U.3 W.1 Grammar G.3

U.3 W.1 Grammar G.3

Verbs, Quotation Marks, and Colons

Multiple Select

Every complete sentence has 2 parts, a ________ and _________.

• reject

• subject

• predicament

• predicate

What does the subject tell?

• It tells what or whom the sentence is about.

What does the predicate tell?

• It tells what the subject does (like in an action verb).

• It tells about the subject. (like in a linking verb).

Open Ended

Read and type the verbs in each sentence.

I read a book about birds and learned about their nests.

Open Ended

Read and type the verbs in each sentence.

"My neighbor is a bird watcher and she writes about the birds in our town. "

Open Ended

Read and type the verbs in each sentence.

"I saw a hummingbird in the flowers."

Open Ended

Read and type the verbs in each sentence.

"A hummingbird is very small, and its wings move very fast."

Open Ended

Read and type the verbs in each sentence.

"We learned that the hummingbird drinks nectar. So, my dad and I made a special feeder for them."

Open Ended

I tried the lemonade, but it tasted too sour. So, I added more sugar to it.

What are the verbs?

"Quotation marks" show that someone is speaking. Quotation marks come at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

• The end marks go inside the quotation mark.

• "I'd like to see the new movies about penguins," said Mom.

Open Ended

Add the quotation marks and fix any other mistakes.

let's all go this afternoon, Dad suggested

Open Ended

Add the quotation marks and fix any other mistakes.

i'll check the paper to see what time it starts, I told them

Colon :

• Put a : between the hour and minutes in time.

• 10:00, 5:30, 9:45

Open Ended

Fix any mistakes in here.

do you want to see the movie at 230 or 530, I asked

Open Ended

Fix any mistakes in here.

let's all go at 230 since we're having company over at 615, Mom said

Now, please complete the U.3.1 Grammar worksheet in Seesaw.