Transcription of GRAMMAR & USAGE - Shields Middle School
1 GRAMMAR & USAGEGRAMMAR & USAGE12345678910 ISBN 0-8251-6055-3 Copyright 2006J. Weston Walch, Box 658 Portland, Maine in the United States of AmericaThe classroom teacher may reproduce materials in this book for classroom use reproduction of any part for an entire School or School system is strictly part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any formwithout written permission from the 0-8251-6055-3 Copyright 2006J. Weston Walch, Box 658 Portland, Maine in the United States of AmericaThe classroom teacher may reproduce materials in this book for classroom use reproduction of any part for an entire School or School system is strictly part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any formwithout written permission from the.
2 IvParts of Speech ..1 Sentences .. 41 Phrases .. 61 Clauses .. 81 UsageVerb USAGE .. 101 Pronoun USAGE .. 126 Adjective/Adverb USAGE .. 136 MechanicsCapitalization .. 146 Punctuation .. 161 Answer Key .. 181iiiTable of ContentsIntroduction .. ivParts of Speech ..1 Sentences .. 41 Phrases .. 61 Clauses .. 81 UsageVerb USAGE .. 101 Pronoun USAGE .. 126 Adjective/Adverb USAGE .. 136 MechanicsCapitalization .. 146 Punctuation .. 161 Answer Key .. 181iiiTable of ContentsivThe Daily Warm-Upsseriesis a wonderful way to turn extra classroom minutes intovaluable learning time. The 180 quick activities one for each day of the School year practicelanguage arts skills. These daily activities may be used at the very beginning of class to getstudents into learning mode, near the end of class to make good educational use of thattransitional time, in the Middle of class to shift gears between lessons or whenever else youhave minutes that now go unused.
3 Daily Warm-Upsare easy-to-use reproducibles simply photocopy the day s activity anddistribute it. Or make a transparency of the activity and project it on the board. You may wantto use the activities for extra-credit points or as a check on the language arts skills that are builtand acquired over you choose to use them, Daily Warm-Upsare a convenient and useful supplement toyour regular lesson plans. Make every minute of your class time count!Daily Warm-Ups: GRAMMAR & UsageivThe Daily Warm-Upsseriesis a wonderful way to turn extra classroom minutes intovaluable learning time. The 180 quick activities one for each day of the School year practicelanguage arts skills. These daily activities may be used at the very beginning of class to getstudents into learning mode, near the end of class to make good educational use of thattransitional time, in the Middle of class to shift gears between lessons or whenever else youhave minutes that now go unused.
4 Daily Warm-Upsare easy-to-use reproducibles simply photocopy the day s activity anddistribute it. Or make a transparency of the activity and project it on the board. You may wantto use the activities for extra-credit points or as a check on the language arts skills that are builtand acquired over you choose to use them, Daily Warm-Upsare a convenient and useful supplement toyour regular lesson plans. Make every minute of your class time count!Daily Warm-Ups: GRAMMAR & Usage1 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechConcrete and Abstract NounsAnounis a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples:musician, studio, guitar, hopeNouns can be concrete or abstract. The examples listed above areall concrete except the noun on the examples listed above, explain the difference between aconcrete and an abstract about some concrete and abstract nouns in your daily life.
5 Make a list below. ConcreteAbstract1 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechConcrete and Abstract NounsAnounis a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples:musician, studio, guitar, hopeNouns can be concrete or abstract. The examples listed above areall concrete except the noun on the examples listed above, explain the difference between aconcrete and an abstract about some concrete and abstract nouns in your daily life. Make a list below. ConcreteAbstract2 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR &UsageParts of SpeechConcrete or Abstract?Remember that a concrete nounnames a person, place, or thingthat can be sensed with one of the five senses. An abstract nounnames an idea or quality and cannot be sensed with one of the five senses.
6 For each of the following nouns, write Con the line if it is a concretenoun or Aif it is an abstract noun . 2006 WalchPublishing1. ocean2. aviary3. sorrow4. communication5. Earth6. beauty_____7. grandmother8. justice9. ability10. Miami11. bracelet12. belief_____2 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR &UsageParts of SpeechConcrete or Abstract?Remember that a concrete nounnames a person, place, or thingthat can be sensed with one of the five senses. An abstract nounnames an idea or quality and cannot be sensed with one of the five senses. For each of the following nouns, write Con the line if it is a concretenoun or Aif it is an abstract noun . 2006 WalchPublishing1. ocean2. aviary3. sorrow4.
7 Communication5. Earth6. beauty_____7. grandmother8. justice9. ability10. Miami11. bracelet12. belief_____3 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechCommon and Proper NounsAcommon nounnames a person, place, or thing. A proper nounnames a particular person, place, or nouns:teacher, School , calendarProper nouns:Mrs. Ramirez, Riverdale High School , SeptemberRead the following sentences. Underline the common nouns once. Underlinethe proper nouns twice. 1. My grandmother came to the United States from Ireland before the Great My brother usually drives us to School in his Toyota Ryan works nights and weekends at Parker s Restaurant. 4. Aunt Hilda bought me an iPod for my birthday.
8 5. When I graduate from high School , I m going to college at BostonUniversity. 3 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechCommon and Proper NounsAcommon nounnames a person, place, or thing. A proper nounnames a particular person, place, or nouns:teacher, School , calendarProper nouns:Mrs. Ramirez, Riverdale High School , SeptemberRead the following sentences. Underline the common nouns once. Underlinethe proper nouns twice. 1. My grandmother came to the United States from Ireland before the Great My brother usually drives us to School in his Toyota Ryan works nights and weekends at Parker s Restaurant. 4. Aunt Hilda bought me an iPod for my birthday. 5. When I graduate from high School , I m going to college at BostonUniversity.
9 4 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR &UsageParts of SpeechMaking Proper NounsRemember that a common nounnames a person, place, or nounnames a particular person, place, or thing. Make each of the common nouns below into proper nouns. The firstone has been done for you. 2006 WalchPublishing1. road _____2. river _____3. store _____4. teacher _____5. aunt _____6. park _____7. month _____8. School _____9. car _____10. holiday _____Baker Road4 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR &UsageParts of SpeechMaking Proper NounsRemember that a common nounnames a person, place, or nounnames a particular person, place, or thing. Make each of the common nouns below into proper nouns. The firstone has been done for you.
10 2006 WalchPublishing1. road _____2. river _____3. store _____4. teacher _____5. aunt _____6. park _____7. month _____8. School _____9. car _____10. holiday _____Baker Road5 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechCompound or Collective?Acompound nounis a noun that includes more than one nouns may contain two or more words, hyphenatedwords, or two words that are combined as :dining room, babysitter, turtleneckAcollective nounnames a group of people or :team, class, flockBelow is a list of compound and collective nouns. Create a two-column chart,labeling one column Compound and one column Collective. Write the wordsin the appropriate aidganghome runpost officegroupwashing machinesleeping bagcrewleaguepaperbackcrowdtribefish tankfamilybystanderorchestragreenhousehe rdmotorcyclesoftwarecommittee5 DailyWarm-Ups: GRAMMAR & USAGE 2006 WalchPublishingParts of SpeechCompound or Collective?