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Study Guide for Language Arts Common Assessment 3
Punctuation:
Titles of Songs and Poems – Put titles of songs and poems in quotation marks
Titles of books – Underline titles of books
Luke Bryan sings the song “My Kind of
Night.”
Who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb?”
My favorite books is My Side of the Mountain.
Quotation marks – put the period inside the quotation mark
How to list a series of names or objects in a sentence – a comma goes after each name or object before the and
Name, Name, Name, and Name
object, object, and object
phrase, phrase, and phrase
He enjoys going to the lake, swimming in the pool, and fishing for brim.
Sentence Fragments:
Every sentence should have a subject and a predicate.
Watch out for sentences that are missing one of these. It is called a fragment.
The boys like to go fishing in the pond. The dog and the fish. Like going fishing in the pond.
Combining Sentences:
Read and reread the combined sentences to see if they make sense and actually say what they are meant to say.
Check to make sure that compound sentences are separated with a comma.
Read the sentence and make sure it is clear and not too wordy.
Compound sentences are joined using a comma and a conjunction, except for because:
My dog has brown hair, and he likes to chew on bones.
I like the coat because it is warm and soft.
It was her birthday, so she blew out all the candles.
Modifying nouns with that phrases
Use the word that to tell about a noun and add details.
This is my dog that Mathew gave me.
I like the coat that is green and white.
Karla made a bracelet that is purple, blue, and pink.
He saw the tractor that got stuck in the mud after it went into the ditch.
Parts of Speech:
Prepositions
Words that show relationships with nouns –
above, around, about, at, before, behind, below, between, beyond, beneath, beside, down, during, for, from, far from,
near, through, with,
Prepositional Phrases:
Prepositional phrases are phrases, or groups of words.
East phrase or group starts with the preposition and ends with the nouns that goes with it.
At the school
with my friends
under the desk
during the concert
During recess
about the test
of paper
beneath the sea
Behind the box
Conjunctions:
Words that connect other words, phrases, or sentences
and – use “and” when both or all things are included
but – use “but” when one thing is different from the other
or – use “or” when it can be either one or the other (only one, but not both)
Either Nicole or Karla will hold the door open.
nor – use “nor” when it cannot be either one (neither one)
sometimes you say “neither Jim nor Susan can go to the party” to mean that they both cannot go
so – use “so” to show an effect relationship “He dropped his ice-cream, so he bought another one.”
Transition words:
however – means but I like cake; however, I do not like chocolate cake.
Although – means even though (even though you were tired, you did your work.
(Although you were tired, you did your work.)
Interjections:
Words that show feelings.
They are used by themselves, not with a noun.
Sorry
Yes
No
Well
Phew
Humph
Wow
Ummm
Ahh
Ouch
Yeah
Oops
No way
hey
Oh
Indeed
Hey
Bye
Jeepers
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Parts of Speech Continued
Verbs:
Words that show action
Words that show state of being
Word that link the subject to the predicate
Words that help other verbs. (Helping verbs)
Verb Tense:
The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place:
It took place in the past – past tense
played
cried
(yesterday)
It takes place now – in the present tense
play
cry
sometimes
It will take place later on – in the future tense
will play
will cry
(tomorrow)
Perfect Tense:
The perfect tenses show that one thing is done before something else, in the past, present, or future:
Hence:
It took place before something else that took place in the past – past perfect
had played Jenga ast week
Is taking place now before something else – present perfect
have played Jenga before
Will take place by the time something else takes place – future perfect
will have played 5 times by the end of the day
eat :
I have eaten pizza before.
I had eaten pizza last week.
I will have eaten all my pizza before I go to bed.
Give:
I have given my sister a big hug before.
I had given my sister a hug last night after she hurt her knee.
Reference Materials:
Dictionary – a book of definitions, pronunciations, and spellings of words. It also shows singular and plural and is
organized in alphabetical (abc) order
Glossary – a little dictionary for just that particular book
Both provide the pronunciation of a word
Both provide the definition or meaning of a word
Encyclopedia – gives general information about topics, animals, famous places, famous people in history,
things in nature, and objects like the Statue of Liberty of flags of countries
Thesaurus - Used to find synonyms for words
Atlas – a book of maps, used to find directions.
Road atlas shows how to drive from one place to another.
Almanac – A book for just a certain year. Tells famous stuff that happened in that particular year. Almanacs are often
published annually, but they are not necessarily an annual or yearbook like you get in school and put your signatures in.
Look up who won things in certain years with an Almanac
Annual – Like a high school yearbook. Annual literally means year.
Table of Contents:
Shows the chapters or sections in a book, the titles of the chapters, and the page numbers where they start
Look at the chapter titles to see the topic of each chapter
Using Guide Words:
Put the guide words and the answer choices in abc order by listing the words: 1. line up the beginning letters
that area the same; circle the letter in each word that is different; say your abc’s in your head or write them down on
the side of your paper; put the letters down in abc order; read back the letters you circled and wrote down to see if
they are in abc order; then choose your answer based on that list.
Example:
a.
b.
c.
d.
microscope
middle
millage
miracle
Which word would you find on the dictionary page with these guide words: might – mine
Writing Paragraphs:
Transition between paragraphs:
Mention the topic of the previous paragraph first, then link it to the new topic of the new paragraph.
(Try using an awuubus phrase.)
Example:
Apples are a delicious and healthy fruit. They have lots of vitamins and nutrients. Apples are high in vitamin C,
and they are a natural carbohydrate to give you lots of energy. Plus they are good for your teeth. Some people call
apples “Nature’s toothbrush.” So besides giving you lots of good healthy vitamins, when you eat an apple, it helps to
clean your teeth.
Similar to apples, pecans have lots of healthy benefits. They are high in protein, and they have good alternatives
to eating meat. You can grab a handful of nuts and feel full in no time.
Unlike apples and pecans, candy does not have any nutritional value. All candy has is lots of sugar and calories.
After you eat some candy, you might think you feel good, but then in no time, you will start to feel sluggish. Peaches are
good for you too. Sugar in candy is not good for you, and it does not give you any beneficial calories.
DID YOU NOTICE THE SENTENCE IN THE DIFFERENT FONT? WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THAT
SENTENCE IN THAT PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH?
Topic Sentences for Paragraphs:
Closing Sentences for Paragraphs:
A Closing Sentence needs to flow from the sentences that came before it.
It should not introduce completely new information.