Conventions of the Language
A Standards-Based Grammar & Composition Unit
Communication Arts – Grade 7
Mrs. Diane M. Giuliano
Objectives
Sentence Types
Students will be able to identify the essential parts of the four sentence structures and be able to punctuate
them correctly: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Phrases & Punctuation
Using a variety of phrases, students will be able to improve style, combine ideas, write concisely and add
clarity to their writing. Students will be able to punctuate phrases correctly.
Conjunctions & Clauses
Students will be able to use three different types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating
to transition from on ideas to the next. Students will punctuate sentences correctly.
Pronoun Usage
Students will be able to differentiate between nominative case and objective case pronouns and be able to use
correct grammar in a sentence.
Name ___________________________________________________
Big
Idea
Applying the conventions of the English language will help to clarify meaning when
communicating a message.
Essential Vocabulary – Words to KNOW , UNDERSTAND and APPLY
Key Vocabulary
Assessment
Schedule
September Assessment (1-5)
1
2
PHRASES
(adjective or
adverb
appositive phrase
3
prepositional phrase
4
infinitive phrase
5
participial phrase
October Assessment (1-10)
TYPES OF
SENTENCES
October /November Assessment (1-18)
Grammar Assessment I
Period ________
6
simple sentence
7
compound sentence
8
complex sentence
9
compound-complex
sentence
10
CONJUNCTIONS
11
coordinating
conjunction
12
correlative
conjunction
13
subordinating
conjunction (see
clauses)
Definition
Occtober /November Assessment (1-18)
CLAUSES
15
subordinating clauses
(adjective or adverb)
16
independent clauses
17
relative pronouns
18
subordinating
conjunctions
19
PRONOUNS
20
nominative case
21
objective case
22
personal pronouns
23
indefinite pronouns
24
relative pronouns
(see clauses)
25
CAPITALIZATION
RULES
(Test out Policy –
Students who score 90%
or higher on Grammar
Assessment I and
Grammar Assessment II
are exempt from taking
the mid-term.)
December Assessment (19-24)
Grammar Assessment II – (1-24)
January Assessment (MIDTERM 1-25)
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Name ____________________________________________________________
Period __________
Diagnostic Assessment – Grammar & Composition
Diane M. Giuliano
Part I – Sentence Structure
Directions: Identify each sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
A =simple
B = compound
C = complex
D = compound-complex
1. _____The National Federation of Music , the largest charitable music group in the world, publishes Music
Clubs Magazine, and it supports music causes.
2. _____ Founded in 1898, The National Federation of Music sponsors National Musical Week, and it offers
scholarships to young musicians, who each receive $5,000 awards
3. _____Anyone who plays the harmonica will find that all the holes on the front are of different
sizes.
4. _____Because the reeds are vibrating, the air around them vibrates.
5. _____People listen with a mixture of trust and disbelief.
Part II – Phrases, Clauses, & Conjunctions
Directions: Write twelve sentences, following the directions given.
1. Write a sentence with a compound subject.
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Write a compound sentence joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Write a sentence with a compound verb.
______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Write a sentence using the correlative conjunction either, or.
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Write a sentence that includes a prepositional phrase.
______________________________________________________________________________________
6. Write a sentence that includes an appositive phrase.
______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Write a sentence that includes an infinitive phrase.
______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Write a sentence that includes a participial phrase.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Write a sentence in which the prepositional phrase begins the sentence and in which the object is
made up
of two pronouns.
______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Write a sentence that contains an adverbial clause that begins the sentence.
______________________________________________________________________________________
11. Write a sentence that contains an adverbial clause that ends the sentence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Write a sentence that contains an adjective clause. Punctuate it correctly.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Part III – Pronoun Usage
Directions: List the nominative case and objective case pronouns.
Nominative Case
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Objective Case
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
Part V - Capitalization & Spelling
1. What pronoun is always capitalized? ______________
2-4. Name 3 other capitalization rules.
____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Write a word you have trouble spelling. _____________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________
Date ______________
Mrs. Giuliano, Communication Arts
Four Types of Sentences
LEQ 1
LEQ 2
Why is it essential to use different types of sentence structures when writing?
How do I punctuate the four sentence structures correctly?
Four Sentence Types
Graphic Organizer
SIMPLE SENTENCE
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Definition:
Definition:
Example:
Example:
COMPLEX SENTENCE
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
Definition:
Definition:
Example:
Example:
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Date ______________
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LEQ 1
LEQ 2
Four Types of Phrases
Why is it essential to use different types of phrases when writing?
How do I punctuate the four types of phrases correctly?
Four Types of Phrases
Graphic Organizer
APPOSITIVE PHRASES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Definition:
Definition:
Example:
Example:
INFINITIVE PHRASES
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
Definition:
Definition:
Example:
Example:
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Date ______________
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Preposition Practice Sheet
Preposition Practice
I have a quiz on __________________. I will need to be able to identify twenty-five prepositional phrases.
