Grammar and Writing Skills & Apply: Grades 7+ BY BOB KERR COPYRIGHT 2000 Mark Twain Media, Inc. ISBN 10-digit: 1-58037-126-4 13-digit: 978-1-58037-126-1 Printing No. CD-1348 Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers Distributed by Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. The purchase of this book entitles the buyer to reproduce the student pages for classroom use only. Other permissions may be obtained by writing Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
Introduction... 1 Unit One: Parts of Speech... 2 Nouns... 2 Kinds of Nouns... 2 Using Nouns... 3 Possessive Nouns... 4 Plural Nouns Crossword... 5 Pronouns... 6 Subject & Object Pronouns, Personal & Possessive Pronouns... 6 Other Types of Pronouns... 7 Using Pronouns... 8 Adjectives... 9 Adjectives/Demonstrative Adjectives... 9 Comparing With Adjectives... 10 Pronoun or Adjective?... 12 Verbs... 13 Principal Parts of Verbs... 13 Using the Principal Parts of Verbs... 14 Action and State of Being Verbs... 15 Linking Verbs... 16 Subject-Verb Agreement... 17 Reviewing Verbs... 18 Adverbs... 19 Using Adverbs... 20 Adjectives and Adverbs... 21 Modifiers... 22 Direct Objects... 23 Using Direct Objects... 24 Indirect Objects... 25 Using Indirect Objects... 26 Conjunctions... 27 Using Conjunctions... 28 Prepositions... 29 Prepositional Phrases... 30 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs... 31 Finding and Using Prepositional Phrases... 32 Unit Tests: Nouns... 33 Pronouns... 34 Adjectives and Adverbs... 35 Verbs... 36 Direct and Indirect Objects... 37 Conjunctions... 38 Prepositions... 39 Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers ii
Unit Two: Sentences... 40 Complete Subjects and Predicates... 40 Writing Complete Subjects and Predicates... 41 Simple Subjects and Predicates... 42 Identifying Simple Subjects and Predicates... 43 Simple Sentences... 44 Compound Sentences... 45 Creating Compound Sentences... 46 Clauses... 47 Finding Dependent Clauses... 48 Using Dependent Clauses... 49 Sentence Fragments... 50 Finding Fragments... 51 Run-on Sentences... 52 Correcting Fragments and Run-on Sentences... 53 Expanding Sentences... 54 Combining Sentences... 55 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers... 56 Unit Tests: Subjects and Predicates... 57 Fragments and Run-on Sentences... 58 Adjective and Adverb Clauses... 59 Unit Three: Usage... 60 About, Off, Of, and Have... 60 Beside and Besides ; Between and Among ; In and Into... 61 Can and May ; Good and Well ; It s and Its... 62 Sure and Surely ; Nearly and Almost... 63 Than and As... 64 Whose and Who s... 65 They re, There, and Their... 66 Then and Than... 67 Your and You re... 68 Unit Tests: Usage... 69 Unit Four: Language Skills... 71 Prefixes... 71 Suffixes... 72 Using Suffixes and Prefixes... 73 Metaphors... 74 Similes... 75 Writing Similes and Metaphors... 76 Double Negatives... 77 Avoiding Double Negatives... 78 Unit Tests: Prefixes and Suffixes... 79 Similes and Metaphors... 80 Double Negatives... 81 Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers iii
Unit Five: Capitalization and Punctuation... 82 Capitalization... 82 Capitalization... 83 More Capitalization... 84 Capitalization Crossword... 85 End Punctuation... 86 Commas... 87 Comma... 88 Using Commas... 89 Semicolons and Colons... 90 Quotation Marks... 91 Writing With Quotation Marks... 92 Titles... 93 Writing Titles... 94 Apostrophes... 95 Using Apostrophes... 96 Capitalization and Punctuation Review... 97 Comma Review... 98 Unit Tests: Capitalization... 99 Punctuation... 101 Creative Writing Applications... 103 Nouns... 103 Pronouns... 104 Adjectives... 105 Verbs... 106 Adverbs... 107 Prepositional Phrases... 108 Sentences... 109 Language Skills... 110 Capitalization and Punctuation... 111 Glossary of Terms... 112 Answer Keys... 115 Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers iv
Unit 1: Kinds of Nouns Name: Date: Unit 1: Kinds of Nouns Tip A proper noun names a particular person, place, idea, or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter. All other nouns are common nouns. Directions: Underline all nouns in the following sentences. Circle any letters that should be capitalized. 1. Kayla, give that book to your teacher, please. 2. atlanta and detroit are cities I would like to visit. 3. washington, d.c., is the capital of the united states. 4. The team will play football in the new stadium on Friday. 5. In what year was abraham lincoln elected president? 6. The title of the book is silas marner. Tip A concrete noun names something that is felt with the senses. An abstract noun names a quality, idea, or state of mind. Example: The tourists at Disney World wait with anticipation. (concrete) (concrete) (abstract) Directions: Put the nouns on the left in the correct column below. Concrete Nouns wind joy 1. 1. pride cotton 2. 2. chocolate music 3. 3. anger forgiveness 4. 4. Abstract Nouns Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers 2
Unit 1: Using Nouns Name: Date: Unit 1: Using Nouns Directions: Complete each sentence with an appropriate noun. Write what kind of noun it is on the line: proper, concrete, or abstract. Example: John laughed when he heard the story. concrete 1. Max gave the permission slip to his. 2. My family went to for our vacation. 3. Lynn was full of as she watched the movie. 4. My favorite food is. 5. is my next-door neighbor. 6. Miguel s brother borrowed his yesterday. 7. It takes to compete in a decathlon. 8. Last night we played at the party. Tip Form the plural of most nouns by adding s. car - cars To nouns ending with a vowel and y, add s. toy - toys To nouns ending with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. spy - spies Directions: Change the following phrases to plural nouns. 1. that boy 2. any person 3. a solo 4. this culture Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers 3
Unit 1: Possessive Nouns Name: Date: Unit 1: Possessive Nouns Tip Form the possessive of a plural noun ending in s by adding only an apostrophe ( ). For singular or plural nouns not ending in s, show possession by adding an apostrophe and an s. ( s). Examples: Singular Plural Plural Anna s boots are new. The men s clinic opened recently. Lions manes are often full and fluffy. Directions: Change these nouns to singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive. Singular Singular Possessive Plural Plural Possessive 1. army 2. judge 3. tooth 4. story 5. knife Directions: Choose the correct noun to complete the phrase and write the correct possessive form of it in the blank. horse honey secretary alto house club brush teacher 1. (plural) sharp bristles 2. (singular) beautiful voice 3. (singular) sweet taste 4. (singular) shiny coat 5. (plural) new computers 6. (plural) fresh paint 7. (singular) favorite class Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers 4
Unit 1: Plural Nouns Crossword Name: Date: Unit 1: Plural Nouns Crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Directions: Write the plural of each noun listed below in the corresponding box in the puzzle. 2. puppy 4. porch 7. radio 8. potato 12. goose 13. leaf 14. ox 16. mouse 19. monkey 20. thief ACROSS 1. deer 3. swamp 5. class 6. country 9. self 10. half 11. man 15. trout 17. fox 18. sky DOWN Mark Twain Media, Inc., Publishers 5