Grammar

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We will be doing many activities and lessons to reinforce grammar skills? 
Here are things your child can do at home.
 

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/ http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball  


                                                   



Kinds of Sentences

Statement - states a fact or opinion.  These are telling sentences.

Punctuation = period

 My class has 14 students.

It is a beautiful day to fly a kite.
Questions - asks a question

Punctuation = question marks

 Why are the aliens dancing with a butterfly?  

     

Command - makes a command or request

Punctuation = period, sometimes exclamation mark

 Don't forget to eat your broccoli.

No running in the hall! 

Exclamation - excited sentences that show surprise or big emotion.

Punctuation = exclamation mark

 Wow, that's the biggest taco ever!

Nouns

A noun is a word which names a person, place, thing, or idea

Kinds of nouns

Common The general name of a person, place, thing or idea. 

student  house  turtle

Proper The specific name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  Proper nouns are always capitalized.   Buddy   Harry Potter

McDonald's Corporation restaurant
Concrete These nouns name things that can be touched or seen.

hamburger    flowers    carpets

Abstract These nouns name things that cannot be touched or seen.

love   happiness  anger
Possessive These nouns are used to show possession or ownership.

man's smile   Rudolph's red nose
Collective These nouns are a collection of things that act together as a group.

A bunch of bananas   A school of fish
Compound  These nouns have two or more words.  They are written as one word, separate words, or words with hyphens.

backpack  yo-yo
Singular  Singular nouns name one item.

cat        chair
Plural  Plural nouns name more than one item.

    

    mice     butterflies

 

Pronouns

We are now studying pronouns.  Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.

This chart will help you review the different forms that personal pronouns take.

Click on the address below to work on a challenging pronoun crossword puzzle.

http://crpuzzles.com/ws/ws0152.html

Number Person Gender* Pronouns Possessive
Adjectives
Subject Object Possessive Reflexive
Singular 1st m/f I me mine myself my
2nd m/f you you yours yourself your
3rd m he him his himself his
f she her hers herself her
n it it its itself its
Plural 1st m/f we us ours ourselves our
2nd m/f you you yours yourselves your
3rd m/f/n they them theirs themselves their

* m=male f=female n=neutral

Examples:

Pronoun Subject He ate pizza for dinner.
Object The stylist gave him a spiked haircut.
Possessive The purple sweatshirt is yours.
Reflexive Sally did the entire project herself.
Possessive Adjective The teacher collected our homework.
Demonstrative         This is a snickerdoodle.
Indefinite              Somebody will do the work.