(Date)
Prepositional phrases in sentences. I can practice by writing sentences with prepositional phrases,
underlining the prepositional phrase and circling the preposition.
Prepositions
aboard
around
except
on
under
about
at
for
over
underneath
above
below
from
past
until
across
beneath
in
since
up
after
beside
into
through
against
between
like
along
down
among
during
Compound
prepositions
because of ahead of
on
account of
In spite of
aside
from
as of
upon
according
to
instead of
throughout
with
out of
by means
of
in
addition
to
in back of
of
to
within
next to
off
toward
without
in place of
in front
of
on top of
Write seven sentences with Prepositional Phrases - To add variety to sentence beginnings, start some sentences with
prepositional phrases. Write seven sentences that begin with a prepositional phrase, underline the prepositional
phrase and circle the preposition. COMMA RULE – If a sentence begins with more than one introductory phrase, a
comma must follow the introductory phrases.
EXAMPLE – In the middle of the night, I had a bad dream.
1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________
Date ______________
Mrs. Giuliano, Communication Arts
LEQ 1
Types of Conjunctions
How are different types of conjunctions used to combine words, phrases, and
clauses?
Three Types of Conjunctions
Graphic Organizer
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
Definition
Examples
Coordinating conjunctions are used to
combine words, phrases, and clauses.
COMMA RULE: When joining two sentences
be sure to use either 1) a comma followed by a
coordinating conjunction or 2) a semi-colon. A
semi-colon always stands alone.
Definition
or
nor
for
yet
COORELATIVE CONJUNCTION
Examples
Correlative conjunctions join ideas that relate
to one another.
Definition
and
but
either…..or
neither….nor
not only….but also
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
Examples
Subordinating conjunctions begin subordinate
clauses (dependent).
COMMA RULE: If a subordinate
clause(adverbial clause) begins a sentence, a
comma must follow the subordinate clause.
after
although
because
before
even though
since
when
whenever
while
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Name____________________________________________
Date ______________
Mrs. Giuliano, Communication Arts
LEQ 1
Pronoun Chart Practice
When should I use nominative case pronouns, and when should I use objective case
pronouns in a sentence?
Personal Pronoun Chart
Graphic Organizer
Nominative Case
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Objective Case
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1.
I
1.
WE
1.
ME
1.
US
2.
YOU
2.
YOU
2.
YOU
2.
YOU
3.
HE
3.
THEY
3.
HIM
3.
THEM
4.
SHE
4.
HER
5.
IT
5.
IT
Related Information
Nominative Case pronouns
are used when the pronoun is
Example Sentences
1. Subject of the sentence
2. Predicate nominative of sentence
*Predicate nominatives follow linking verbs
The word “who” is used in the nominative case.
Objective case pronouns
are used when the pronoun is
1. direct object of the sentence
2. indirect object of the sentence
*Direct and indirect objects follow action verbs.
3. object of a prepositional phrases
*Prepositional phrases can be located anywhere
in a sentence.
The word “whom” is used in the objective case.
THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THE PERSONAL PRONOUN CHART AND RELATED INFORMATION IN
DECEMBER. BE SURE TO STUDY.
Conventions of the Language
Standards-Based Grammar Unit
Scoring Checklist
Assignment
Eight Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt
Score
I,D, M
Due
5
M
August
Key Vocabulary
Complete Definitions for 1-13
13
September
Appositive Phrase Worksheet
5
D
September
Infinitive Phrase Worksheet
√
I
September
Writing Assessment:
ONE & ONLY ME COLLAGE
50
ASSESS
September
Prepositional Phrase Worksheet
10
M
September
Participial Phrase Worksheet
√
I
Completion
Key Vocabulary
Complete Definitions for #14-24
12
VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT
30
ASSESS
Tuesday, September 28
(Date is tentative.)
Writing Simple Sentences & Compound
Sentences WS
5
M
October
Identifying Subordinate Clauses WS
√
I
October
Writing Complex Sentence WS
√
I
October
Conjunctions Packet: Coordinating,
Correlative, and Subordinating
15
M
October
PHRASES, ADVERBIAL CLAUSES, &
CONJUNCTIONS ASSESSMENT 1
40
ASSESS
Late October/Early November
Identifying Adjective Clauses WS
√
I
November
Pronouns Worksheet – Practice for Pronoun
Quiz in December(Personal, Relative,
Indefinite)
Pronoun Quiz in December
√
D
November
30
D
Early December
PHRASES, CLAUSES, CONJUNCTIONS, &
PRONOUNS ASSESSMENT 2
75
ASSESS
Late December
Capitalization Booklet
25
M
January
GRAMMAR MID-TERM
Assessment 3
100
M
Late January/Early February
TOTAL POINTS
415
September
*A percent grade of 90% or higher
on both assessment 1 & 2 will
exempt students from the mid-term