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Grammar Review
GRAMMAR LESSON #1: NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
GRAMMAR LESSON #2: VERBS
GRAMMAR LESSON #3: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Grammar Notes
DUE THE DAY OF THE QUIZ:
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER….
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Grammar Lesson #1: Nouns and Pronouns
 Grammar Lesson #2: Verbs
 Grammar Lesson #3: Adjectives and Adverbs
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3-4 Questions
A 3 sentence summary
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 Notes MUST be ready to turn in when you walk in
the door….any notes that are not turned in by the
time the bell rings will be LATE.
Let’s Review
TAKE OUT YOUR NOTES….ADD ANYTHING
YOU THINK YOU MAY NEED TO REMEMBER,
OR THAT YOU MAY NEED TO STUDY FOR THE
GRAMMAR QUIZ.
Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns
 A word that names a
person, place or thing.
 Noun types:
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Proper, common,
compound, collective,
abstract.
Pronouns and
Antecedents
 Pronoun
 Words that stand for
nouns or for words that
take the place of nouns.
 Antecedent
 Nouns for which the
pronouns stand.
Let’s Practice – Nouns
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Write a sentence with a collective noun.
Write a sentence with a compound noun.
Write a sentence with an abstract noun.
Write a sentence that uses a common noun and a
proper noun.
Write a sentence using at least three different
types of nouns.
***If any of these nouns types are difficult for you…put
a star next to them…that is what you need to study.
Let’s Practice – Pronouns/Antecedents
 Use the following nouns, accompanied by a pronoun
that uses the noun as an antecedent to write 2
sentences.
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clowns
festival
dancer
New York City
fireworks
***Again, if this is something you did not remember put a star on
your notes, so that you remember to review those tonight.
Verbs – Action and Linking
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
 An action verb is a verb
 A linking verb is a verb
that tells what someone
or something is
performing.
 Show mental action
and visible action.
that connects a word at
or near the beginning
of a sentence with a
word at or near the
end.
 Most common linking
verb is some form of
the verb be.
Let’s Practice - Verbs
 Find the verb and label as action or linking:
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Chinese artists of the Bronze Age made beautiful
carvings.
The astronauts felt concerned after sensing the
explosion.
The Apollo 13 mission was successful.
Kings had tombs decorated extravagantly for
themselves.
They hoped for harmony between human beings
and nature.
Adjectives
 A word used to describe a noun or pronoun.
 SO….locate the noun/pronoun…THEN ask yourself
what words describe that noun/pronoun. Those are
you adjectives.
Adverbs
 A word that describes:
 Verbs
 Ancient people often saw designs in the stars, called
constellations.
 Other Adverbs
 She moved very quickly from her forward position to midfield.
 Adjectives
 The Maya were very accomplished astronomers.
Let’s Practice….Adjective or Adverb?
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A glow just barely appears on the northern horizon.
Lights move unexpectedly fast across the sky.
Ms. Wallace is running for town office.
The glow is almost completely gone.
My mother raises African violets.
I watch very quietly in awe.
Each camper had a bottle of insect repellent.