You may also use your interactive notebook to study.
Subject and Predicate:
The subject NAMES WHO or WHAT the sentences is talking about.
The predicate DESCRIBES WHAT THE WHO OR WHAT IS DOING.
Example:
The girl is tall. (subject)
The girls is tall (predicate)
Turorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdUXxdmhIsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dfmg6EsaRs
Practice:
http://www.myschooolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp
http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/subject--predicate-practice.html (Game)
Complete Sentences or Sentence Fragments Practice
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/recognizing_sentence_or_fragments/quiz2130.htmlun
Run-On Sentences Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFMhbxAv-Hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ARqUdCkdg
Simple Subject and Predicate:
View Mr. Morton Video
The simple subject is the NOUN within the subject part of the sentence.
The simple predicate is the first VERB, if there are two, after the end of the subject.part of the sentence.
Example:
The girl is tall. (simple subject)
The girl is tall. (simple predicate)
Tutorial Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNbgdGfMWSw
Practice:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Simple%20Subjects%20and%20Predicates.pdf
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Sentences1.htm (Game)
Compound Subject and Predicate:
The compound subject has two or more subjects.
The compound predicate has two or more verbs joined by a conjunction and share the same subject.
Example:
The girl and boy are tall. (compound subject)
The girl is tall and fast. (compound predicate)
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zvsMsEiNEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lrLDGQ40bg
Practice:
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-grammar-worksheets/compound-subjects-and-predicates.pdf
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/subjects-and-predicates-4th-grade (Game)
Helping Verbs:
Helping verbs are verbs that, as their name suggests, help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence. As a result, helping verbs are used to create the most complicated verb tenses in English: the progressive and the perfect aspects.
The 23 Helping Verbs Chart
C H A D B. S W I M
can have am do be shall will is may
could has are does being should would might
had did been was must
were
Tutorial:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/152fe8af7f7448fdbb5b/Helping%20verbs%20song
Practice:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/helping_verbs/quiz520.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/verb_study_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm (Games)
Modal Auxiliary Verbs:
A modal verb (also modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary) is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality – that is, likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation. Examples include the English verbs can/could, may/might, must, will/would, and shall/should.
A List of Modal Auxiliary Verbs and Their Meanings:
Subject and Predicate:
The subject NAMES WHO or WHAT the sentences is talking about.
The predicate DESCRIBES WHAT THE WHO OR WHAT IS DOING.
Example:
The girl is tall. (subject)
The girls is tall (predicate)
Turorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdUXxdmhIsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dfmg6EsaRs
Practice:
http://www.myschooolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp
http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/subject--predicate-practice.html (Game)
Complete Sentences or Sentence Fragments Practice
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/recognizing_sentence_or_fragments/quiz2130.htmlun
Run-On Sentences Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFMhbxAv-Hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ARqUdCkdg
Simple Subject and Predicate:
View Mr. Morton Video
The simple subject is the NOUN within the subject part of the sentence.
The simple predicate is the first VERB, if there are two, after the end of the subject.part of the sentence.
Example:
The girl is tall. (simple subject)
The girl is tall. (simple predicate)
Tutorial Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNbgdGfMWSw
Practice:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Simple%20Subjects%20and%20Predicates.pdf
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Sentences1.htm (Game)
Compound Subject and Predicate:
The compound subject has two or more subjects.
The compound predicate has two or more verbs joined by a conjunction and share the same subject.
Example:
The girl and boy are tall. (compound subject)
The girl is tall and fast. (compound predicate)
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zvsMsEiNEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lrLDGQ40bg
Practice:
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-grammar-worksheets/compound-subjects-and-predicates.pdf
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/subjects-and-predicates-4th-grade (Game)
Helping Verbs:
Helping verbs are verbs that, as their name suggests, help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence. As a result, helping verbs are used to create the most complicated verb tenses in English: the progressive and the perfect aspects.
The 23 Helping Verbs Chart
C H A D B. S W I M
can have am do be shall will is may
could has are does being should would might
had did been was must
were
Tutorial:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/152fe8af7f7448fdbb5b/Helping%20verbs%20song
Practice:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/helping_verbs/quiz520.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/verb_study_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm (Games)
Modal Auxiliary Verbs:
A modal verb (also modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary) is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality – that is, likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation. Examples include the English verbs can/could, may/might, must, will/would, and shall/should.
