worksheet on transitive and intransitive verbs. Attach worksheet to inside of your journal. Be sure to do the headers for your journal.
Fiction and Nonfiction
Nonfiction: factual account of a person, place, or event, while a story with imaginary elements is fiction. Fiction is usually read for fun, but a lot of truth also can be found in its pages. Although nonfiction books are used to gather facts about a subject, then can be fun to read too. Fiction Combines facts with possibilities. Nonfiction moves from facts to truth...some authors may express/communicate events or experience by evaluating gathered information and presenting them in an interesting way. You are to write half a page on nonfictional information about trains and half a page fiction. Label each section accordingly. FYI you will have to research about trains to gain factual information. Prompt: Trains. Write the first draft of an article for Great Moments in Sports magazine. Begin with a topic sentence that grabs your audience's attention. Include a brief summary of the action up to the moment that you are describing. Then, use the details from your free writing to build your narrative to a dramatic climax. You should conclude your description with an explanation of the outcome of the event.
Revising-- Make sure that you have included all the important details concerning the sporting event. Is your description vivid? Have you used actions verbs to make the description lively? Will your audience be compelled to read the entire passage? Proofread your description and prepare a final draft. Transitive Verbs
An action verb is transitive if the receiver of the action is named in the sentence----the object. Example: Harold opened the jar of peanut butter with great difficulty. Jar receives the action and tells what was opened. Intransitive Verbs A sentence with an intransitive verb will not have an object. Example: My brother laughed. The car raced through the traffic light. In your journal write each sentence (pencil-print) and underline the transitive verb, circle its object and draw an arrow from the verb to the object. (you do not need to rewrite.) 1. Lightning struck the old building downtown. 2. The airplane reached the terminal two hours late. 3. According to legend, Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address while on his way to Pennsylvania. Identify only the intransitive verb. (you do not have to write the sentences,) 1. My brother laughed for an hour at the joke. 2. We talked for hours after dinner. 3. The spider hovered near the edge of the window. In cursive and in ink, use each verb to write two sentences of your own, once as a transitive verb and once as an intransitive verb. Label your sentences as transitive or intransitive and underline the verbs. Example: read He read the novel in a week. transitive After lunch, he read until dinner. intransitive 1-2 grow 3-4 play 5-6 jump 7-8 swim 9-10 shout VERBS
An action verbs tells what action a person or thing is performing. There are VISIBLE action verbs which are can be seen such as: flying, swimming, dancing, etc. There are also Mental Action verbs which can be seen with difficulty or if at all such as: wonder, remember, dream, consider, decide, etc. In the following sentences underline the action verb and circle the subject nouns. At the end of the sentence identify the verb as visible or mental. 1. The Concorde flies quickly across the Atlantic ocean. 2. The mother worried about her son as he left for college. 3. He remembers the events from WWII. 4. The receiver caught the ball. 5. She believed in justice and freedom for all. 6. Weeds sprouted all over the front lawn. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns do not always have an antecedent. Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places or things often without specifying which ones. Singular Plural Singular or Plural another much both all anybody neither few any anything nobody many more any one no one others most each nothing several none either one some everybody other everyone somebody everything someone little something In your journal write the sentences below and underline the indefinite pronoun(s). 1. Little is known about the who built Stonehenge. 2 No one knew why some of the pages had been torn from his diary. 3. Few of the classmates knew anything about Susan B. Anthony. 4. The coach asked all of the girls to thoroughly prepare for the match. 5. Did someone remember to turn off all of the lights? In cursive and in ink write 5 sentences using indefinite pronouns. Circle the indefinite pronoun used. At least one indefinite pronoun per sentence, but you may use more. Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence. There are five relative pronouns. that which who whom whose Print each sentences. Underline the relative pronoun. Correct all misspelled words and punctuation. 1. A Leader whom our nation will never forget is Lincoln? 2. he choosed a baseball cap that matched his jersey. 3. I will spend sumer vacashion with my Uncle who lives in chicago. 4. We join the Club whose introductory offer was the Best 5. The Electric car, which runs on batteries does not polute the air? Interrogative Pronoun An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. Interrogative pronouns often do not have antecedents. ex: What did she win at the bazaar? (without antecedent) Who is the owner of that car? (with antecedent) There are five interrogative Pronouns: what which who whom whose Write five completed sentences correctly using the five interrogative pronouns. Be sure to number your sentences, underline the interrogative pronoun, capitalize and punctuate the sentences. Write these in cursive and in ink. I sat on the edge of my chair. It had to happen. This is the day I decided to make a change.
What do you think these runners do to prepare themselves for a race? Describe and be specific. What characteristics does an athlete need in order to be successful at their sport? Why? **Be thorough in your response. Full Page. Part I (10pts) : Students, you may not always be 100% certain about what to do when you observe a classmate, friend, or another person being bullied or if you experience it yourself. Yesterday we had an assembly to discuss such things. IN YOUR JOURNAL... discuss some appropriate actions you can take depending on the situation and your level of comfort. What can you do?.....
