Unit 1
Lesson 1
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Sentence
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although it was my first day in 8th
grade mom and dad decided it
was more important to take my
brother infantile irving to
school before i when i complain
they chastised me for getting
upset.
Sentence Identification – Compound, Complex, Simple, Compound/Complex
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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2013 Grammar on the Go!
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Unit 1-1
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Capitalization
Subordinate
Clause
Appositive
¶ Although it was my first day
in 8th grade, Mom and Dad
decided it was more important
to take my brother, Infantile
Irving, to school before me.
When I complained, they
chastised me for getting upset.
Run-on
Complex
Verb Tense
Agreement
Subject vs
Object Pronoun
Sentence
Declarative
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2013 Unit 1-1
Paragraph
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Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting a
new topic.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶ Although it was my first day in 8th grade,
Mom and Dad decided it was more important to
take my brother, Infantile Irving, to school before
me. When I complained, they chastised me for
getting upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Capitalization
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Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• 
• 
• 
The first word of every sentence.
Capitalize titles of relatives when used in place of a
name.
Capitalize proper nouns.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade, Mom
and Dad decided it was more important to take my
brother, Infantile Irving, to school before me.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting
upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Subordinate Clause
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Subordinate Clause
A subordinate clause begins with a subordinating
conjunction and is followed by a subject and a verb.
If it is used at the beginning of the sentence, it must be followed by
a comma.
A subordinate clause is a dependent clause and does not make sense
by itself.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade,
Mom and Dad decided it was more important to
take my brother, Infantile Irving, to school before
me. When I complained, they chastised me for
getting upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Appositive
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Appositive
An Appositive 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.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade, Mom
and Dad decided it was more important to take my
brother, Infantile Irving, to school before me.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting
upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Subject/Object
Pronouns
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Subject vs. Object Pronouns
•  A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
•  Subject pronouns take the place of a subject.
subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, they, we.
The
•  Object pronouns take the place of an object. The object
pronouns are: me, you, him, her, it, them, us.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade, Mom
and Dad decided it was more important to take my
brother, Infantile Irving, to school before me.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting
upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Run-on Sentence
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Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade,
Mom and Dad decided it was more important to
take my brother, Infantile Irving, to school
before me. When I complained, they chastised
me for getting upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Verb Tense
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Verb Tense Agreement
The tenses of the verbs (past, present, future) in a
sentence must be the same (agree).
When I complain, they chastised me for getting upset.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting upset.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade, Mom
and Dad decided it was more important to take my
brother, Infantile Irving, to school before me.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting
upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Complex Sentence
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Complex Sentence
A Complex Sentence contains an
independent clause and at least one
dependent clause.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade,
Mom and Dad decided it was more important to
take my brother, Infantile Irving, to school
before me. When I complained, they chastised
me for getting upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Declarative
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
Although it was my first day in 8th grade,
Mom and Dad decided it was more important to
take my brother, Infantile Irving, to school
before me. When I complained, they chastised
me for getting upset.
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2013 Unit 1-1
Vocabulary
Verb
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chastised
to punish or scold somebody
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2013 Unit 1
Lesson 2
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-2
Sentence
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your to old too be acting like such
a baby mom curtly stated stop
being such a irascible shorttempered teenager
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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2013 Unit 1-2
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Punctuation in
Dialogue
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Homophone
Capitalization
¶ “You’re too old to be
acting like such a baby,” Mom
curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, shorttempered teenager!” Comma
Run-on
Sentence
Article
Separating
Adjectives
Imperative
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2013 Unit 1-2
Paragraph
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Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting
new dialogue.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶“You’re too old to be acting like
such a baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop
being such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Punctuation
Quote/Dialogue
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Punctuation – Quote/Dialogue
Use of Quotation Marks – “ ” – at the beginning
and end of a direct quotation or dialogue.
Remember, the punctuation goes to the LEFT of the
quotation marks.
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Capitalization
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Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• The first word of every sentence.
• Capitalize a person’s title when it takes the place of a
name.
