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BASIC LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR ADULTS
Dorothy Rubin
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CAMBRIDGE Adult Education
Prentice Hall Regents, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
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CHAPTER TWO: Florida Department of Commerce
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CHAPTER FOUR: Swift & Company
CHAPTER FlVE: Irene Springer
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I CONTENTS
TO THE TEACHER Vll
CHAPTER ONE 1
Capit1;llizing (Titles of Poems) 2
:I The Complete Subject of a Sentence 3
I Simple Subjects in Sentences
Recognizing Sentences
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More Than One (Noun Plurals) 6
Describing Words (Adjectives) 7
Action Words (Verbs) 8
The Verbs Do, Does, Did, and Will Do 9
Recognizing Describing Words (Adverbs) 10
Recognizing Describing Words (Adverbs) 11
Shortening Words (Contractions) 12
Spelling 14
Alphabetizing 15
Chapter One Review 16
CHAPTER TWO 21
Capitalizing (Titles of Poems and Stories) 22
Compound Subjects in Sentences 23
Compound Verbs in Sentences 24
Recognizing Sentences 25
Command Sentences 26
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and They 27
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and They 28
The Verbs Has, Have, Had, and Will Have 29
The Verbs See, Sees, Saw, and Will See 30
The Verbs See, Sees, Saw, and Will See 31
The Words A and An 33
Spelling . 34
Alphabetizing 35
Chapter Two Review 37
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CHAPTER THREE 43
Capitalizing (Names of Countries) 44
Sentence Parts 46
Shortening Sentences with Commas 47
Shortening Sentences with Commas 48
Word Order in Sentences and Commas 49
Recognizing Naming Words (Nouns) 50 ;
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The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go 51
The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go 52 I
Describing Words (Adverbs) 53
The Words A and An 54
Writing Addresses 55 f
Writing the Time of Day 57 i'l
Spelling 58 i
Alphabetizing
Chapter Three Review
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CHAPTER FOUR 67 ;J
Capitalizing
Writing Sentences
Combining Sentences
Shortening Sentences with Commas
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Describing Words (Adverbs)
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The Pronouns Him and Her 76
Using Yes and No in a Sentence 79
Writing Dates 81
Writing an Invitation 82
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Writing an Invitation 84
Spelling 86
Alphabetizing 87
Chapter Four Review 89
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Capitalizing
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49 I Describing Words and Linking Words 103
50 Describing Words (Adverbs) 105
51 Describing Words (Adjectives and Adverbs) 106
52 The Pronoun Them 108
53 Writing the Time of Day 109
54 Writing the Time of Day 110
55 Writing a Friendly Letter 111
57 Addressing an Envelope 113
58 Spelling 114
59 Alphabetizing (Using the Dictionary) 115
60 Chapter Five Review 116
67 ,,i POSTTEST 123
68 ANSWERS
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I TO THE TEACHER
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Power English: Basic Language Skills for Adults is a Try it out portion of a lesson provides exercise for
ten-book series dedicated to helping adults at the applying and practicing the new and reviewed
ABE level develop their skills in usage, sentence skills.
structure, mechanics, and composition. Power En- Power English encourages the rapid and enjoyable
glish consists of the locator test for the series, eight acquisition of fundamental writing skills. The pro-
text/workbooks, and a series review book. gram is based on sound learning principles and is
There are five chapters in each of the text/work- devised to keep the student actively engaged
books. The several lessons in each chapter cover a throughout. It incorporates the following:
variety of writing skills. The comprehensive Chap-
ter Reviews and Posttests in each book provide skill • self-pacing
reinforcement. To facilitate diagnosis, there are Pro- • graduated levels of difficulty
gress Charts for recording students' Chapter Review • distributed practice
and Posttest performance. Answers are in a special • immediate feedback
section at the end of each book. The section can be • overlearning
left in the book so that students can check their own • teaching of generalizations where applicable
work, or since its pages are perforated, it can be • selections based on adult interests
removed. Power English is founded on the principle of over-
Power English is comfortable for an adult whose learning, which fosters enduring retention of infor-
reading level is between 4.0 and 8.0. Each lesson is a mation and skills. Overlearning occurs when stu-
simple and concise presentation of a specific writing dents continue practicing a skill even after they
skill. In the instructional portion of a lesson, under think they have learned it. In every chapter and
the heading Read the following students study ex- book in the Power English series, through a variety
amples of a specific writing skill at work. Under Did of formats, students exercise skills they have
you notice? they read short, clear explanations of learned in previous chapters and books.
the skill at hand. Because a typical lesson reinforces The structure of the Power English series makes it
and expands upon skills taught in earlier lessons, a versatile. It can be used in conventional classroom
section called Do you remember? reviews perti- settings, in tutorial situations and clinics, or by stu-
nent rules and concepts previously presented. The dents who work independently.
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CHAPTER ONE
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CAPITALIZING (TITLES OF POEMS)
ReEidth~ followi~g:
. :/iChiCago;' is a po~irtby C~rl Sandburg.
to the WestWhid")s a poem by Percy B. Shelley .
. . Quotation marks (" ") go around the title of a poem.
Try it out.
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly. Remember to put
quotation marks around poem titles.
1. "to a waterfowl" is a poem by william c. bryant.
2. "when i was one-and-twenty" is a poem by a. e. housman.
3. "the road not taken" was written by robert frost.
4. "meeting at night" is a poem by robert browning.
5. "go and catch a falling star" is a poem by john donne.
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THE COMPLETE SUBJECT Of A SENTENCE
I Read the following:

