Term 1 Gr 6

Rewrite all the verbs in the following paragraph:

We planned a surprise birthday party for my brother Caleb. When the day came, we hid behind the couch and someone dimmed the lights. As soon as we heard footsteps on the front porch, Mom opened the door and five voices yelled, "Surprise!" Talk about a surprise! James, the paperboy, stood at the door and stared at us uncertainly, he left with a strange look on his face, just as Caleb sauntered in the back door. Caleb had a good time at his party, but the poor paperboy never returned.

Rewrite all the proper nouns in the following paragraph:

Glenn Martin was a man whose imagination and hard work enabled him to make great contribution to aviation. As a boy, Glenn learned to make things that he did not have the money to buy. When Glenn heard that the Wrights had flown an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, he decided to build a plane himself. While he sold cars during the day, he worked on his plane at night and through Thanksgiving and other holidays. His finished plane was a success wherever he flew it - California, Kansas, or Michigan. Eventually, Glenn Martin became a famous inventor and builder of aircraft. His bombers helped the Allies win World War II. He was never afraid to tackle a new challenge or solve a difficult problem. when General Billy Mitchell said to Glenn, "I've got to have an airplane that doesn't even exist, and within a year, too," Glenn said, "All right, I will build it." And he did!

Rewrite all the direct object in the following paragraph:

The Communist took control of Russia in 1917 and organized a tight dictatorship. They told the other countries of the world lies about condition in Russia. "Everyone likes the new government," they said. But then many famous Russians left the country. Three of these men were Igor Sikorsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Igor Stravinsky. Sikorsky had built the world's first four-engined airplane and the first practical helicopter. He came to America and established a successful aircraft company. both Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky were composers. They gave the world beautiful pieces of music. All of these men missed their Russian homeland, but they wanted freedom above all else. Sikorsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky made great contributions to society and lived happy lives, but they were always saddened by the thoughts of the Russian people under the iron rule pf the Communists.

Rewrite the pronouns and the antecedent of each pronoun in the following sentences:

Once there was a dog who wandered the streets night and day in search of food. One day, he found a big juicy bone and he immediately grabbed it between his mouth and took it home.

Rewrite the sentences below and change the indirect object to object of preposition:

1. 1. The Fairy Godmother gave Cinderella a pair of glass shoes.

2. 2. The handsome prince built his princess a beautiful castle.

3. 3. Mandy and Carrie wrote their parents wonderful stories.

Which is the simple subject in the sentence:

The circus has been a part of America since the late eighteenth century.

• America

• century

• circus

• part

The subject of the sentence:

In 1871, P. T. Barnum was touring with the "Greatest Show on Earth."

• Great Show on Earth

• P. T. Barnum

• touring

• Show

The proper noun in the sentence:

American scientists received pictures from the exploratory spacecraft Voyager 2 on August, 1989

• American

• pictures

• spacecraft

• Voyager 2

The compound subject in the sentence:

The kite and the model airplane were finished and prepared for flying.

• airplane, kite

• the kite

• the model airplane

• flying

The compound subject in the sentence:

Gilbert and Sullivan wrote and produced many popular operettas.

• Gilbert, Sullivan

• wrote, produced

• popular operettas

• Gilbert wrote