A List of Modal Auxiliary Verbs and Their Meanings:
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Tutorial:
http://smrtvideolessons.com/2013/07/09/what-are-modal-verbs/#sthash.i6qht7Pv.dpbs
http://smrtvideolessons.com/2013/07/09/what-are-modal-verbs/#sthash.4ohkFRgd.dpbs
Practice:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Modal-Auxiliary-Verbs.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals3.html
http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/basketball/modals%20can%20must%20would/modals%20can%20must%20would.html (Game)
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/modal-verbs-can-could-might-must-should-would-catapult/ (Game)
Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences:
To begin you must know some vocabulary:
clause-a complete thought
main or independent clause-a clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own. (Hint: a simple sentence)
dependent clause-a clause that depends/needs and independent clause to express complete a thought. (Hint: dependent clauses are sentence fragments)
Simple Sentence-a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
E.g. The dog barked.
Compound Sentence-a sentence consisting of two or more simple sentences joined by (1) a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
E. g. The dog barked but the cat yowled.
Complex Sentence-a complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
E. g. Because the dog howled so loudly, the student couldn't eat his hamburger.
Compound Complex Sentence-a compound-complex sentence consists of a combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence.
E. g. As the dog howled, one cat sat on the fence, and the other licked its paws.
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvhC0eSIb3g
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hh_httpView.cfm?guidAssetId=2FE8B93A-D05D-46F9-A43F-6EED9100B5FC
Practice:
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/sentences-simple-compound-or-complex/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Sentences2.htm (Games)
http://smrtvideolessons.com/2013/07/09/what-are-modal-verbs/#sthash.i6qht7Pv.dpbs
http://smrtvideolessons.com/2013/07/09/what-are-modal-verbs/#sthash.4ohkFRgd.dpbs
Practice:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Modal-Auxiliary-Verbs.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals3.html
http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/basketball/modals%20can%20must%20would/modals%20can%20must%20would.html (Game)
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/modal-verbs-can-could-might-must-should-would-catapult/ (Game)
Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences:
To begin you must know some vocabulary:
clause-a complete thought
main or independent clause-a clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own. (Hint: a simple sentence)
dependent clause-a clause that depends/needs and independent clause to express complete a thought. (Hint: dependent clauses are sentence fragments)
Simple Sentence-a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
E.g. The dog barked.
Compound Sentence-a sentence consisting of two or more simple sentences joined by (1) a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
E. g. The dog barked but the cat yowled.
Complex Sentence-a complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
E. g. Because the dog howled so loudly, the student couldn't eat his hamburger.
Compound Complex Sentence-a compound-complex sentence consists of a combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence.
E. g. As the dog howled, one cat sat on the fence, and the other licked its paws.
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvhC0eSIb3g
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hh_httpView.cfm?guidAssetId=2FE8B93A-D05D-46F9-A43F-6EED9100B5FC
Practice:
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/sentences-simple-compound-or-complex/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_Sentences2.htm (Games)
lVerbs-Past, Present and Future:
It is important that verbs agree when they are written in a sentence.
Past tense verbs end in "ed" unless they are irregular. (see-saw, throw-threw)
Present tense verbs can end in "s" or "ing" (dances, dancing). Sometimes the verb does not have a suffix/ending. (dance)
Future tense verbs usually have the help from the word will. (will go, will play)
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pF0KLSjlMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=US8mGU1MzYw
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6918-form-and-use-the-progressive-tense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2v9RcHDXI
Practice:
http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/verb-tenses.html (Games)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_ride/index.html (Games)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/covered_wagon2/index.html (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/past_and_future/index_pre.html (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/subjectverbmix/index_pre.html (Game)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index_pre.html (Game)
Practice Tests
http://4thgradeela.weebly.com/progressive-verb-tenses.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1
It is important that verbs agree when they are written in a sentence.
Past tense verbs end in "ed" unless they are irregular. (see-saw, throw-threw)
Present tense verbs can end in "s" or "ing" (dances, dancing). Sometimes the verb does not have a suffix/ending. (dance)
Future tense verbs usually have the help from the word will. (will go, will play)
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pF0KLSjlMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=US8mGU1MzYw
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6918-form-and-use-the-progressive-tense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2v9RcHDXI
Practice:
http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/verb-tenses.html (Games)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_ride/index.html (Games)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/covered_wagon2/index.html (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/past_and_future/index_pre.html (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/subjectverbmix/index_pre.html (Game)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm (Game)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index_pre.html (Game)
Practice Tests
http://4thgradeela.weebly.com/progressive-verb-tenses.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1
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Using Quotation Marks:
Quotation marks are used to show dialogue. It shows the exact words that the speaker spoke.
Using quotation marks can be tricky.
Quotation marks should begin where the person/character begins to speak.
example: "I like ice cream."
When quotation mark detail the name of the speaker, be sure to use a comma.
