ELA Unit 2 Grammar Review

ELA Unit 2 Grammar Review

Week 1

Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns

• names any person, place, or thing

• does not need a capital letter

• examples: boy, country, school, tissue, basketball

Proper Nouns

• names a specific person, place, thing, or organization

• always begins with a capital letter

• if the proper noun has more than one word, each important word begins with a capital letter

• examples: Jarrod, Mary Bragg Elementary School, Kleenex, Los Angeles Lakers, California

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• She works at the Animal Shelter.

• She works at the animal shelter.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The principal at Mary Bragg elementary school is Mr. Heilig.

• The principal at Mary Bragg Elementary School is Mr. Heilig.

Multiple Select

Which words are proper nouns and need to be capitalized in the following sentence?

She was born on wednesday at noon in california.

• Born

• Wednesday

• Noon

• California

Weeks 2 and 3

Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns

• one person, place, or thing

• teacher, office, football, fox, mouse

Plural Nouns

• more than one person, place, or thing

• teachers, offices, footballs

• add s, -es, or change the "y" to an "i" and then add -es, or change the "f" to "v" and add -es

• more examples: babies, foxes, wolves

• some words are collective nouns (singular and plural are the same) like deer, sheep, and fish

Multiple Choice

He read many ______ from his book.

• stories

• storyes

• storys

Multiple Choice

There is a saying that cats have nine _________.

• lifes

• life

• lives

Multiple Choice

Many _____ visited the park with their families.

• childs

• children

• childrens

Week 4

Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns

• a possessive noun shows ownership (the noun belongs to someone or something)

• add an 's to a singular noun (example: my sister's bike)

• add an ' to a plural noun ending in s (example: the dogs' bones--the bones belonged to more than one dog)

• add an 's to a plural noun that does not end in s (example: people's homes--the homes belonged to the people)

Multiple Choice

My _____ job sounds really fun. She works for Pixar.

• aunts

• aunt's

• aunts'

Multiple Choice

___________ jobs keep them very busy.

• Teacher

• Teachers

• Teacher's

• Teachers'

Week 5

Combining Sentences

Combining Sentences

• Sentences can be combined by joining two subject nouns with the word "and" (Example: Kevin and John sit near me.)

• Sentences can be combined by joining two predicate nouns with the word "and" (Example: I am a runner and an artist.)

• Leave out words that repeat!

• Sentences with a series of items can be combined using commas (Example: She ate ice cream, cookies, and cake.)

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to write the following sentence?

He likes to run fast catch footballs and score touchdowns.

• It is correct the way it is written.

• He likes to run fast, catch footballs and score touchdowns.

• He likes to run fast, catch footballs, and score touchdowns.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences without changing the meaning?

Sean went inside. Cora went inside.

• Sean went inside with Cora.

• Sean and Cora went inside.

• Sean went inside and Cora went inside.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences without changing the meaning?

Dad likes to play checkers. Dad likes to play chess.

• Dad likes to play checkers and dad likes to play chess.

• Dad likes to play checkers and chess.

Poll

Which of the following was your favorite Literature Anthology story from Unit 2?

• The Secret Message

• Ranita, The Frog Princess

• The Buffalo are Back

• Spiders

• The Haiku and Lyric Poetry