Part II (10pts): We are going to have an open forum between the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades over the next two days. Your class will begin the conversation. TODAY: AFTER you have reflected in your journals you will write THOUGHTFULLY about what you would do if you saw or experienced bullying. Tomorrow you will respond to each grade--minimum of one person...no less than a paragraph (5 thoughtful sentences) commenting, adding support or ideas regarding what they have said. Pronouns - Demonstrative
A demonstrative pronoun can come before or after its antecedent. Singular Plural this, that these, those BEFORE: This is the book I chose. Those are my new friends. AFTER: Of all my coins, these are the most valuable. We stopped in Dublin and Belfast. These are the towns where my ancestors lived. Each of the following sentences contains a demonstrative pronoun. In your journal write each sentence (Print-pencil) and underline the demonstrative pronoun and circle its antecedent. Rewrite 1-3 for penmanship in cursive and in ink. :-) 1. Those are the most expensive dresses in the store. 2. Of all the Beatle's songs, these are their best. 3. Until recently a knowledge of Latin and Greek was considered esstial to a liberal education. These are no longer taught in many schools. 4. That seems to be their busiest time of year. 5. This was all she said before leaving: "I'll be back."
When It's Over, 2012 by M. Donahoe
Photographs capture moments in time and still express a sense of feeling, tone, and mood. Examine the following image. 1.)Jot down 4 sentences that describe what you think you see and what could be happening. 2.)What made you think this?? 3.) Then write a creative mini-story to go along with this image. **Do not forget visual notes. Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns refer to (1) the person speaking, (2) the person spoken to, (3) the person, place, thing, idea spoken about.
Singular Plural 1st Person I, me, my mine we, us, our, ours 2nd Person you, your, yours you, your, yours 3rd Person he, him, his they them she, her, hers their, theirs, it, its Directions: Each of the following sentences contains two personal pronouns and its antecedent. IN your journals write the sentences below (print-pencil), underline the personal pronoun and circle its antecedent (ink). Rewrite the sentences for penmanship points (cursive and ink). 1. Mom, you forgot to call your sister. 2. "I tried to repair my stereo," said Carlos. 3. Since Meg moved, she has called her friends once a week. 4. My brothers quit the team when they found that their grades were suffering. 5.The McBrayers said that they would volunteer some of their time. Antecedents of Pronouns
A pronoun is closely related to the noun it replaces. The noun that the pronoun takes the place of has a special name. It is called the antecedent. **An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands. **Latin prefix "ante" means "before" and most antecedents do come before the pronouns that take their place. Example: My father opened his present first. He felt he couldn't wait any longer. Father is the antecedent. His, he, and he are the pronouns. Sometimes a pronoun will have no definite antecedent. Ex: Who will represent the class in the student council? In the following sentences underline the pronouns and circle the antecedent. 1. There is a zoo in Arkansas that trains and houses a remarkable group of animals. 2. Visitors at the zoo can see such marvels as Bert Backquack and his all-duck band. 3. The zoo also includes among its residents a roller-skating parrot. 4. The trainers there believe that most animals behave intelligently if they are treated with respect. 5. Davy Crockett's tales made him a legend in his own time. Common and Proper Nouns
Write the following sentences. Write each noun correctly with capitals or lower case letters. Rewrite corrected sentences. 1. My Car is a convertible oldsmobile. 2. the Soccer team went to state competition then won the district championship for boyd county. 3. is lake erie near the ocean or a River? 4. there are magazines that focus specific articles on the bible and various Chapters. Recognizing compound nouns. The following paragraph has a total of ten compound nouns. (Pencil- print) Copy the paragraph onto your paper and underline each compound noun. Reminder**Rewrite the paragraph in cursive and in ink.
Yesterday in homeroom, Bob and I discussed sports in our middle school. We both agreed that our victory in basketball was the highlight of the year. Bob said he couldn't wait to go to high school, where we will be able to play volleyball, water polo, and baseball. I myself would like to be a linebacker playing football. Define self-control. How is self-control reflected in the way one thinks, feels, behaves toward oneself and others?
Doubt sees the obstacles, faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night, faith sees the way.
Collective Nouns: A few nouns name groups of people or things. A pack, for example, is "a group of dogs or other animals that travel together." These nouns are called collective nouns.
Examples: club, troop, herd, army, troop, orchestra, committee, class, team, group Directions: Read the pairs of nouns. Each pair includes one collective noun. Write the collective noun the use it in a sentence. *remember your capitalization and punctuation. 1. senator, Congress 2. bird, flock 3. team, pitcher 4. student, class 5. army, soldier Concrete & Abstract Nouns
Example: Concrete: magazine, article, fans, teacher Abstract: friendship, obedience, liberty, justice Print (pencil) the sentences below. Underline the nouns. Label each one concrete or abstract. Rewrite sentence in cursive and ink for penmanship. 1. Obedience is an important quality in a dog. 2. Abraham Lincoln was known for his honesty. 3. Most students take satisfaction in doing good work. 4. Those children had a happy childhood. 5. Your courage when facing danger merited this award. |
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