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7
Grade Grammar
Vocabulary and Notes
Grammar Lesson 4
Vocabulary
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Micro – Greek prefix meaning small or minute
Microbus – small vehicle shaped like a bus
Microcosm – a little world
Microscope – an instrument used to view very small objects
Action Verbs
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Action verbs tell what the subject is or does.
A sentence can contain more than one action verb.
Action verbs make writing more vivid and more precise.
Diagramming simple subjects and simple predicates. See notes on board.
Grammar Lesson 5
• Vocabulary
• Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and
meanings.
• Waive – means to relinquish or give up voluntarily
• Wave – moving swell on the surface of the water
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
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A common noun doesn’t name a specific person, place, or thing.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns require a capital letter.
Common nouns that are part of a proper noun are capitalized.
Small words that are part of a proper noun are not capitalized unless they are
the first or last word.
Grammar Lesson 6
• Vocabulary
• Climactic: refers to climax or culmination
• Climate: the general weather of a region over a period of years
Verb Tense
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Tense means time.
Verbs tell us what action is occurring and when it is happening.
Verb tense, or form, changes to show when the action takes place.
Three verb tenses:
• Present
• Past
• Future
Present Tense
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Present tense is action that is happening now.
Add an s to the verb when it is singular.
Do not add s to singular verbs when the pronoun is I or you.
When verbs end in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add es when the subject is singular.
When a verb ends in a consonant and a y, change the y to i and add es for a
singular form.
Past Tense
• Past tense shows action that has already happened.
• Add ed to form the past tense of regular verbs.
• When one-syllable verbs end in a consonant, double the consonant and add
ed.
• When a verb ends in e, drop the e and add ed.
Errors to Avoid
• Don’t use present tense form for past tense verbs.
• Do not use past and present tense in same phrase.