Download Unit 3 Grammar

Week 1—The Stranger
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The main word in the predicate of a sentence
is a verb.
Words that show actions are called action
verbs.
Most action verbs show actions you can see.
Some action verbs, such as think and
understand, show actions you cannot see.
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Action Verbs
Mr. Bailey hit a stranger
with his truck.
He regretted the accident.
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Linking verbs do not show actions. They tell
what the subject is or what the subject is like.
Common linking verbs are forms of the verb
to be, such as am, is, are, was, and were.
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Verbs such as seem, appear, become, and feel
can also be linking verbs.
Linking Verbs
The man was alive.
He seemed very strange.
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The Bailey family lived on a farm.
Mr. Bailey struck a man with his truck.
He brought the man home.
The stranger was silent.
He appeared completely healthy.
The stranger changed the weather.
Animals trusted the strange man.
One morning the stranger disappeared.
March is a great time of year in New
England.
 In the fields, the snow melts into muddy
puddles.
 Little streams become swollen with water.
 A brisk wind chases the clouds across the
sky.
 Birds return from their winter homes in the
south.
 Green shoots poke their way through the
dead leaves.
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My friend John ____ (L) crazy about nature.
He _____ (A) the plants and animals in the
woods near his home. Often he quietly
______(A) birds with his binoculars. Once he
______(A) a beaver dam in the stream. When
he talks about what he has seen, John
_________( L) very excited. Some people find
the woods scary, but John _____ (L) content
when he is out by himself in the natural
world.
 A big maple tree ____ in our backyard.
A. be
B. grows C. standing
D. from
 It _____ at least 100 years old.
A. do
B. until C. is
D. lasting
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In summer we _______ in its shade.
play B. happy C. am
D. under
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Birds ______ nests in its leafy branches.
flying B. noisy C. safe
D. build
 Our tree’s leaves turn golden yellow in October.
A. tree’s B. leaves
C. golden D. turn
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The leaves float to the ground like orange snow.
float B. to
C. ground D. snow
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The tree becomes a bare gray skeleton.
bare
B. gray
C. becomes D. skeleton
The warmth of spring gives our old tree new life at last.
A. last
B. gives
C. spring
D. warmth
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Last spring I planted a bean in a flower pot.
A green sprout pushed through the soil a few
days later.
The bean formed two big leaves.
The little plant grew rapidly.
In a few weeks, my bean was ready for the
garden.
I put it in a sunny spot.
The bean seemed happy in its new home.
Action: The tree (blew wildly in the wind, is tall
and strong)
 Linking: The squirrels (raced across the street,
were ready for winter)
 Linking: The river (seems deeper than last year,
overflows its banks every spring)
 Action: The air (felt warm and sticky, hardly
moved at all)
 Linking: Summer (is a time for simple pleasures,
often brings hot and humid weather.
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