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1 Grammar Goal Sheets 1. Correct the following sentences. (Subject-Verb Agreement) The girls jumps up and down. The boy tell his mom he was sleepy. 2. A. past She jumped to the next step. B. present Mom will work on the floor later. C. future Sally works very hard on her homework. 3. My dog Sally is (cute) than my dog Rascal. Did I do (good) than you? Is Michael Jordan (famous) than Kobe Bryant? I am the (lucky) girl in the world. 4. Underline the correct answer. (Comparative/Superlative Adverbs) We can point (more proudly, proudly) at our flag. I am feeling (better, more better) today. She needs shoes (more desperately, most desperately) than she needs socks. Please come (more sooner, sooner) than that. 5. What is a noun? Circle the nouns in the following sentence. After sitting in the house all day, the little girl went outside to play. 6. What is a verb? Circle the verbs in the following sentences. Sally was feeling sad yesterday, so she ran and played all day long. She is happy now.

2 7. Put the words below in the correct blank. two to too I am going the store tomorrow. I want to go with my brother. There are boys playing ball. they re there their I will take you over in a little while. I didn t know it was dog. really nice people. a an (*these words might be used more than once) Sally ate apple for lunch. I love to see beautiful sunset. Please don t take hour to get ready. your you re I hope not late for the play. Don t forget to take paper to the office. a very good friend. 8. Correct the following run-on sentences. My mom went to the grocery store she got eggs, milk, and cookies.

3 9. Rewrite the following sentence fragments to make them complete sentences. (You will have to add to them.) Really wants to go to the game. Before the game begins, my brother. 10. Correct the following sentences by combining them into one compound sentence. My brother is funny. My brother makes funny faces. 11. Make the following words plural. dog - tooth - church - deer - class - lady - wolf - party - leaf - enjoy - woman - recipe Write the correct form of the contractions below. cannot - shouldn t - we are - don t - does not - they re - will not - aren t Change or correct the verb in parenthesis to make the sentence correct. (Verb endings) The girl is (run) down the hall. It is funny when she (run) towards me. I got caught (run) in the hallway yesterday.

4 Last night, my mom (run) three miles. 14. Correct the capitalization mistakes in the following paragraph. (8 mistakes) Will you go with me to wal-mart because i need to buy holly a pair of socks for her party on saturday? please go with me so we can also go to the museum to see the statue of president lincoln too. i am so excited! 15. Correct the capitalization mistakes in the following sentences. (Proper Adjectives) I saw two american flags yesterday. (1 mistake) I love to eat chinese, mexican, and italian food. (3 mistakes) 16. Correct the capitalization mistakes in the following quotes or titles. fondness makes the heart grow stronger because of winn dixie 17. Correctly add commas in the following sentences or phrases. Sheila brought two pair of shoes a bunch of magazines three sleeping bags and a ghost story book to the sleepover. May Yes I will. She was late for the game but it was not her fault. Can you help me Mr. Berry? 18. Correctly add commas in the letter below. (2 commas) Dear Aunt Julie

5 I am having fun at camp and I really miss you! I have been fishing and I have heard some really neat campfire stories. Please write me a letter back very soon! Love Sue 19. Add quotation marks to the sentences below to make the dialogue correct. Hello, she said to her friend. Mom yelled, Will you please come help me? Did you eat, the little boy said, all of your food? 20. Add quotation marks to the following titles to make them correct. I love to read the fiction story, Down By the River. My favorite poem is called, Four Seasons. I sang along in the car to Mary Had a Little Lamb. The article in the newspaper was called, Problems on the Playground. 21. Correct the sentences below. a. Don t look at that! she told them b. You are a very good friend, John said, and I don t know what I would do without you c. will you take me to the movies? the little girl wanted to know. 22. Put the words in the correct blank. (Possessives) brothers brother s brothers That is my car. I have three and they all live together in the same apartment. You ll find my apartment on West Elm Street.

6 23. What are the three types of punctuation that can go at the end of a sentence? 24. What two kinds of sentences need a period at the end? Explain. 25. What kind of sentence needs a question mark at the end? Explain. 26. What kinds of sentences need an exclamation mark at the end? Explain. 27. Please add periods correctly to the following words if necessary. (Not all of them are wrong!) Mr Mrs C A T S Ms Miss Dr Sr Mister Jr S T A R S 28. Choose the correct word to go in the blank. Please tell me if you me or not. a. heard b. heared c. hear d. none of the choices 29. Correctly change the following words to past tense.

7 grab - stop - click - jump - clap Read the following sentences and choose the best way to revise them. I can read. I can write. I am smart. I love to do my school work. I love my teacher too. I am in elementary school. It is fun. a. I can read write and I am smart. I love to do my school work. I love my teacher too. I am in elementary school it is fun. b. I am smart because I can read and write. I love to do my school work, and I love my teacher too. It is fun in elementary school. c. I can read, write. The reason that I can read and write is because I am smart. I love to do school. I love my teacher. I am in elementary school. It is for the younger kids. It is fun. d. No change needed.

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