GRAMMAR #1 Subjects - Verbs - Conjunctions RULE: All ...

GRAMMAR #1 Subjects - Verbs - Conjunctions RULE: All sentences have subjects and verbs. RULE: The first thing we find in the sentence is a verb; next, we look for the subject. RULE: Conjunctions connect other words in a sentence. RULE: Conjunctions may join subjects and verbs.

1. Stars twinkle. 2. Fish swim and eat. 3. Boys and girls run and play. 4. Students and teachers read and study. 5. Summer comes and goes.

GRAMMAR #2 Helping Verbs - Main Verbs RULE: Verbs may have two parts, a helping verb and the main verb.

1. Mothers are cooking. 2. Bob and Sue are eating and will be drinking. 3. Father could have gone. 4. Grandpa will be coming. 5. Walls and ceilings had been painted.

GRAMMAR #3 Direct Objects RULE: After finding the subject and verb, see if a sentence has a direct object. RULE: Whereas subjects act on the verb, direct objects receive the action of the verb.

1. Bill is cooking venison. 2. Libraries contain books and computers. 3. Hamilton and Jefferson had written letters. 4. Teachers or students will read books and might watch videos. 5. Archaeologists found houses, pottery, weapons, and tablets.

GRAMMAR #4 Adjectives

RULE: Adjectives modify (tell about) subjects, objects, and predicate nominatives. RULE: Adjectives usually tell which one, what kind, how many, how much, and whose.

1. The tall, green grass hit the hard, gray houses. 2. A small cheerleader turned two hand springs. 3. A bright, golden sun burned his pale skin. 4. Two, small boys baited their pointed, curved hooks. 5. A great, white whale battered the ship's wooden hull.

GRAMMAR #5 Adverbs

RULE: Adverbs modify (tell about) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. RULE: Adverbs usually tell how, when, where, why, to what extent, and under what circumstances.

1. Two, very tall players easily scored four points. 2. An extremely narrow gate almost stopped the cows. 3. Too much noise will usually worsen an already bad headache. 4. The astronauts generally awed cheering crowds. 5. An unusually noisy crowd rarely stops a powerful speaker.

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