Grammar 2

Grammar 2

The second of our four grammar rules we will learn this year!

*Succession means in a row!

NOUN SERIES

The KPMS 8th grade mascots are Gators, Ducks, and Moose!

VERB SERIES

He loves to watch football, play baseball, and go golfing.

PREPOSITIONAL SERIES

While chasing the ball, the corgi ran across the yard, under the fence, and through the woods.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT have the a series with the same part of speech?

• He has a hamster, a cat, and a fish.

• The Boy Scout likes to go camping, fishing, and swimming.

• I love watching movies, going skiing, and ice cream.

• She looked on the floor, in the closet, and under the bed for her necklace.

NO! It would have been more logical for the writer to explain what he was wearing from the top down, but that sentence was all over the place.

He wore a beanie hat, a warm scarf, an orange tee shirt, a leather belt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Multiple Choice

Which Grammar 2 is more logical?

• He jumped in the car, put on his seatbelt, turned the key, and drove away.

• He turned the key, jumped in the car, put on his seatbelt, and drove away.

*We will do this on the board if we have time!

*We will do this on the board if we have time!