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Homophone
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Homophone
One of two or more words that are pronounced the same
but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
“you’re” is a contraction of “you are” “two” is the number 2
“your” shows possession
“too” means “also” or in excess
“to” is a preposition or part of
an
infinitive
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Run-on Sentence
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Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
“You’re too old to be acting like such
a baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Articles
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Articles: “A” versus “An”
• “A” goes before words that begin with consonants:
a cat
a dog
a purple onion
a buffalo
• “An” goes before words that begin with vowels:
an apricot
an egg
an orbit
an uprising
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Comma Separating
Adjectives
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Comma Separating Adjectives
Use a comma to separate two adjectives
when the word and can be inserted between
them.
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Imperative
Sentence
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Imperative Sentence
A type of sentence that gives advice or instructions
or that expresses a request or command. An
imperative sentence ends with a period or an
exclamation point.
“You’re too old to be acting like such a
baby,” Mom curtly stated. “Stop being
such an irascible, short-tempered
teenager!”
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2013 Unit 1-2
Vocabulary
Adjective
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irascible
marked by hot temper and easily
provoked anger
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2013 Unit 1
Lesson 3
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Sentence
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finally we arrived at my school
and i hurtled out of the car in
order to quick hurry over to
where my forlorn friends was
gathered
Sentence Identification – Compound, Complex, Simple, Compound/Complex
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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2013 Grammar on the Go!
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Unit 1-3
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Capitalization
Introductory
Word
¶ Finally, we arrived at my
school, and I hurtled out of
the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my
forlorn friends were
Adjective
Subject/Verb
gathered.
vs Adverb
Agreement
Run-on
Sentence
Compound End
Punctuation
Declarative PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-3
Paragraph
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Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting a
new topic.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶ Finally, we arrived at my school, and
I hurtled out of the car in order to
quickly hurry over to where my forlorn
friends were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Capitalization
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Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• The first word of every sentence.
• Capitalize the word “I” when referring to oneself in the
first person.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my forlorn friends
were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Introductory
Word
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Introductory Word
Use a comma to separate an introductory word
from the independent clause.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my forlorn friends
were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Run-on Sentence
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Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to
quickly hurry over to where my forlorn
friends were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Adjective vs.
Adverb
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Adjective vs. Adverb
Adjectives are used to modify (describe nouns and pronouns. They
answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How
much? Whose?
Adverb are used to modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs. They answer the questions: How? When? Where? How
much?
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my forlorn friends
were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Subject/Verb
Agreement
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Subject/Verb Agreement
•  The subject and verb must agree in number:
both must be singular, or both must be
(plural).
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my forlorn (friends)
(were) gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
End Punctuation
.
?
!
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End Punctuation
A period is a full stop. It marks the end of a sentence. It marks the end
of an idea or a thought. It marks the end of an action.
A question mark is, naturally, a mark which shows the sentence is a
question. A question mark is required at the end of an interrogative
sentence.
Exclamation marks are used in exclamatory sentences, and sometimes in
imperative sentences.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and I
hurtled out of the car in order to quickly
hurry over to where my forlorn friends
were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Compound Sentence
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Compound Sentence
A compound sentence contains two independent
clauses joined by a coordinator or a semi-colon.
The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but,
or, yet, so.
Coordinators are preceded by a
comma.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and
I hurtled out of the car in order to
quickly hurry over to where my forlorn
friends were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Declarative
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
Finally, we arrived at my school, and
I hurtled out of the car in order to
quickly hurry over to where my forlorn
friends were gathered.
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2013 Unit 1-3
Vocabulary
Adjective
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forlorn
nearly hopeless
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2013 Unit 1
Lesson 4
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Sentence
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goodbye sweetheart have a nice
day my mom proclaimed loud
enough for the entire world
too here her mission in life
was two constantly embarrass
me
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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2013 Unit 1-4
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Punctuation
in Dialogue
Grammar on the Go!
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Capitalization
Comma Direct
Address
Run-on
Sentence
¶“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have
a nice day,” my mom
proclaimed loudly enough for
the entire world to hear; her
mission in life was to
constantly embarrass me.
