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Contents
Grammar
Section 1Sentences Section 4Adjectives
Daily Maintenance 1 Daily Maintenance 51
1.1 Sentences 5 4.1 Descriptive Adjectives 55
1.2 Declarative and Interrogative Sentences 6 4.2 Proper Adjectives 56
1.3 Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences 7 4.3 Articles 57
1.4 Complete Subjects and Predicates 8 4.4 Demonstrative Adjectives 58
1.5 Simple Subjects and Predicates 9 4.5 Adjectives That Tell How Many 59
1.6 Compound Subjects 10 4.6 Adjectives as Subject Complements 60
1.7 Compound Predicates 11 4.7 Adjectives That Compare 62
1.8 Direct Objects 12 4.8 Irregular Adjectives That Compare 63
1.9 Subject Complements 13 4.9 More, Most 64
1.10 Compound Sentences 14 4.10 Fewer, Fewest and Less, Least 65
1.11 Run-on Sentences 16 4.11 Position of Adjectives 66
Section 2Nouns Section 5Verbs
Daily Maintenance 17 Daily Maintenance 67
2.1 Nouns 21 5.1 Action Verbs 73
2.2 Common and Proper Nouns 22 5.2 Being Verbs 74
2.3 Singular and Plural Nouns 23 5.3 Linking Verbs 75
2.4 Irregular Plural Nouns 24 5.4 Helping Verbs 77
2.5 Singular Possessive Nouns 26 5.5 Verb Phrases 79
2.6 Plural Possessive Nouns 27 5.6 Principal Parts of Verbs 81
2.7 Collective Nouns 28 5.7 Irregular Verbs 82
2.8 Nouns as Subjects 29 5.8 More Irregular Verbs 83
2.9 Nouns as Direct Objects 30 5.9 Simple Present Tense 84
2.10 Nouns as Subject Complements 31 5.10 Simple Past Tense 85
2.11 Words Used as Nouns and as Verbs 32 5.11 Future Tenses 86
5.12 Progressive Tenses 87
Section 3Pronouns 5.13 Present Perfect Tense 88
Daily Maintenance 33 5.14 Past Perfect Tense 89
3.1 Personal Pronouns: Part I 37 5.15 Future Perfect Tense 90
3.2 Personal Pronouns: Part II 38 5.16 Subject-Verb Agreement 91
3.3 Singular and Plural Pronouns 39 5.17 There Is and There Are 92
3.4 Subject Pronouns 40
3.5 Pronouns in Compound Subjects 42 Section 6Adverbs and Conjunctions
3.6 Object Pronouns 43 Daily Maintenance 93
3.7 Possessive Pronouns 45 6.1 Adverbs of Time and Place 95
3.8 Possessive Adjectives 46 6.2 Adverbs of Manner 96
3.9 Pronouns and Antecedents 47 6.3 Adverbs That Compare 97
3.10 I, Me, We, and Us 49 6.4 More Adverbs That Compare 98
3.11 Pronouns and Contractions 50 6.5 Good and Well; Negative Words 99
6.6 Coordinating Conjunctions 100
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1.3 The young children play a game.
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Name Week of
1.4
1.4 Juan washes the dirty car.
1.5
1.5 We are basketball players.
2. Is We singular or plural?
1.6
1.6 Miley owns two small dogs.
2 Section 1
Name Week of
1.9
1.9 Carlos won a silver medal.
Section 1 3
Name Week of
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1.1 Sentences
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. The
subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells
what the subject is or does.
Add periods to the end of declarative sentences. Add question marks to the
end of interrogative sentences. Then underline the question words.
8. Who is going to the store with me
Write a sentence for each topic. Use the kind of sentence in parentheses.
13. a spider on the wall (exclamatory)
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Underline the complete subject once and complete predicate twice in each
sentence.
1. People selected seven new world wonders in 2007.
Write whether the italicized words in each sentence are the complete subject
or the complete predicate.
8. Some students studied the Great Wall of China.
13. The wall did not often protect the Chinese people.
18. A castle .
Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice.
1. Our librarian showed us the new book about presidents.
7. Three students from our grade raise the flags each morning before school.
Use a simple subject from the box to complete each sentence. Then circle each
simple predicate.
Write a sentence using each noun and verb as the simple subject and the
simple predicate.
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3. The red fish and the blue fish have long tails.
2. New Yorkers brag about its size but complain about the crowds.
7. Young people either play baseball on the field or visit the zoo in the park.
17. I .
10. They rent fishing rods and bait at the visitor center.
16. They discover exciting, new trails and interesting history about the river.
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Circle the simple subject in each sentence. Then underline the subject
complement or compound subject complement.
1. Most weather reporters on TV are meteorologists.
Use a subject complement from the box that completes each sentence. Write
whether the subject complement is a noun (N) or an adjective (A).
9. Mom wants a new car, but Dad likes the old one.
10. Three people were flying kites and one person had a balloon.
11. Bethany will paint her room or she will put wallpaper on the walls.
12. We swam in the ocean, and they made a sand castle on the beach.
Combine each pair of sentences into a compound sentence. Use a comma and
and, but, or or.
13. I play softball. My brother plays baseball.
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14. Dad may have a baked potato. Maybe he will have mashed potatoes.
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Circle the letter of the sentence in each pair that is a compound sentence.
1. a. Teresas favorite season is spring, but Hallie likes summer weather.
b. Teresa and Hallie like the weather in the summer.
12. Weightlifters have strong arms their legs are very powerful.
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3. Cold weather damages crops, and too much rain ruins farmland.
4. Corn is the most common crop in this area, soybeans are also popular.
11. Sue wants a new book, she does not have enough money.
12. The children can play outside, they can watch a movie.
14. I watered the plants in the garden, I forgot to water the roses.
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15. Mother picked flowers from our yard, I helped carry them inside.
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LESSON
What Makes a Good
Personal Narrative?
A personal narrative is a true story about something that happened to
the writer. Personal narratives have interesting topics, are told from the
first-person point of view, and are arranged in time order.
Circle the letter of the ending that best completes each sentence.
1. A personal narrative is a true story that tells
a. about an event that really happened to the writer.
b. about a person who lived more than a hundred years ago.
2. Words such as I, me, we, and our show that the writing is written in
a. the third-person point of view.
b. the first-person point of view.
9. Then the butterfly seemed to wave to me as it flew back out the window.
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LESSON
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
The personal narrative has three main parts: the introduction, the
body, and the conclusion. These parts form the beginning, the middle,
and the ending of a story.
3. Details that are not related to the topic belong in the body. T F
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LESSON
Time Lines
A time line is a tool used by writers to organize their ideas. A time line
is divided into equal periods of time. Events are listed in time order
along the line.
2. A time line can be divided into periods of time that are not equal. T F
4. The periods of time are on one side, and the events are on the other side. T F
5. Once you finish a time line, look it over and add or change details as needed. T F
6.
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LESSON
Exact Words
A writer uses exact words to create a clearer picture for the reader.
Strong verbs and colorful adjectives tell the story in a more exact
way.
Write a verb or an adjective from the box to replace the italicized word in
each sentence.
Write more exact words for big that complete the word web. Answers will vary.
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LESSON
Contractions with Pronouns
A contraction is formed when two words are combined, using
an apostrophe to take the place of the missing letter or letters.
Contractions with pronouns join a pronoun and a verb.
2. she is 6. I would
10. I bought the toy in December, and (its it is) already broken.
11. I hope you can attend our ceremony if (you are youre) not busy.
13. Please have Mr. Smith call me when (hes he is) available.
15. Toby told me that you would like a photograph from the party. Grade 4