Simple Subjects & Predicates Name: Date: Write both the simple subject and the simple predicate. a) (2) (3) Underline the simple subject. Double-und oa) (8) (9) (10) ay Sabrina's team won the championship game last year. Most mosquitoes breed quickly in standing water. Subject: Predicate: Small shrubs dotted the side of the mountain Subject: Predicate: The old-fashioned clock above the television chimed three times. The troll under the bridge demanded money for passage. The giant pink polka-dotted cat wore a top hat. Large container ships transport cargo across oceans. A clown with big shoes entertained the audience of children. (4) (5) (6) (12) (13) (1a) (15) (16) A large crowd gathered around the monkey playing piano. ‘Subject Our family dog guards our house very well ‘Subject: Predicate My little brother asked dad if we could watch the circus. Subject: Predicate: lerline the simple predicate. The football players were feeling nervous before the big game last night. Many cyclists competed in this year's race. The art of carving developed over hundreds of centuries. My amazing uncle talked about his vacation to Hong Kong My father watches the evening news after dinner.Onderlining and Re-writing Common and Proper Nouns y A common noun names a person place or thing. Common nouns begin with lowercase letters. game school Sirl y A proper noun names a particular or special person, place or thing. Proper nouns begin with a Capital letters. Mr. Lee Carolyn Fremont Elementary Target Charlotte's Web Underline the proper noun(s) in each sentence. 1. Connor's best friend goes to washington elementary. 2. Their father’s favorite store to shop is target. 3. Kerry's dog, rusty, goes For a walk every morning. 4. Will you buy me a playstation for Christmas? 5. Don’t forget to tell sarah and mary about the valentine lunch. Rewrite each sentence Capitalizing each proper noun Correctly. 6. My favorite holiday is the fourth of july. 7. They placed the entire bag of hershey’s kisses on the table. 8. Next sunday, my friend luther will be flying to hawaii.GRAMMAR WORKSHEET PLURAL NOUNS 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. Write the plural forms of these special nouns. ) . can see two (fish) fish in the fish tank. How many (child) are there in the school yard? We still need three more forks and (knife) for our dinner guests. Many trees lose their (leaf) in the fall. Many (deer) live in that forest. Sharks can grow thousands of (tooth) ina lifetime. What is the population of Mexico? How many (person) live there? Cats like to catch (mouse) | really want to sit down. My (foot) are killing me! (Octopus) have eight arms and live in the sea There are lots of ducks and (goose) in this park The policeman followed the three (man) out of the bank. Many husbands and (wife) eat at restaurants on Valentine's Day. (Wolf) look very much like large dogs. Farmer Brown has lots of (sheep) How many (woman) work in your office?Practice Nome Grammar: Possessive Nouns Mark the sentence that is rewritten correctly. Underline the possessive noun in the correct sentence. . The wings of the butterfly are blue and black. O The butterfly’s wings are blue and black. O The butterflies wings are blue and black. O The butterflys’ wings are blue and black. vn . The shells of the crabs are too small now. OThe crab’s shells are too small now. O The crabs shells are too small now. OThe crabs’ shells are too small now. . The eggs of our duck are ready to hatch. © Our ducks eggs are ready to hatch. O Our duck’s eggs are ready to hatch. © Our ducks’ eggs are ready to hatch. 2 = }. The ears of the puppy are long and floppy. O The puppies ears are long and floppy. O The puppy's ears are long and floppy. O The puppys’ ears are long and floppy . The feathers of the swans have turned white. a O The swans’ feathers have turned white. O The swan's feathers have turned white. O The swans feathers have turned white.Linking Verbs Circle the linking verb in each sentence . At the hospital, the sick kid's face turned blue. N The old potatoes tasted awful. 3. The boy was injured during the soccer match 4. |looked everywhere for my scarf. 5. My parents sounded unhappy at the baseball game. 6. At the park, | feel happy. 7. On her birthday, she had a pink birthday cake. 8. Dave was the star player on the basketball team. 9. At the top of the mountain, they appeared happy. 10. The flower shop smelled beautiful 11. At the age of 60, he went blind in one eye. 12. The weather turned out fine at the marathon. 13. We were the champions of the baseball tournament. 14. She felt surprised because of the size of the fish. 15. The idea sounds great.Name: Write the words that each contraction stands for. 1. don't 2 con't 3. wont 4. welll 5. hovwen't 6 he's 7, isnt ® she'll Rim 10, youre 1. Vd 12. you'll Write the comect controction for each set of words. 13. did not 14, they will 18. they would 16. he would 17. were not 18. hos not 1%. hod not 20. shes 21. |have 22. we hove 23. he wil 24. they hodTy (Grade 1 Grammar Worksh of sentences 4 types of sentences: Write D, Im, In, E beside each sentence. 1. Declarative ~ a statement 2. Imperative — a command 3. Interrogative ~ a question 4. Exclamatory — expresses strong feelings 1) My teacher is nice. 2)Is my teacher nice? 3) Eat your vegetables. 4) Your teacher is nice! 5) The squirrels gather hazelnuts. 6) Do the squirrels gather hazelnuts? 7) Gather those hazelnuts. 8) The squirrels gather nuts! State whether the following sentences are declarative, interrogative, exclamatory or imperative. 1. Put the books on the table. 2. Wait here until I return, 3. Why are you looking at me like that? 4. What did you do then? 5. Go find something to eat. 6. He was represented by his lawyer. 7. What a beautiful sunset! 8. How beautifully the children dance! 9, Mumbai is a big city. 10. She didn’t speak a word. 11. | was amused by her antics. 12. Where have you been all this while?\ Compound Sentences / A compound sentence contains two simple sentences : (independent clauses) joined by a coordinator. The | Seordinators are as Follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, sa. | Examples: f Pur a comma () befor? | Sam went to the cinema, but Mary went home. \, the coordinator joining | Sam went tothe cinema = simple sentence 1 two simple sentences, | Mary went hame = simple sentence 2 = | but = coordinator | Lacy was sick, so she went to the hospital. Lacy was stok = simple sentence 1 nor in a sentence, remettber ' to make cubject- verb inversion, | She went to the hoapital ~ simple sentence 2 He didct ack about the uccidént nor dd \\ co = coordinator , is : tell him anything. ‘A. Put a (7) next to the compound sentences and underline the coordinator. 1, Olestra is oil, yet ibis Pat foae 2 The old man is deat 3, My mother is sill young, 4. ‘Would you like ten or do you prefer coffee” 5, We were bored, so we went to the see, 6. I was cold, and the wind was blowing 7. Do you like thered or the green dress? 8. Jane doesn’t like music 9, We shook hands with the hosts 10. The ice was sick, but I couldn't walk on it B, Fill in the blanks with the correct coordinator. Use of coordinators 1. We must cook it with butter, we don't have any in * and ® addition the fridge © but > contrast 2. Idon’t get any money, all banks were closed. © or D alternative 3. Eaten was doingher homework, __her friends werestudying ‘Yet extreme 4. We can play chess, wecan watch TV Sonia, 5. Mark was very tired, he couldn't sleep. ° i at 6. The audience got excited, they clapped for the actors Scones basen 7. He is mot d cts he willing to do lat * nor-2aneaslng e is rot doing any sports, ishe willing to do later thosscend’of 8 Tom didn’t want to visit his uncle, he pretended to be ill — two negative 9 HeleftandInever saw him again, did Tregret it sentences 10 The posiman couldn't deliver the mall, the roads were ioy 11 Dad said ne would be late, he arived on time