Adjective
vs Adverb
End
Punctuation
Homophone
Declarative/Imperative
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2013 Unit 1-4
Paragraph
Grammar on the Go!
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Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting
new dialogue.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Punctuation
Quote/Dialogue
Grammar on the Go!
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Punctuation – Quote/Dialogue
Use of Quotation Marks – “ ” – at the beginning
and end of a direct quotation or dialogue.
Remember, the punctuation goes to the LEFT of the
quotation marks.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Capitalization
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Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital
letter (upper-case letter) and the remaining
letters in lower case.
• 
• 
The first word of every sentence.
Capitalize proper nouns and names.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Comma
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Comma in Direct Address
Always use a comma when directly addressing someone/something,
regardless of whether the direct address is at the beginning or end of
the sentence.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention?
It was a pleasure to meet you, Sir.
If the direct address is in the middle of a sentence, use a pair of
commas to set off the direct address.
Thank you, students, for remembering to use correct English.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Run-on Sentence
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Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly
for the entire world to hear; her
in life was to constantly embarrass
a nice
enough
mission
me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Adjective vs.
Adverb
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Adjective vs. Adverb
Adjectives are used to modify (describe nouns and pronouns. They
answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How
much? Whose?
Adverb are used to modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs. They answer the questions: How? When? Where? How
much?
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Homophone
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Homophone
One of two or more words that are pronounced the same
but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
“here” is a close location.
“hear” is to perceive sound
through the ear.
“too” means “also” or in excess
“two” is the number 2
“to” is a preposition or part
of an infinitive
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
End Punctuation
.
?
!
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End Punctuation
A period is a full stop. It marks the end of a sentence. It marks the end
of an idea or a thought. It marks the end of an action.
A question mark is, naturally, a mark which shows the sentence is a
question. A question mark is required at the end of an interrogative
sentence.
Exclamation marks are used in exclamatory sentences, and sometimes in
imperative sentences.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Imperative
Sentence
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Imperative Sentence
A type of sentence that gives advice or instructions
or that expresses a request or command. An
imperative sentence ends with a period or an
exclamation point.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Declarative
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
“Goodbye, Sweetheart. Have a nice
day,” my mom proclaimed loudly enough
for the entire world to hear; her mission
in life was to constantly embarrass me.
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2013 Unit 1-4
Vocabulary
Verb
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proclaimed
to declare publicly, typically
insistently, proudly, or defiantly
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2013 Unit 1
Lesson 5
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Sentence
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lucky me and my friends have the
same type of parents so they
all understood my humiliation
at having mom speak to me in
public.
Sentence Identification – Compound, Complex, Simple, Compound/Complex
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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Unit 1-5
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Capitalization
Adjective
vs Adverb
Introductory
Word
Subject vs
Object Pronoun
¶ Luckily, my friends and I
have the same type of
parents, so they all
understood my humiliation at
having Mom speak to me in
Run-on
public.
Sentence
Compound
Declarative
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2013 Unit 1-5
Paragraph
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Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting a
new topic.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶ Luckily, my friends and I have the
same type of parents, so they all
understood my humiliation at having Mom
speak to me in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Capitalization
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Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• 
• 
The first word of every sentence.
Capitalize titles when used in place of a name.
Luckily, my friends and I have the same
type of parents, so they all understood
my humiliation at having Mom speak to me
in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Adjective vs.
Adverb
Grammar on the Go!
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Adjective vs. Adverb
Adjectives are used to modify (describe nouns and pronouns. They
answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How
much? Whose?
Adverb are used to modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs. They answer the questions: How? When? Where? How
much?
Luckily, my friends and I have the same
type of parents, so they all understood
my humiliation at having Mom speak to me
in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Introductory
Word
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Introductory Word
Use a comma to separate an introductory word
from the independent clause.
Luckily, my friends and I have the same
type of parents, so they all understood
my humiliation at having Mom speak to me
in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Subject/Object
Pronouns
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Subject vs. Object Pronouns
•  A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
•  Subject pronouns take the place of a subject.
subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, they, we.
The
•  Object pronouns take the place of an object. The object
pronouns are: me, you, him, her, it, them, us.
