fastest of all the girls.

Mrs. Rolle drives the most carefully of all the teachers at school.

Well done Grade 5!

Continue to keep Up the great work!

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