May 12, 2021

Grade 6.  Writing effective sentences

Do work on looseleaf to hand in tomorrow. Homework heading includes name, grade, date, book name, page #, and topic name.

Warriner's p. 384

A. 1-5.  Identify as sentence, sentence fragment, or run-on.  If it is a fragment or a run-on, correct it.  If it is a correct sentence as is, you do not have to do anything.

B. 6-10  Each has two sentences.  Combine these into one sentence, using additional words or phrases as necessary, or a semi-colon to create a compound sentence.

Grade 8.  Subject-Verb and Pronoun Antecedent  Agreement 

Warriner's text p. 154.

Homework on looseleaf to hand in tomorrow.

Homework heading includes name, grade, date, book name, page #, and topic name

Do Exercise A, 1-10.
If the italicized verb in the sentence agrees with the subject and the sentence is already correct, Write "C."
If the italicized verb does not agree with the subject, write the correct form of the verb on the line.  
You need not copy the sentences.

(Tip. The subject of the sentence is NOT going to be found as the object of a prepositional phrase.)
(Tip.  Put interrogative sentences in decorative form to find the subject of the sentence.)


Do Exercise B, 11-20.
If the italicized pronoun agrees with its antecedent and the sentence is already correct, Write "C."
If the italicized pronoun does not agree with its antecedent, write the correct form of the pronoun.
You need not copy the sentences.


(Tip.  Many definite pronouns are always singular, among them: each, either, somebody)

Grade 7  Subject-Verb and Pronoun Antecedent  Agreement 

Warriner's p. 146,147

Homework on looseleaf to hand in tomorrow.

Homework heading includes name, grade, date, book name, page #, and topic name

A. 1-10

Choose the correct word or word group in parenthesis in each sentence.  

You do not need to write the entire sentence.  

(Tip:  The subject of the sentence is NOT going to be found as the object of a preposition in a prepositional phrase.)

B.  11-20

If there is an error in the sentence, write the incorrect verb or pronoun.  Then write the sentence correctly.

If the sentence is already correct, write, "C."

(Tip:  Remember many indefinite pronouns are always singular, among which are: each, and either.)

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