Luckily, my friends and I have the same
type of parents, so they all understood
my humiliation at having Mom speak to me
in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Run-on Sentence
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Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
Luckily, my friends and I have the
same type of parents, so they all
understood my humiliation at having
Mom speak to me in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Compound Sentence
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Compound Sentence
A compound sentence contains two independent
clauses joined by a coordinator or a semi-colon.
The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but,
or, yet, so.
Coordinators are preceded by a
comma.
Luckily, my friends and I have the
same type of parents, so they all
understood my humiliation at having
Mom speak to me in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Declarative
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
Luckily, my friends and I have the
same type of parents, so they all
understood my humiliation at having
Mom speak to me in public.
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2013 Unit 1-5
Vocabulary
Noun
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humiliation
extremely destructive to one's selfrespect or dignity
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2013 Unit 1
Lesson 6
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Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
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2013 Unit 1-6
Sentence
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even though classes had not
commenced kids all around the
courtyard was muttering to
theirselves about the evil new
english teacher he have heard
about.
Sentence Identification – Compound, Complex, Simple, Compound/Complex
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
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2013 Unit 1-6
Corrections
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
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Subordinate
Clause
Subject/Verb
Agreement
Comma
Separating
Adjectives
Even though classes had not
commenced, kids all around the
courtyard were muttering to
themselves about the evil, new
English teacher they had
heard
Verb Tense
Pronoun/Antecedent
Agreement
about. Intensive
Agreement
Pronoun
Complex
Declarative
Unit 1-6
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• 
• 
The first word of every sentence.
Capitalize proper nouns.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Subordinate Clause
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Subordinate Clause
A subordinate clause begins with a subordinating
conjunction and is followed by a subject and a verb.
If it is used at the beginning of the sentence, it must be followed by
a comma.
A subordinate clause is a dependent clause and does not make sense
by itself.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Subject/Verb
Agreement
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Subject/Verb Agreement
•  The subject and verb must agree in number:
both must be singular, or both must be
(plural).
Even though classes had not commenced,
(kids) all around the courtyard (were)
muttering to themselves about the evil, new
English teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Intensive Pronouns
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun re-emphasizes a noun or pronoun by
taking the place of its antecedent to avoid repeating the
same word.
• The only intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself,
itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
• The words “hisself” and “theirselves” DO NOT EXIST!
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Comma Separating
Adjectives
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Comma Separating Adjectives
Use a comma to separate two adjectives
when the word and can be inserted between
them.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Pronoun/
Antecedent
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Pronoun/Antecedent
Agreement
A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the
place of) a noun. An antecedent is a word for which a
pronoun stands. Both the pronoun and the antecedent
must be singular or (plural).
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Verb Tense
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Verb Tense Agreement
The tenses of the verbs (past, present, future) in a
sentence must be the same (agree).
When I complain, they chastised me for getting upset.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting upset.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were muttering
to themselves about the evil, new English
teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Complex Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Complex Sentence
A Complex Sentence contains an
independent clause and at least one
dependent clause.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were
muttering to themselves about the evil, new
English teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Declarative
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
Even though classes had not commenced,
kids all around the courtyard were
muttering to themselves about the evil, new
English teacher they had heard about.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-6
Vocabulary
Verb
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
muttering
To complain or grumble morosely
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1
Lesson 7
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
teach grammar and writing
essays was rumored to be
these new teachers favorite
lesson
Sentence Identification – Compound, Complex, Simple, Compound/Complex
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-7
Corrections
Capitalization
Parallel
Structure
Subject/Verb
Agreement
Teaching grammar and
writing essays were
rumored to be this new
teacher’s favorite lessons.
Simple
End
Punctuation
Demonstrative
Pronoun
Parallel
Structure
Apostrophe
Declarative
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter (upper-case
letter) and the remaining letters in lower case.
• The first word of every sentence.
• Capitalize the word “I” when referring to oneself in the first person.
• Capitalize days of the week, holidays, and months of the year but not
seasons.
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Parallel Structure
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Parallel Structure
Parallel Structure means using the same pattern
of words to show that two or more ideas have the
same importance. This can happen at the word,
phrase, or clause level.
