Grammar and Language Workbook, Part 1: Grammar

1 GrammarGrammar45 Unit 1, Parts of Speech47 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date _____GrammarUnit 1: Parts of SpeechLesson 1 Nouns: Concrete, Abstract, and CollectiveA noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. A singular noun names oneperson, place, thing, or idea, and a plural noun names more than :friendfriendsPlace:fieldfieldsThing:mel odymelodiesIdea:freedomfreedomsA collective noun names a group. A collective noun is singular when it refers to the groupas a whole. A collective noun is plural when it refers to the individual members of a committee is studying the issue. (singular)The committee have gone to lunch. (plural) Exercise 1 Write S above each singular noun and pl. above each plural staff voted to rearrange their group is planning a trip to New fountain in Grant Park is lovely at crowd had formed outside the department class donated their time to the senior citizens company of actors entertained the grazed on the grassy plain while tourists took soccer team will practice after the softball greenhouse was filled with orchids and road follows the shoreline for five saw surreys, covered wagons.

2 And streetcars at the transportation art league sponsored a competition for high school and Suzanne often watch the evening _____ Class _____ Date _____Copyright by wandered into our pond and stayed for nearly a vacant mansion was hidden behind the overgrown show choir left their costumes in the concrete noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the abstract noun names an idea, a quality, or a Exercise 2 Write con. above each concrete noun and abst. above each abstract noun. flowers were a complete honesty impressed the members of the is seeking compensation for her diary contains no gathered around the stage in have plans to celebrate the s notion of fairness is based on Sanchez built a generator just for this made every effort to win the can speak French, but Alicia knows both French and finally understand the meaning of that has written an intriguing short listens to her favorite rock music on the expressed curiosity about the plot of the a little luck, Stan will get loge tickets to the received an award for his devotion to this Glencoe Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 10 Lesson 2 Nouns: Proper and CommonA proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

3 Proper nouns arecapitalized. A common nounrefers to persons, places, or things in NOUNSCOMMON NOUNSP erson: George WashingtonpresidentPlace: SaharadesertThing: IguanodondinosaurIdea: Renaissancethought Exercise 1 Write prop. above each proper noun and com. above each common came to America in vast Atlantic separates Europe from the Revolution, the United States attracted more and more of the new arrivals settled in New people chose to live near the merchants knew that money was to be made in of seaports, such as Salem, Massachusetts, built many built their sailing craft with created many new new ships could sail as far as people were attracted to the adventure of the Brown Palmer was born in the late eighteenth father designed and built Nat grew up with knowledge of the became a captain at the age of years later he made a 1, Parts of Speech49 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date was the first person to sight.

4 He supplied weapons to Sim n Bol var is known as the liberator of South Palmer then became captain of a packet ships were forerunners of the are the most famous type of sailing Palmer designed better and better packet sailed these ships to Europe and business partner was Edward Knight designed flat-bottomed sailing new models carried larger rose for Collins and merchants started copying the new Low and his brothers opened trade routes to Americans and the Chinese were trading partners for a century. Writing Link Write a paragraph about the plot of your favorite movie. Use proper and _____ Class _____ Date _____50 Glencoe Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 10 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillGrammarLesson 3 Pronouns: Personal and Possessive; Reflexive and IntensiveA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, oranother pronoun.

5 A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing by indicatingthe person speaking (the first person), the person being addressed (the second person), orany other person or thing being discussed (the third person).SINGULARPLURALF irst personI, mewe, usSecond personyouyouThird personhe, him, she, her, itthey, themA possessive pronoun shows possession or control. It takes the place of a possessive personmy, mineour, oursSecond personyour, yoursyour, yoursThird personhis, her, hers, itstheir, theirs Exercise 1 Underline each personal pronoun and circle each possessive pronoun. Itold herthat itwas read the story to his younger themto the skating rink in their pool each day during the dog is begging youto feed their video somewhere between the library and my usthe time weneeded to complete the organized the recycling campaign with their weask herto join usfor lunch?

