CC-L1 - Grammar, Plain and Simple

271. Adjectives Tell the Size of a Noun

January 31, 2022January 30, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

An adjective goes in front of a noun to tell more about the noun. We say that an adjective modifies a noun. The mail carrier delivered a large box. The word box is a noun. The word large is an… Read more271. Adjectives Tell the Size of a Noun

264. Highlight on Writing: Collective Nouns

January 20, 2022January 19, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

We said yesterday that even though a collective noun has many pieces inside of it, a collective noun is a singular noun. However, if we talk about each of the members inside a collective noun, the collective noun becomes plural…. Read more264. Highlight on Writing: Collective Nouns

263. Collective Nouns are Usually Singular

January 19, 2022January 17, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A collective noun has many pieces inside of it, but the pieces are working together as one unit, so we write about a collective noun as if it is one thing. We consider a collective noun to be a singular… Read more263. Collective Nouns are Usually Singular

256. Singular and Plural Nouns

January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 Sharon Porterfield

A singular noun is a noun that names one thing. dogcatballbook A plural noun names more than one thing. Make a plural noun by adding –s to the end of the noun.dogscatsballsbooks Here’s how we use a singular noun in… Read more256. Singular and Plural Nouns

243. Exclamatory Sentences

December 22, 2021December 21, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

An exclamatory sentence shows very strong emotion – usually excitement, fear, or anger.Use an exclamation point (!) to end an exclamatory sentence. These exclamatory sentences show excitement:I won the prize for best costume!Today is my birthday!Look at that! It’s a… Read more243. Exclamatory Sentences

212. Using the Conjunction And

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

The conjunction and is one of the FANBOYS. We use and to join two simple sentences into a compound sentence. A compound sentence has two complete thoughts. Bob is writing a story, and Mary is drawing a picture. Do you… Read more212. Using the Conjunction And

205. Practice Pronouns

October 29, 2021October 28, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Find the antecedent for each bolded pronoun in the sentences below. Remember – the antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. 1. Dad dropped his keys.2. I put my boots in a safe place, but now I… Read more205. Practice Pronouns

203. Using Pronouns as Objects in a Sentence

October 27, 2021October 26, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

In a sentence, the action happens to the object. It might be a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition, but action always happens to an object. These are the object pronouns: me, you, him, her,… Read more203. Using Pronouns as Objects in a Sentence

198. The Direct Object is a Noun

October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

A direct object receives action from the verb. To put that another way, the direct object gets acted upon. Look at these sentences. The direct object in each sentence is the dark bolded word.Notice that each dark bolded word is… Read more198. The Direct Object is a Noun

196. A Noun Can Be the Subject of a Sentence

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

The person who does the action in a sentence is the subject of the sentence. A proper noun often acts as the subject of a sentence. In these sentences, a proper noun is the subject of the sentence:Mary threw the… Read more196. A Noun Can Be the Subject of a Sentence