Wonders Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 4 Grammar
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Wonders Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 4 Grammar
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Combining Sentences: Subject Nouns
Combine sentences by joining two nouns in the subject.
Kim paddles a canoe.
Betsy paddles a canoe.
Use the coordinating conjunction and to join the nouns and form a compound subject. Leave out words that repeat and make subjects and verbs agree. The verb changes to paddle when the subject is plural.
Kim and Betsy paddle canoes.
A combined sentence has a complete subject and predicate.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?
Parents enjoyed the play. Children enjoyed the play.
Parents or children enjoyed the play.
Parents and children enjoyed the play.
Parents enjoyed the play and the children.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?
The grass swayed in the wind. The trees swayed in the wind.
The grass, trees swayed in the wind.
The grass swayed in the wind and trees swayed too.
The grass and trees swayed in the wind.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two nouns in the subject to write a new sentence?
The story was really interesting. The pictures were really interesting.
The story and pictures were really interesting.
The story, pictures, and really interesting.
The story was really interesting, or pictures.
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Get out your whiteboard to combine these sentences!
The hawks fly high in the air. The eagles fly high in the air.
Mrs. Winner is happy. Mrs. Heeckt is happy.
The dog wears a collar. The cat wears a collar.
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What are subject nouns?
Subject nouns tell WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.
Name the subject noun(s) in this sentence: Lucas is a good listener.
Name the subject noun(s) in this sentence: Dante and Dominic are twins.
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Combining Sentences: Predicate Nouns
Sentences can be combined by joining two predicate nouns:
The engineer studies roads. The engineer studies bridges.
Use and to join the nouns and form a compound predicate. Leave out words that repeat:
The engineer studies roads and bridges.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?
At the beach we saw seagulls. At the beach we saw pelicans.
At the beach we saw seagulls and we also saw pelicans.
At the beach we saw seagulls and pelicans.
At the beach we saw all kinds of birds.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?
The pelicans ate fish. The pelicans ate crabs.
The pelicans ate fish and crabs.
The pelicans, fish, and crabs ate.
The pelicans ate fish and then later on they ate some crabs.
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Multiple Choice
How would you combine the two predicate nouns to write a new sentence?
Mom packed sandwiches. Mom packed fruit.
Mom packed so much food!
Mom packed a turkey sandwich for me, and a cheese sandwich for her.
Mom packed sandwiches and fruit.
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Commas
Use a comma between the day and the year in a date.
July 4, 1776
Use a comma in locations between names of a city or town and a state between the names of a street address, a town, and a state.
122 Main St., Boston, Massachusetts
Use commas to separate three or more words in a series. Do not use a comma after the last word.
apples, bananas, and oranges.
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More commas
Use a comma after the name of a person being spoken to and after words such as yes and no when beginning a sentence.
Donna, can you make lunch now?
Yes, I can make lunch now.
(complete practice book page 99)
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Proofreading time! Get out those white boards to combine sentences or correct the errors.
The knight was on a horse. The knight was carrying a sword.
We see'd a kangaroo zebra and lion at the zoo.
abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 1809
Colin plays tennis. Sue plays tennis.
(complete practice book page 100)
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Multiple Choice
How should the commas be written in this address?
Rochester, New York
Rochester, New, York
Rochester New York
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Multiple Choice
How should the comma be written in this date?
March, 28, 1984
March 28, 1984
March 28 1984,
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Multiple Choice
How should the commas be written in this list
pie, cake, cookies, and, candy
pie cake cookies, and candy
pie, cake, cookies, and candy
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