6 Felix in our production of The Odd called thembefore theyleft for the snow covered the windshield of his youenjoy their convention as much as wedid? wagon creaked under the pressure of its their arguments carefully before making our final 1, Parts of Speech51 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date _____GrammarName _____ Class _____ Date _____52 Glencoe Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 10 Copyright by wrote thema letter of recommendation about be mistaken about youdon t like yours, youcan have some of to the football game before itwas decide which book shewould heran apology for his inconsiderate reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same personor thing is involved. An intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or another surprised himself by breaking the home-run record.

7 (reflexive)Leo himself prepared the main course. (intensive)SINGULARPLURALF irst personmyselfourselvesSecond personyourselfyourselvesThird personhimself, herself, itselfthemselves Exercise 2 Underline each reflexive pronoun and circle each intensive helped herselfby finishing her homework puppy scared itselfby watching its yourselves can lead the singing bought himselfa computer at the garage myself forgot to bring the voted for the unknown candidate let yourselfeat too much composed the music playing in the background will learn the new dance you yourself advance in the standings after the first round of play? allowed themselvesplenty of time to reach the himself assured us it would not rain on our train itself seemed to stop promised ourselveswe would see that movie Friday have visited Virginia many times yourself. Lesson 4 Pronouns: Interrogative and Relative; Demonstrative and IndefiniteAn interrogative pronoun is used to form questions.

8 Interrogative pronouns are who,whom, whose, what, and which. Other forms of the interrogative pronouns are whoever,whomever, whosoever, whatever, and is planning to attend the silent auction?Whatever are the Wilsons going to do with the leftover potato salad?A relative pronoun is used to begin a special subject-verb word group called asubordinate clause (see Lesson 24).The tour guide says this is the invention that changed PRONOUNS whowhomwhatwhichthatwhoeverwhomeverwhate verwhicheverwhose Exercise 1 Underline each interrogative pronoun and circle each relative these schedules lists the time that the bus to Topeka leaves? caterer who furnished this meal did an excellent to common courtesy? will see whichever of the Broadway plays you pianist who played last night gave a magnificent the passenger whose briefcase was lost? will give the package to whoever answers the s car, which is bright red, is parked across the you say the biography was about?

9 Up your arm? we hoping to locate? did Terence admire at the art exhibit? quilt that Derek and Denise made is an anniversary gift for their Tina purchased the blue silk dress that was displayed in the decided about the park that borders Silver Lake? me whatever needs to be 1, Parts of Speech53 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date _____GrammarName _____ Class _____ Date _____54 Glencoe Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 10 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillGrammarA demonstrative pronoun points out specific persons, places, things, or was signed by the entire class. SINGULARPLURAL thisthesethatthoseAn indefinite pronoun refers to persons, places, or things in a more general way than anoun decorated the dining room for Corinne s PRONOUNS allbotheverythingnonesomeanothereachfewn othingsomebodyanyeithermanyonesomeoneany bodyenoughmostothersomethinganyoneeveryb odyneitherothersanythingeveryonenobodyse veral Exercise 2 Draw a line under each indefinite pronoun and circle each demonstrative appears to be a game anyonecan belong on the shelf next to the mystery the public a reason to a copy of Taylor Joyce s newest is the key to unlocking the secrets of Ms.

10 Dupont s provoked quite an argument at the meeting last to win the contest, but fewactually claim first instructor gave othersan opportunity to voice their demonstrated that yesterday when he received his first traffic allthe directors, oneachieved true greatness with his signs to show us the way to the these to the laboratory on Clifford certainly tastes delicious on top of a bed of Gary s time was spent researching the our attention as we waited in the incredibly long those would last 5 Action Verbs: Transitive and IntransitiveA verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make astatement. An action verb tells what someone or something does. Action verbs canexpress either physical or mental action. A transitive verb is an action verb that isfollowed by a word or words that answer the question what?