Language Arts Study Evidence 2nd Trimester

Language Arts:

Study Evidence

2nd Period​

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IMPORTANT!

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​MAIN VERB

​This verb refers to the important verb in the sentence, the one that typically shows the action or state of being of the subject. Main verbs can stand alone, or they can be used with a helping verb.

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EXAMPLE:

Sarah reads books in the library.​

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Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

My brother and I __________ in the park.

• go

• play

• cook

• drive

Open Ended

Complete the sentence with a main verb.

My aunt________ with me every weekend.

HELPING VERB

​This verb comes before the main verb in a sentence. Together the helping verb and the main verb form a verb phrase. (A helping verb is also known as an auxiliary verb.)

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EXAMPLE:

My dog Tina is chewing a bone.​

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Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and identify the helping verb.

The firefighter is helping people to leave the building.

• helping

• is

• people

PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE TENSES.

​The present tense shows action happening now.

EX: ​I watch a movie with my family.

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The past tense shows that an action already happened. Form the past tense by adding -ed to the end of a regular verb. If the verb ends in e, drop the e before adding -ed.

EX: I watched a movie with my family.​

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The future tense shows action that has not happened yet. The future tense is formed by using the helping verb will plus a verb.

EX: I will watch a movie with my family.​

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

Identify the tense for the sentence:

Yesterday she danced her dance rutine.

• Present

• Past

• Future

Multiple Choice

Identify the tense for the sentence:

The horses eat grass from the field.

• Present

• Past

• Future

Multiple Choice

Identify the tense for the sentence:

Jenny's birthday is next week. I will prepare her a birthday card.

• Present

• Past

• Future

Present Progressive

Present Progressive is the form of a verb that shows an action which continues over times. To make the progressive form of a verb, add -ing to the main verb.

 

EXAMPLE:

He is playing.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the Present Progressive verb.

Robert is cooking a birthday cake.

• cooking

• is

• Robert

Past Progressive

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Past progressive is a verb tense describes something that continued in the past. It uses the verb was or were as a helping verb.

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EXAMPLE:​

He was working.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the verb in the past progressive form.

Last week, my aunts were talking about the weather.

• weather

• week

• were talking

Compound sentence

A compound sentence has two simple sentences joined together. The separate sentences are joined by a comma (,) and a coordinating conjunction such as and, or, but, or so.

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EXAMPLE:​

Some people read books, and others talked quietly.

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Multiple Choice

Indentify the coordinating conjunction.

I am a Harry Potter fan, so I read the whole book saga.

• am

• so

• the

Subject and Object Pronoun

A subject pronoun is a pronoun that tells who or what does the action of the sentence. An object pronoun is a pronoun that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

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EXAMPLE:​

Subject pronoun: He studied dance for many years.

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Object pronoun: Grandmother made breakfast for him every morning.

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject pronoun.

Martha is a smart girl, she studies everyday after classes.

• girl

• she

• Martha

Multiple Choice

Pick the correct Object pronoun to replace the underlined noun.

I borrow my pencil case to Rita.

• him

• us

• her

Homophones

There are words that might be confused, they sound the same but have different meanings.

Multiple Select

Pick the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

Last year we went skying ________ Colorado.

• too

• two

• to

Multiple Select

Pick the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

I am ______ tired to preare dinner.

• two

• too

• to

Multiple Select

Pick the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

The children need to take care of _________ own material.

• their

• they're

• there

Multiple Select

Pick the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

________ will be a party next week at the park.

• Their

• There

• They're

Multiple Select

Pick the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

The dog left ________ ball at the park.

• its

• it's

Singular Possessive

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Singular possessive pronouns show ownership. Add an “s” to a singular noun to make it possessive.

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EXAMPLE:​

Tina’s apple

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

The backpack of Paulina.

• Paulina's backpack

• Paulinas' backpack

• Paulina' backpack

Plural Possessive

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A plural possessive noun shows ownership by more than one person or thing. When a plural noun ends with -s, add only an apostrophe to make it possessive. When a plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe and -s to make it possessive.

 

EXAMPLE:​

Carlos’ ball

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Multiple Choice

Pick the correct option.

The playstation of Andres.

• Andre's playstation

• Andres' playstation

• Andres playstation

Modal auxiliaries

​May: Someone has permission to do an action.

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Should: I think the action probably ought to happen.

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Must: An action absolutely needs to happen

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Can: An ability to do an action

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Would: Willingness

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Might: ​Possibility an action will happen.

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Multiple Choice

Use the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence.

_____ I drink water?

• Can

• May

• Should

Multiple Choice

Use the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence.

My mom told me I ________ sleep at 10:00 pm.

• can

• must

• may

Multiple Choice

Use the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence.

It may rain later, I ________ take my umbrella with me.

• should

• may

• can

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Multiple Choice

Choose the vocabulary word for the next meaning:

A set time for things to happen.

• fainted

• schedule

• reference

Multiple Choice

Choose the vocabulary word for the next meaning:

sad

• mournful

• thrilling

• concerned

Multiple Choice

Choose the vocabulary word for the next meaning:

to have recorded information

• predict

• vision

• registered