Wonders Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 4 Grammar

Wonders Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 4 Grammar

Combining Sentences: Subject Nouns

• Combine sentences by joining two nouns in the subject.

• Kim paddles a canoe.

• Betsy paddles a canoe.

• Use the coordinating conjunction and to join the nouns and form a compound subject. Leave out words that repeat and make subjects and verbs agree. The verb changes to paddle when the subject is plural.

• Kim and Betsy paddle canoes.

• A combined sentence has a complete subject and predicate.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?

Parents enjoyed the play. Children enjoyed the play.

• Parents or children enjoyed the play.

• Parents and children enjoyed the play.

• Parents enjoyed the play and the children.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?

The grass swayed in the wind. The trees swayed in the wind.

• The grass, trees swayed in the wind.

• The grass swayed in the wind and trees swayed too.

• The grass and trees swayed in the wind.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?

The story was really interesting. The pictures were really interesting.

• The story and pictures were really interesting.

• The story, pictures, and really interesting.

• The story was really interesting, or pictures.

Get out your whiteboard to combine these sentences!

• The hawks fly high in the air. The eagles fly high in the air.

• Mrs. Winner is happy. Mrs. Heeckt is happy.

• The dog wears a collar. The cat wears a collar.

What are subject nouns?

• Subject nouns tell WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.

• Name the subject noun(s) in this sentence: Lucas is a good listener.

• Name the subject noun(s) in this sentence: Dante and Dominic are twins.

Combining Sentences: Predicate Nouns

• Sentences can be combined by joining two predicate nouns:

• The engineer studies roads. The engineer studies bridges.

• Use and to join the nouns and form a compound predicate. Leave out words that repeat:

• The engineer studies roads and bridges.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?

At the beach we saw seagulls. At the beach we saw pelicans.

• At the beach we saw seagulls and we also saw pelicans.

• At the beach we saw seagulls and pelicans.

• At the beach we saw all kinds of birds.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?

The pelicans ate fish. The pelicans ate crabs.

• The pelicans ate fish and crabs.

• The pelicans, fish, and crabs ate.

• The pelicans ate fish and then later on they ate some crabs.

Multiple Choice

How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?

Mom packed sandwiches. Mom packed fruit.

• Mom packed so much food!

• Mom packed a turkey sandwich for me, and a cheese sandwich for her.

• Mom packed sandwiches and fruit.

Commas

• Use a comma between the day and the year in a date.

• July 4, 1776

• Use a comma in locations between names of a city or town and a state between the names of a street address, a town, and a state.

• 122 Main St., Boston, Massachusetts

• Use commas to separate three or more words in a series. Do not use a comma after the last word.

• apples, bananas, and oranges.

More commas

• Use a comma after the name of a person being spoken to and after words such as yes and no when beginning a sentence.

• Donna, can you make lunch now?

• Yes, I can make lunch now.

• (complete practice book page 99)

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Proofreading time! Get out those white boards to combine sentences or correct the errors.

• The knight was on a horse. The knight was carrying a sword.

• We see'd a kangaroo zebra and lion at the zoo.

• abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 1809

• Colin plays tennis. Sue plays tennis.

• (complete practice book page 100)

Multiple Choice

How should the commas be written in this address?

• Rochester, New York

• Rochester, New, York

• Rochester New York

Multiple Choice

How should the comma be written in this date?

• March, 28, 1984

• March 28, 1984

• March 28 1984,

Multiple Choice

How should the commas be written in this list

• pie, cake, cookies, and, candy

• pie cake cookies, and candy

• pie, cake, cookies, and candy