GRAMMAR STAAR REVIEW

1. GRAMMARSTAARREVIEW

2. What is a sentence? • A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. • It begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. • All sentences have two parts a subject and a predicate.

3. What is the subject? • The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. • The cow jumped over the moon. • Subject=Cow

4. What is the predicate? • The predicate tells what the subject does or is. • The little boy laughed to see such a sight. • Predicate=Laughed

5. Can you find the subject in each sentence below? • My little brother broke his finger. • His Uncle Bob asked for directions. • Those soldiers carried guns. • Our babysitter arrivedlate.

6. Can you find the predicate in each sentence below? • My little brother broke his finger. • His Uncle Bob asked for directions. • Those soldiers carried guns. • Our babysitter arrived late.

7. It rained all day and all night. The beautiful young girl wanted. Organized the pictures with great care. If you work hard you will succeed. Mrs. Chasteen and Ms. Ward are the best teachers ever! The best students ever. Sentence Fragment Fragment Sentence Sentence Fragment Sentence or Fragment?

8. Place the correct punctuation • Where are we going for dinner • Watch out • The sky was a beautiful robin’s egg blue • What is the best part of writing • We always do our best

9. Run-On Sentences • Contain two or more sentences that should stand alone or be connected as a compound sentence.

10. We went for a walk in the park we saw birds flying. Susan went left Sammy went right. I bought a red rose Casey bought a bluebonnet. We went for a walk in the park, and saw birds flying. Susan went left, but Sammy went right. I bought a red rose. Casey bought a bluebonnet. Fix the run-ons

11. NounA word that names a person, place, or thing. • boy, girl, Jenny, Bobby • classroom, McDonalds, Lakeview Elementary School • chair, pencil, ring

12. Plural NounName more than one person, place, or thing. • girls, boys, buses • schools, homes, parks • trees, desks, apples

13. box family moose bush deer picture day story shelf boxes families moose bushes deer pictures days stories shelves Make the following nouns plural.

14. Common and Proper Nouns • Common Noun- name any person, place, or thing. Example: park, school, teacher • Proper Nouns- name a particular person, place, or thing. Example: Six Flags, Lakeview Elementary, Mrs. Zylman

15. Based on what you have learned about common and proper nouns, fill out the chart below:

16. Shoe of the horse Desk of the student friend of the girls Car of the boys Name of the teacher Bottle of the baby Name of the winner Slide of the park Horse’s shoe Student’s desk Girls’ friend Boys’ car Teacher’s name Baby’s bottle Winner’s name Park’s slide Possessive NounsA noun that shows who or what owns or has something.Make the Nouns Possessive

17. Dan, Mr. Black Sue, Mrs. Lowe Ball, Bat Boats, Trees He, Him, His She, Her, Hers It, that Those, Them, Their Pronoun A word that takes the place of one or more nouns.

18. Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? • A hill is next to them. It is very steep. • Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. • Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

19. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A.Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B.The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C.Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

20. Calendar Words Christmas, Monday, March Abbreviations Mr. Mrs. Dr. People and Pets Kathy, Brian, Fluffy Initials D.M.L., T.X., L.A. Titles The Great Gerbil Round Up Atlas Words Atlanta, Lake Michigan Letter Parts Dear, Sincerely, Sentences and Quotes The dog barked. C.A.P.I.T.A.L.S

21. Homophones • deer,dear • there, their, they’re • hear, here • see, sea • to, two, too

22. AdjectivesA word that describes a noun. Tells what kind or how many. • Thousands • Beautiful • Amazing • Small • Sunny • Humongous • Outrageous

23. Action VerbsA word that expresses action. • Sprinted • Galloped • Zipped • Trotted • Ambled • Strolled • Plopped

24. Similes / Metaphors Add voice to your paper.Compare two seemingly unrelated objects. • I ran as fast as lightning. • She paced like a lion trying to get out of her cage. • I was a cheetah zooming around the house. • It ran down my leg like the Mississippi River.

25. Verb Tenses Tells when an action takes place.

26. CommasAdd commas to a series or list of three or more things. • We ran,jumped, and intercepted the ball. • We made biscuits,gravy, andsausage. • The ball was red,blue, green,and yellow.

27. More commasUse commas when speaking to a person directly. • “Megan, is that a new dress?” • “I’ll see you at the movies,Sam” • “Move out of the way, Monica,I need to get a pencil.”

28. won’t can’t don’t they’re I’ll I’m they’ll It’s will not can not do not they are I will I am they will It is Contractions

29. It’s VS. Its • It’s is the contraction for it is. • Its is showing that “it” owns something!

30. Practice using it’s and its. • ________ going to be a great day! • ________ leg was broken when it jumped the fence. • ________ food bowl was full when we left this morning. • ________ amazing what you can do if you try! • ________ buttons came off when Carrie pulled on them.

31. I can’t do no more. I don’t want none. No one saw nothing. I didn’t do nothing. I can’t do any more. I don’t want any. No one saw anything. I didn’t do anything. NegativesWatch out for those double negatives! NO BABY TALK!

32. YOU ARE AWESOME! • I know that this test will be one of the hardest things you have ever done, but you can do it! Each and every one of you have amazed us with your talent! We are so proud to be your teachers. • We LOVE YOU!

33. LET’S ROCK THE STAAR!