Thursday, September 17th

Greetings Earthlings. Please open your notebooks and respond to the following warmup prompt in as many sentences or random fragments as you please:

In your opinion, what is the worst mistake a person can make?

Your Goal:

• To review the foundation of ALL GRAMMAR

• To use some of that grammar to express yourselves

Common and Proper Nouns: Circle all the nouns and label all proper nouns with a “P”.

• 1. I like chocolate milk.

• 2. The vase is broken; it shattered in a million pieces!

• 3. Who broke the statue of Rocky?

• 4. I lost my calculator; it was next to my binder.

• 5. Sam loves to play basketball.

Common and Proper Nouns: Circle all the nouns and label all proper nouns with a “P”.

• 6. Maggie has sixty stuffed toys.

• 7. The band plays music too loudly.

• 8. My brother bought a new bike.

• 9. Have you ever taken the ferry in New York?

• 10. My sister likes chocolate chip cookies.

Part II: Singular and Plural Nouns: Write the plural form of the following nouns.

• 1. elephant:

• 2. moose:

• 3. toy:

• 4. tooth:

• 5. thief:

Part II: Singular and Plural Nouns: Write the plural form of the following nouns.

• 6. box:

• 7. pushup:

• 8. child:

• 9. glass: 

• 10. eye:

 Part III: Possessive Nouns: Write the possessive form of the noun

that is bolded and in italics.

• 1. That boy mother taught him to make bread. ________________________________

• 2. Miss Thomas explanation was very clear. __________________________________ 

• 3. The monkeys cages are cleaned twice a week. _____________________________ 

• 4. Galileo discovery was controversial. _______________________________________ 

• 5. The knights swords were made of steel. ___________________________________ 

• 6. This wineglass stem contains a spiral pattern. ______________________________

• Name the four things a noun names:

• What is the definition of a common noun?

 

• What is the definition of a proper noun?

• True or False: A common noun is always capitalized.

• True or False: To form the plural of a noun ending in a consonant you simply add –s.

• If a noun ends in ch, sh, z, x or s, what do you add to these nouns to make them plural?

• True or False: The plural of common nouns that end in y with a consonant letter just before the y are formed by changing the y to i and adding es.

• When is the only time you add only an apostrophe to a noun to make it possessive?

Circle the pronouns in the following sentences

• She hit him on his head.

• I saw you at your store.

• He, himself, will be our new friend.

• It will be hard for me to see you.

• They always get angry with her and me.

Circle the pronoun and underline the antecedent

• The chef cut her finger badly.

• The ranchers rode their horses through the canyon.

• Mark asked if he could join the team.

• Although Lindsey fell off the horse, she was not hurt.

• This dishwasher is much too expensive for its worth.

Identify the correct possessive pronouns or contractions in the following sentences

• The bird prepared (its/it’s) nest for (its/it’s) young.

• (Your/You’re) going to enter the poster contest, aren’t you? (It’s/Its) a sure victory if you do!

• (Their/They’re) newspaper was wet; (its/it’s) pages were stuck together.

• If (your/you’re) going to the picnic, sign up here. (Your/You’re) ride should drop you off by noon.

• (Their/They’re) in the yard, practicing with (their/they’re) new baseball gloves.

Underline the indefinite pronoun

• Neither of the contestants chose their best category.

• Few of the students have completed his or papers.

• At the trial, each of the witnesses told his or her, their story.

• Several of the trees were losing its, their leaves.

• Does anyone have her, their flashlight?

Circle the verb in each sentence. Label each with an A if it is an action verb and an L if it is a linking verb.

• School closed due to the snow storm.

• The child smelled the flower.

• The music sounds beautiful.

• Michael studied all weekend for the Science test.

• The Thanksgiving turkey smelled delicious.

Circle the verb in each sentence. Label each with an A if it is an action verb and an L if it is a linking verb.

• The dog barked at the man.

• You seem upset.

• The image appeared in the mirror.

• He appears happy.

• The pie looks good.

• Directions: Name all eight verbs of being.

1: 5:

2: 6:

3: 7:

4: 8:

List the six verb tenses and their definitions (when are the actions taking place):

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Closure

• On your piece of lined paper, I’d like you to make note of which part of this initial grammar unit gave you the most trouble (nouns, pronouns, linking verbs, possessive pronouns, etc.)