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Subject/Verb
Agreement
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Subject/Verb Agreement
•  The subject and verb must agree in number:
both must be singular, or both must be
(plural).
Teaching grammar and writing
essays (were) rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite (lessons).
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Demonstrative
Pronoun
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Demonstrative Pronoun
A Demonstrative Pronoun represents a thing or
things:
Near in distance or time
Far in distance or time
Singular
this
that
Plural
these
those
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-7
Apostrophe
Apostrophes
Use the apostrophe with contractions. The apostrophe is
always placed at the spot where the letter(s) has been
removed.
cannot = can’t
It is = It’s
Use the apostrophe to show possession.
Caroline’s sweater
the students’ papers
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
End Punctuation
.
?
!
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
End Punctuation
A period is a full stop. It marks the end of a sentence. It marks the end
of an idea or a thought. It marks the end of an action.
A question mark is, naturally, a mark which shows the sentence is a
question. A question mark is required at the end of an interrogative
sentence.
Exclamation marks are used in exclamatory sentences, and sometimes in
imperative sentences.
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Simple Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence contains a subject
and a verb, and it expresses a
complete thought.
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Declarative
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
Teaching grammar and writing
essays were rumored to be this
new teacher’s favorite lessons.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-7
Vocabulary
Verb
truth
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
rumored
said without known authority for its
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1
Lesson 8
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
i hate writing moaned linda
loquacious why cant we just
gave speeches instead of
having to write an large
amount of essays
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-8
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Capitalization
Punctuation
in Dialogue
Run-on
Sentence
Apostrophe
¶ “I hate writing,” moaned
Linda Loquacious. “Why can’t
we just give speeches instead
of having to write a large
number of essays?”
Article
Confused
Words
Verb Tense
Agreement
Interrogative
PowerEd Plans 2013 Unit 1-8
Paragraph
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting
new dialogue.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• The first word of every sentence.
• Capitalize the word “I” when referring to oneself in the first person.
• Capitalize proper nouns.
• Capitalize names.
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Punctuation
Quote/Dialogue
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Punctuation – Quote/Dialogue
Use of Quotation Marks – “ ” – at the beginning
and end of a direct quotation or dialogue.
Remember, the punctuation goes to the LEFT of the
quotation marks.
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Run-on Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious. “Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-8
Apostrophe
Apostrophes
Use the apostrophe with contractions. The apostrophe is
always placed at the spot where the letter(s) has been
removed.
cannot = can’t
It is = It’s
Use the apostrophe to show possession.
Caroline’s sweater
the students’ papers
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Articles
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Articles: “A” versus “An”
• “A” goes before words that begin with consonants:
a cat
a dog
a purple onion
a buffalo
• “An” goes before words that begin with vowels:
an apricot
an egg
an orbit
an uprising
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Verb Tense
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Verb Tense Agreement
The tenses of the verbs (past, present, future) in a
sentence must be the same (agree).
When I complain, they chastised me for getting upset.
When I complained, they chastised me for getting upset.
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Similar Words
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Often Confused Words
Confused Words are words that are often mistakenly used in
place of each other.
• “number” is used to refer to people or things that can be
counted.
• “amount” is used to refer to a quantity. (Something that can’t
be counted.)
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious.
“Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Interrogative
Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence is a type of sentence
which usually asks a question and use a question
mark (?).
“I hate writing,” moaned Linda
Loquacious. “Why can’t we just give
speeches instead of having to write a
large number of essays?”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-8
Vocabulary
Adjective
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
loquacious
full of excessive talk : wordy
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1
Lesson 9
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
and me despise grammar said
david dissent. i cant remember
the difference between
adjectives and adverbs to good
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-9
Corrections
New
Paragraph
Capitalization
Punctuation
in Dialogue
Apostrophe
¶ “And I despise grammar,”
said David Dissent. “I can’t
remember the difference
between adjectives and
vs
adverbs too well.” Subject
Object
Pronoun
Homophone
Adjective
vs Adverb
Declarative
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Paragraph
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting
new dialogue.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter
(upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in lower
case.
