Grammar On The Go - Lesson 4

Grammar On The Go

LESSON 4

6th Grade

Somewhere between worrying about what to

wear tomorrow and who will be in my first
period class I must have fallen asleep because I
was awakened by a noise I loathe, the alarm
clock.

Homophone

•

One of two or more words that are pronounced
the same but differ in meaning, origin, and
sometimes spelling.

•

“ware” is similar things, or things that are made of
the same material.

•

“wear” is to put on or try on articles of clothing.

Unit 1

Lesson 4

Grammar

on the Go!

Write On! with Jamie 2014

Write

On!

Multiple Choice

The ___ trees look lost without ____ leaves.

• bear/their

• bear/there

• bare/their

• bare/there

Match

Match the following

• there

• they're

• their

a place or location

stands for they are

ownership or belongs to

• a place or location

• stands for they are

• ownership or belongs to

Match

Match the following

• to

• too

• two

a place

also, many

a number/pair

• a place

• also, many

• a number/pair

Multiple Choice

Can you ____ the teacher's question?

• here

• hear

Multiple Choice

You will ___ your new teacher at Open House.

• meat

• meet

Match

Match the following

• consent to receive (a thing offered)

• not including; other than

• have an effect on; make a difference to/touch the feelings of (someone); move emotionally

• a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

Accept

Except

Affect

Effect

• Accept

• Except

• Affect

• Effect

Match

Match the following

• have on one's body or a part of one's body as clothing, decoration, protection, or for some other purpose.

• in or to what place or position.

• second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive of be.

Wear

Where

Were

• Wear

• Where

• Were

Fragment

A group of words that begins with a capital
letter and ends with a period, question mark,
or exclamation point but is grammatically
incomplete.

Somewhere between worrying about
what to weartomorrow and who will be in
my first period classI must have fallen
asleep because I was awakened by a noise
I loathe, the alarm clock.

Unit 1

Lesson 4

Grammar

on the Go!

Write On! with Jamie 2014

Write

On!

What is a sentence fragment?

A sentence must have both a subject and a predicate to express a complete thought. A group of words that lacks a subject, a predicate, or both is a sentence fragment. A fragment does not express a complete thought and should be avoided in writing.

Multiple Choice

Review! What is the subject of a sentence?

• The who or what the sentence is about.

• The action or what is happening in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Review! What is the predicate of a sentence?

• The who or what the sentence is about.

• The action or what is happening in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of fragment?

• any piece of a sentence that does not contain both a subject and a verb

• a complete sentence

• a sentence that contains multiple subjects and verbs

• a sentence that goes on longer than expected

Multiple Choice

You will read Tender Is the Night, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Sentence or Fragment?

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

According to my aunt, the rutabaga, a tasty vegetable.

Sentence or Fragment?

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The river, the ocean, the deep forest.

• Belong to you.

• The river, the ocean, the deep forest belong to you.

• The familiar.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The familiar.

• I see the gym I have always known.

• The basketball hoop, the climbing ropes, the smell of sweat.

• Chill me to the bone.

Somewhere between worrying about what to

wear tomorrow and who will be in my first
period class I must have fallen asleep because
I was awakened by a noise I loathe,the alarm
clock.

Appositive

AnAppositive is a noun, noun phrase, or

series of nouns placed next to another word or
phrase to identify or rename it. It is set off
with either comma(s) or parentheses.

Mexico City,the biggest city in the world, has many archaeological sites.

Unit 1

Lesson 4

Grammar

on the Go!

Write On! with Jamie 2014

Write

On!

Multiple Choice

Find the appositive: My sister, Erica, loves to sleep.

• My sister

• Erica

• Loves to sleep

Multiple Choice

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

• , was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci,

• , the great Renaissance painter,

Multiple Choice

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.

• , one of the most popular movies ever made,

• , a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.

• In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made,

• In It's a Wonderful Life,

Multiple Choice

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

• Clarence,

• , must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

• , an angel,

• what a wonderful life he has had.

Multiple Choice

1. After the shoppers _________ the department store, the cleaners started to mop the floors.

• leave

• left

• had left

Multiple Choice

2. The shop owner __________ his shop that day because it was a holiday.

• had not opened

• had not open

• not opened

Declarative Sentence

A sentence in the form of a statement.
In a declarative sentence, the subject
normally

precedes

the

verb.

A

declarative sentenceends with a period.

Somewhere between worrying about
what to wear tomorrow and who will
be in my first period class I must have
fallen asleep because I was awakened
by a noise I loathe, the alarm clock.

Unit 1

Lesson 4

Grammar

on the Go!

Write On! with Jamie 2014

Write

On!

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is a declarative sentence?

• Can you fix my car?

• Worked on the assignment.

• How many minutes is the show?

• We watched the movie in the basement.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is a declarative sentence?

• Did you see the fireworks?

• Loud, bright, and sparkling.

• Were there fireworks at the festival?

• My brother can see them from his house.

Multiple Choice

Declarative sentences end with what punctuation?

• period

• comma

• question mark

• exclamation mark

Multiple Choice

Interrogative sentences end with what punctuation?

• period

• comma

• question mark

• exclamation mark

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is an interrogative sentence?

• What is wrong with the machine?

• Fixed it last weekend.

• The repairman was kind.

• The machine stopped working.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is an interrogative sentence?

• It took me a long time to get my work done.

• Can you find the test from last week?

• I needed my iPad for the homework.

• Scored poorly on my test?

Multiple Choice

I am on my fourth question this is a difficult quiz.

• Interrogative Sentence

• Declarative Sentence

• Run-On Sentence

• Sentence Fragment

loathe

Verb

to feel disgust or intense aversion for

Unit 1

Lesson 4

Grammar

on the Go!

Write On! with Jamie 2014

Write

On!

Multiple Choice

I am excited to take the test tomorrow.

• Interrogative Sentence

• Declarative Sentence

• Run-On Sentence

• Sentence Fragment