Correlated to State Standards

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1 Correlated to State Standards Visit to view a correlation of this book s activities to your state s standards. This is a free service. What? A comprehensive resource for grammar, mechanics, usage, and vocabulary practice 160 student-friendly activity pages, scaffolded to accommodate students varied skill levels Multiple-choice review pages for assessment and standardized test preparation Sentence Editing pages that provide realworld application of skills Why? To reteach, reinforce, and provide extra practice for targeted language skills To assess students skill acquisition To provide standardized test preparation To meet individual student needs

2 Correlated to State Standards Visit to view a correlation of this book s activities to your state s standards. This is a free service. EMC 2754 Editorial Development: Bonnie Brook Communications Editors: Marilyn Evans Leslie Sorg Copy Editors: Sonny Bennet t Illustrator: Mary Rojas Desktop: Carolina Caird Arynne Elfenbein Cover: Liliana Potigian Congratulations on your purchase of some of the finest teaching materials in the world. Photocopying the pages in this book is permitted for single-classroom use only. Making photocopies for additional classes or schools is prohibited. For information about other Evan-Moor products, call , fax , or visit our Web site, Entire contents 2007 EVAN-MOOR CORP. 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA Printed in USA.

3 Table of Contents Targeted Skill Practice 6 Using good/better/best; bad/worse/worst; Little/Less/Least REVIEW Nouns 1 Identifying Nouns Plural Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns (adding es) Plural Nouns (changing y to i and adding es) Irregular Plural Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns REVIEW Singular Possessive Nouns (See Punctuation) Plural Possessive Nouns (See Punctuation) Common and Proper Nouns (See Capitalization) Common and Proper Nouns REVIEW Adjectives 1 Identifying Adjectives Identifying Adjectives Descriptive Adjectives REVIEW Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Proper Adjectives Proper Adjectives REVIEW Pronouns 1 Identifying Pronouns Identifying Pronouns Singular Pronouns Plural Pronouns REVIEW Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Noun-Pronoun Agreement Noun-Pronoun Agreement REVIEW Verbs 1 Identifying Verbs Action Verbs Action Verbs Linking Verbs Linking Verbs REVIEW Verb Tenses Present Tense Verbs Language Fundamentals EMC 2754 Evan-Moor Corp.

4 8 Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs REVIEW Main Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs Main Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs Future Tense Verbs Future Tense Verbs Present Progressive Tense Verbs REVIEW Choosing the Correct Tense Choosing the Correct Tense Subject-Verb Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement REVIEW Adverbs 1 Identifying Adverbs Adverbs with ly Other Adverbs Adverbs Modifying Adjectives Comparing with Adverbs Comparing with Adverbs Negative Adverbs (See Usage) REVIEW Prepositions 1 Identifying Prepositions Identifying Prepositional Phrases Adjectival Prepositional Phrases Adverbial Prepositional Phrases REVIEW Sentences 1 Declarative Sentences (See Punctuation) Interrogative Sentences Exclamatory Sentences Imperative Sentences Identifying Four Kinds of Sentences Sentence Fragments Sentence Fragments Review Subjects and Predicates Subjects and Predicates Subjects and Predicates You as the Understood Subject Simple Subjects Simple Subjects Simple Predicates Simple Predicates REVIEW Simple Sentences Coordinating Conjunctions Compound Sentences with and (See Punctuation) Compound Sentences with but Compound Sentences with or Review Subordinating Conjunctions Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 2754 Language Fundamentals

5 22 Subordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions Sentence Combining Review Run-on Sentences Run-on Sentences Run-on Sentences REVIEW Capitalization 1 Beginning of a Sentence Days of the Week and Months of the Year Holidays REVIEW Names of People and Pets (See Nouns) Names of Places and Things (See Nouns) Titles of Published Works (See Punctuation) REVIEW Abbreviations 1 Identifying Abbreviations Days of the Week Months of the Year Titles of People REVIEW Place Names States Measurements of Length and Weight Measurement of Time REVIEW Punctuation 1 End of Sentence (See Sentences) End of Sentence (See Sentences) REVIEW Commas with Words in a Series Commas with Words in a Series Commas in Compound Sentences (See Sentences) Commas in Complex Sentences REVIEW Commas in Dates Commas in Dates Commas in Addresses Commas in Addresses Commas in Letter Writing Commas with Nouns in Direct Address REVIEW Commas in Dialogue Quotation Marks in Dialogue Quotation Marks in Dialogue Punctuating Titles of Songs, Poems, and Short Stories (See Capitalization) Punctuating Book, Movie, and Television Show Titles (See Capitalization) REVIEW Apostrophes in Contractions (See Vocabulary) Language Fundamentals EMC 2754 Evan-Moor Corp.

6 19 Apostrophes with Singular Possessives (See Nouns) Apostrophes with Plural Possessives (See Nouns) Colons in Time Colons in a Business Letter Usage REVIEW Indefinite Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles Double Negatives (See Adverbs) Using good and well; bad and badly REVIEW Frequently Confused Words: There, they re, their and your, you re Frequently Confused Words: it s, its and we re, where, were REVIEW Vocabulary 1 Base Words Prefix un Prefixes dis, pre, re Suffix less Suffixes ful, less, able, ward Suffixes er, or, ness, ment REVIEW Contractions (See Punctuation) Contractions (See Punctuation) Synonyms Synonyms Antonyms Antonyms Homophones Homophones REVIEW Word Meaning Word Meaning Word Meaning Word Meaning Word Meaning Word Meaning REVIEW Paragraph Editing Proofreading Marks Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Sentences Capitalization Punctuation Usage Answer Key For Targeted Skill Practice For Paragraph Editing REVIEW Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 2754 Language Fundamentals

7 Name Nouns 1 A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Types of Nouns A noun can be a person. A noun can be a place. A noun can be a thing. Examples boy, girl, friend, teacher, doctor, mechanic state, town, school, ocean, lake, beach animal, tree, rock, shoe, bicycle, breakfast Underline all the nouns in the sentences. Write person, place, or thing below each noun. 1. We are going to a big island to visit our aunt. 2. We will take a boat to get to the town where she lives. 3. My mother wants to go to a museum to see a famous painting. 4. I will watch a ballgame with my brother and my cousin. 5. I have money to buy a hat and a raincoat from a store. 6. My aunt will take us to the boardwalk to ride the roller coaster. 7. We will go to the theater to see a play. 8. I hope I see a celebrity in a restaurant so I can get an autograph! Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 2754 Language Fundamentals Identifying Nouns 11

8 Name Nouns 2 A noun can be singular or plural. Add s to most nouns to make them plural. Singular grandfather orchard apple Plural grandfathers orchards apples Circle the singular nouns. Underline the plural nouns. 1. Most stores that sell animals stick to easy pets. 2. Most kids want a cat or dog as a furry friend. 3. Dogs are happy to play in the park or run on the beach. 4. Cats are happy to just hide under blankets or curl up in a chair. 5. Some parents prefer pets that live in cages, such as birds and hamsters. 6. A bird will twitter and sing as long as it has seeds to eat. 7. A hamster likes to run on its wheel. 8. I am always surprised to meet individuals with unusual creatures. 9. Imagine having a giant snake in your house. 10. Imagine having a rare insect that eats special plants. 11. Imagine having a horse or goats that need a barn to live in. 12. Imagine having a reptile that changes colors. 12 Plural Nouns Language Fundamentals EMC 2754 Evan-Moor Corp.