• The first word of every sentence.
• Capitalize the word “I” when referring to oneself in the first
person.
• Capitalize proper nouns.
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Subject/Object
Pronouns
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Subject vs. Object Pronouns
•  A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
•  Subject pronouns take the place of a subject.
subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, they, we.
The
•  Object pronouns take the place of an object. The object
pronouns are: me, you, him, her, it, them, us.
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Punctuation
Quote/Dialogue
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Punctuation – Quote/Dialogue
Use of Quotation Marks – “ ” – at the beginning
and end of a direct quotation or dialogue.
Remember, the punctuation goes to the LEFT of the
quotation marks.
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-9
Apostrophe
Apostrophes
Use the apostrophe with contractions. The apostrophe is
always placed at the spot where the letter(s) has been
removed.
cannot = can’t
It is = It’s
Use the apostrophe to show possession.
Caroline’s sweater
the students’ papers
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Homophone
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Homophone
One of two or more words that are pronounced the same
but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
“to” is a preposition or part of an infinitive
“too” means “also” or in excess
“two” is the number 2
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Adjective vs.
Adverb
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Adjective vs. Adverb
Adjectives are used to modify (describe nouns and pronouns. They
answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How
much? Whose?
Adverb are used to modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs. They answer the questions: How? When? Where? How
much?
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Declarative
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
“And I despise grammar,” said David
Dissent. “I can’t remember the
difference between adjectives and
adverbs too well.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-9
Vocabulary
Verb
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
dissent
to differ in sentiment or opinion
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1
Lesson 10
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Make the sentence
corrections in red.
Write the vocabulary words
in your personal dictionary.
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Me either whined indifferent iris
I advocate working on the
computer and watch the
teacher diagram sentences
Type of Sentence(s) – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
PowerEd Plans
2013 Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Unit 1-10
Corrections
New
Paragraph
¶
Punctuation
in Dialogue
“Me either,” whined
Indifferent Iris. “I advocate
working on the computer and
watching the teacher diagram
Run-on
sentences.” Sentence
Capitalization
Parallel
Structure
Declarative
PowerEd Plans 2013 Unit 1-10
Paragraph
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Paragraph
¶
Begin a new paragraph when starting
new dialogue.. Indent the first line of
the new paragraph.
¶“Me either,” whined Indifferent
Iris. “I advocate working on the
computer and watching the teacher
diagram sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Punctuation
Quote/Dialogue
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Punctuation – Quote/Dialogue
Use of Quotation Marks – “ ” – at the beginning
and end of a direct quotation or dialogue.
Remember, the punctuation goes to the LEFT of the
quotation marks.
“Me either,” whined Indifferent
Iris. “I advocate working on the
computer and watching the teacher
diagram sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Capitalization
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Capitalization
Writing a word with its first letter as a capital
letter (upper-case letter) and the remaining
letters in lower case.
• 
Capitalize proper nouns and names.
“Me either,” whined Indifferent
Iris. “I advocate working on the
computer and watching the teacher
diagram sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Run-on Sentence
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Run-on Sentence
•  A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more
independent clauses with more than one complete idea
are joined without appropriate punctuation or a
conjunction.
“Me either,” whined Indifferent
Iris. “I advocate working on the
computer and watching the teacher
diagram sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Parallel Structure
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Parallel Structure
Parallel Structure means using the same pattern
of words to show that two or more ideas have the
same importance. This can happen at the word,
phrase, or clause level.
“Me either,” whined Indifferent Iris.
“I advocate working on the computer
and watching the teacher diagram
sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Declarative
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
Declarative Sentence
A sentence in the form of a statement. In
a declarative sentence, the subject
normally precedes the verb. A declarative
sentence ends with a period.
“Me either,” whined Indifferent
Iris. “I advocate working on the
computer and watching the teacher
diagram sentences.”
PowerEd Plans
2013 Unit 1-10
Vocabulary
Verb
Grammar on the Go!
PowerEd Express
advocate
to speak or write in favor of; support
or urge by argument
PowerEd Plans
2013