Unit 3 Grammar Review

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Unit 3 Grammar Review

• ONeal Elementary
• 4th Grade

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Verbs and Their Tenses

• An action verb tells what the subject does or
  did.
• A verb in the present-tense tells what happens
  now.
• The present-tense must have subject-verb
  agreement. Add (s) to most verbs if the subject
  is singular. DO NOT add (s) if the subject is
  plural or I or you.

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Practice Correct the Verb Tense

• The roadrunner race across the empty desert.
• A car speed down the road.
• They stares at the roadrunner
• Two hares hops out of the roadrunners way.

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Mechanics Quotation Marks

• Use quotation marks at the beginning and end of a
  speakers exact words.
• Begin a quotation with a capital letter.
• Do not use quotation marks when you do not use
  the speakers exact words.
• Roberto asked me, have you ever seen a
  rattlesnake?
• no, I never have, I answered.
• roberto told me that rattlesnakes are his
  favorite animal.
• Our science teacher said, rattlesnakes are
  related to lizards.

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Past-Tense Verbs

• A verb in the past tense tells about an action
  that has already happened.
• Add ed to most verbs to show past tense.
• If a verb ends with e, drop the e and add ed.
• If a verb ends with a consonant and y, change y
  to i and ad ed.
• If a verb ends with one vowel and one consonant,
  double the consonant and add ed.
• We ____________(celebrate) Martin Luther King,
  Jr.s birthday in January.
• People __________(stay) home from school for the
  holiday.
• We _________(prepare) a program of events about
  Dr. King.
• James ________(play) the lead in the show.
• He _________(beg) his Aunt to come to the play.

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Verb Tense Future

• A verb in the future tense tells about an action
  that is going to happen.
• To write about the future, use the special verb
  will.
• Change the verb to the future tense.
• The students work in pairs.
• All of the classes go to the library.
• Sally and Fran learn about their rights.

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Main Verb and Helping Verb

• The main verb in a sentence shows what the
  subject does or is.
• A helping verb helps the main verb show an action
  or make a statement.
• Have, has, had, is, are, am, was, were, and will
  are helping verbs.
• Is, are, am, was, and were can be used with a
  main verb ending in ing. A verb in the past
  tense tells about an action that has already
  happened.
• Will is a helping verb used to show an action in
  the future.
• Draw one line under each helping verb. Draw two
  lines under each main verb.
• Gidget always has liked to help others.
• Next year, she will volunteer at the homeless
  shelter.
• She is starting her own group.
• I am thinking of joining the group.

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Contractions

• A contraction is a shortened form of two words.
• A contraction can be made by combining certain
  verbs with the word not.
• An apostrophe () shows that the letter o has
  been left out.
• Examples of contractions is not isnt, did
  not didnt
• has not is not
  does not
• are not should not
  have not

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Linking Verbs

• A linking verb does not show action. It connects
  the subject to the rest of the sentence.
• Is, are, am, was, and were are often used as
  linking verbs.
• The story we read (was, were) Mystic Horse.
• It (is, are) about the Native Americans.
• The stories (is, are) fascinating to me.

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Mechanics Colon/Parentheses

• In a play, use a colon() between each
  characters name and his or her words.
• Do not use quotation marks around dialogue in a
  play.
• Start a new line each time a new character is
  speaking.
• Use parentheses () around stage directions

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Irregular Verbs

• An irregular verb is a verb that does not add ed
  to form the past tense.
• The snow begin ________ to fall.
• An icicle break _________ off the roof.
• I find _______ the icicle on the ground.
• John draw _______ a picture of a frozen pond.