Example:
John said, "I like ice cream."
"I like ice cream", John said.
Here is where quotation marks can be tricky!! Pay attention!!
"I like ice cream", John said.
In the sentence above, notice there is no period where the quotation marks end. The period is at the end of the sentence.
If the sentence in quotes ends in a period, the period goes at the end of the sentence. It does not go at the end of the quoted sentence and the end of the sentence.
If the quoted sentence is interrupted by the speaker, be sure to add commas.
"Yes", John said, "dogs and cats make great pets.
Quotation marks are used to show dialogue. It shows the exact words that the speaker spoke.
Using quotation marks can be tricky.
Quotation marks should begin where the person/character begins to speak.
example: "I like ice cream."
When quotation mark detail the name of the speaker, be sure to use a comma.
Example:
John said, "I like ice cream."
"I like ice cream", John said.
Here is where quotation marks can be tricky!! Pay attention!!
"I like ice cream", John said.
In the sentence above, notice there is no period where the quotation marks end. The period is at the end of the sentence.
If the sentence in quotes ends in a period, the period goes at the end of the sentence. It does not go at the end of the quoted sentence and the end of the sentence.
If the quoted sentence is interrupted by the speaker, be sure to add commas.
"Yes", John said, "dogs and cats make great pets.
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bea_2ANKJ5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGhsiSYqTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LNkNcDMEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bea_2ANKJ5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGhsiSYqTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LNkNcDMEY
Practice:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/quotation_marks_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm (Games)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/quotation_marks_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm (Games)
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Order of Adjectives:
Adjectives are ordered from general information to specific. We often do this without thinking. Be sure to review the chart in your language arts interactive notebook. The one below has the same information but is not in the form of a chart.
Adjectives are ordered from general information to specific. We often do this without thinking. Be sure to review the chart in your language arts interactive notebook. The one below has the same information but is not in the form of a chart.
Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9z-fKA6wI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv_MW-_0rjw
Practice:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl_adjectiveorder4.html
http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4
http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/adjectives.html (Games)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9z-fKA6wI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv_MW-_0rjw
Practice:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl_adjectiveorder4.html
http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4
http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/adjectives.html (Games)
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases:
Preposition-a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”
Prepositional Phrase-A prepositional phrase has two basic parts: a preposition plus a noun or a pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition. A preposition is a word that shows how a noun or a pronoun is related to another word in a sentence.
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owh5U8Z94ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiqBGZTZP6Q
Practice:
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9
http://www.softschools.com/quiz_time/language_arts/preposition/theme156.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/preposition_desert/index_pre.html (Game)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owh5U8Z94ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiqBGZTZP6Q
Practice:
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9
http://www.softschools.com/quiz_time/language_arts/preposition/theme156.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/preposition_desert/index_pre.html (Game)
Similes and Metaphors:
Figurative Language Similes-A figure of speech making a comparison using like or as Metaphors-A figure of speech making a comparison not using like or as Personification-The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQyj-etm2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b76aHODplcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHDY4CKtaQ Practice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/234882.html http://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4/identify-similes-and-metaphors http://www.starrmatica.com/standalone/starrMaticaFigurativeLanguageBaseball.swf (Game) Prefixes and Suffixes (Affixes):
Prefixes and Suffixes have the ability to change the meaning of words. Prefixes-go before the base word/root word Suffixes-go after the base words/root word Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Z4p0au1yk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPqxNqO8u-A Practice: http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.html (Game) http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/Vocab_PrefixSuffix_L3_V1_T3a.swf (Game) CHARTS for Prefixes and Suffixes Research Skills:
dictionary-defines words, tells syllabication, tells pronunciation, origin of the word.... dictionary.com thesaurus-provides synonyms for words
thesaurus.com A thesaurus is organized like a dictionary. atlas-provides locations and maps encyclopedia-provides information on a given topic An encyclopedia is a arranged like a dictionary internet-provides information about everything Spelling Rules : http://www.dyslexia.org/spelling_rules.shtml https://www.logicofenglish.com/resources/spelling-rules http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/spelling-and-word-lists/spelling-rules.html |
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Homophones & Homographs:
Homophones: Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently
Homographs: Words that are spelled the same but may have a different sound and have a different meaning
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777zZy2UMaA
http://goanimate.com/videos/0cRs0BpH6I0c
Practice:
https://www.spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html (Games and Practice)
Homophones: Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently
Homographs: Words that are spelled the same but may have a different sound and have a different meaning
Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777zZy2UMaA
http://goanimate.com/videos/0cRs0BpH6I0c
Practice:
https://www.spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html (Games and Practice)
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