The complete subject in each sentence is underlined.
Sharon swims very well.
Mario and
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The'dogs and cats are running in packs.

The pretty wo:rp.~nEtnd the hap.d§olllE3 man are married.
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Did you notice?

,A complete subject can be made up of only one word-either a noun or
",' a pronoun.
A complete subject can be made up of several nouns or pronouns or
both.
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,Acompletesubjeep<:!a;n inch.'J,de'¥Io!'llsthat gQ with nouns and
'pronouns.
Try it out.
Draw a line under the complete subject in each sentence.
ut 1. Chuck, Mike, and I are going camping .
,.. 2. Mrs. Moran refuses to speak to us.
3. The men, women, and children enjoyed the picnic.
4. Mr. St. Cloud and Mr. Burns went to Washington.
5. The train stopped at the wrong station.
6. A young child and her brother spilled their milk.
7. A man and child were hurt.
8. The storekeeper and a customer were robbed by a masked man.
9. The masked man had a gun and a dog.
10. The gun and dog frightened the storekeeper.
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SIMPLE SUBJECTS IN SENTENCES
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Jamal had wanted to go to college.
His parents planned on it .
.. _He wassuspend¢dfromhigh school after some trouble.
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';:~Irithose;s~riten~e~::ftoim_~:~~d pronouns are underlined.
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One noun or pronoun in a complete subject is called the simple
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Try it out.
Fill in each blank with a subject from the list. Each sentence must make
sense. A subject may be used once only.
SUBJECT LIST
apes cats Diane dogs I
lions mother Robert tigers We
1. My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ takes care of sick animals.
2. _______ and are tame animals.
3. _ _ _ _ __ _______ , and _______ are wild
animals.
4. _ _ _ _ __ _______ , and _ _ _ _ _ _ are animal
lovers.
5. _______ help our mother take care of the animals.
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RECOGNIZING SENTENCES
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'''There is a checkbye'a6li of the sentences.
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Put a check (j) by each of the sentences.
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1. Don't play there.
2. You are the one in charge.
3. And in the store.
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6. Takashi can't go.
7. The match is tomorrow.
D 8. A funny man.
D 4. Stay. D 9. When they show up.
D 5. He reads many books every year. D 10. Try that soon.
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MORE THAN ONE (NOUN PLURALS)
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one child two children
one man flvemen
one. woman SIX women
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Did you notice?

Spmecplul'aluoijnsdo.not .end~with;s.Qr eS.
Thos~pluraJs are hbtforrtl.eclabc6tatl'lg to any rule.
They must be memorized.
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fan fans 'box . boxes
hitch hitches . berry berries
dish .. dishes·' ...2moss mOSSes
Try it out.
Write the plural of each of the following nouns.
1. mouse 11. fox
2. child 12. church
3. foot 13. patch
4. goose 14. rash
5. tooth 15. tray
6. bag 16. bunny
7. tax 17. cherry
,t 8. fly 18. candy
9. man 19. apple
10. woman 20. pass
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DESCRIBING WORDS (ADJECTIVES)
Re",d the following:

Mario is shorter than Dave.
Is Isabel younger than Jeff?
Dave is the tallest one here.
. '. -Isabel is the finest p~rs()n in our group ..
. The words shorter, younger, tallest, and finest are describing words.
Some describing wqrds, s).l<;hasJip~,.J~nd with e . .
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used to toinpate, the e is dropped and er or est
is added.
Do you remember'? '. ..' .... '.
~\;'P~~cribiri:g ~ords\V1t1i'thg'er~ehdilliiar~ usedtocompate two persons
, or things.
Describing words with the est ending compare more than two persons
or things.
Try it out.
In the blank in each sentence, write the correct form of the describing word.
Add an e1' or est ending, wherever necessary.
1. She is than her sister. (pretty)
2. Kiyoko is the friend I have. (nice)
3. Jim is a person. (happy)
4. That is the thing I have heard. (silly)
5. Tony is than Bob. (smart)
6. The twins are businessmen. (honest)
7. These workers are the in the land. (fine)
8. Is Jose the person you know? (rich)
9. The lake seems today than yesterday. (clean)
10. This pond is than it was last year. (dirty)
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ACTION WORDS (VERBS)
Rea~ the following:

, 'pRESENT TIME :f>ASTTIME FUTURE TIME
I olimb I climbed I will climb
Yonolimb You, climbed Xou Will climb
~ He'cllfubs H~clifubed . He will climb
She climbs She. climbed , She will olimb
,'ltcIihibs It clfnibed It will climb
Weolimb We climbed We will climb
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"TheY climb' They climbed They will climb
Andy climbs Andy clirnbed Andy will climb
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>Ma'r&;erbs end with'ed'wheh theyd~~cr'ibe an action thai tookplaoe ".
in the past.
The word will with a verb describes a future action.
Try it out.
In the blanks, write the past and future forms of each verb.
PAST TIME FUTURE TIME
1. They play
2. The house looks
3. The bread tastes
4. Ben tries
5. Alice cooks
6. Al and Fred joke
7. The players yell
8. You cry
9. I carry
10. I pray
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THE VERBS DO, DOES. DID, AND WILL DO
" Read the following:

Joe does well in school. Joe and Joan do well in school.
I did it yesterday. We did that yesterday.
Ying will do it later. Ying and Keung will do it later.
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Do you remember?
'" 'The words do arid does describe action in the present.
Does describes the action of one person or thing in the present.
Do describes the action of more than one person or thing in the
•• 'pres~ht.
The word did describes action in the past.
'The word will goes with do to describe future action.
Try it out.
Fill in each blank with do, does, did, or will do.
1. I cannot _______ that now.
2. Who _______ such a terrible thing yesterday?
3. Andrew usually ______________ very good work now,
4. Jennifer and Cristina a favor for us later.
5. They that last month.
6. Jerry always whatever he wants.
7. They a good business last summer.
8. She her work before.
9. The men the work later.
10. The women some nice things for us earlier.
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RECOGNIZING DeSCRIBING WORDS (ADVERBS)
··.Read the following:

Flores drives slowly.
Mark eats quiCkly .
Sue runs swiftiy ..
Pedro leftqui~tly.·
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The words slowly, quickly, swiftly, and quietly tell how something
is or was done. .. . .....
. Sl(jwly d~sciibeshowFlores ·dri~es.
Quickly describes how Mark eats.
Swiftly describes how Sue runs.
Quietly describes
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Words that describe action words are called adverbs.
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1 Here are ten sentences. Draw a line under each adverb.
1. On icy roads I drive carefully.
2. My older brothers and I spoke softly.
3. The pretty girl laughed happily.
4. The happy children shouted noisily.
5. The frightening dog growled fiercely.
6. The young child ran quickly.
7. The smart student answered the question cleverly.
8. Her child behaves properly.
9. The angry storekeeper shouted loudly.
10. My handsome groom dresses beautifully.
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Felix arrived yesterday.
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.·;~THewords soon, yestet'day; and tomorrow tell the time ()f
Words such as soon, yesterday, and tomorrow are adverbs.
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Other adverbs tell how something is done.
Many adverbs end withly.
Try it out.
Draw a line under each adverb.
1. The nice man spoke kindly.
2. Marie arrived early.
3. Frank and Mike are going to work late,
4. The small baby was crying loudly.
5. The young woman bought a dress yesterday.
6. The exciting race started promptly.
7. My handsome brother will arrive soon,
8. The dance is taking place today.
9. All my good friends will dance tonight.
10. We will go tomorrow.
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SHORTENING WORDS (CONTRACTIONS)
Read the following:

should not shouldn't
is not isn't
has not h a l3Il't
caiulot dan'f·
will not won't.
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Do you remember?
. A number of words ca;n join wttlr1l9t to become one word.
Wh€ma word jOills with not;'t;heoil1 not is usually omitted.
This mark (') replaces the 0:
Cannot can be shortened to can't.
,Willand n9t };leC1lrrieW9.n't\, .....
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Try it out.
Write the two words that are in Write each pair of words over as a
each contraction. contraction.
1. aren't 6. did not
2. couldn't 7. should not
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3. haven't
4. isn't
5. won't
8. has not
9 . will not
10. do not
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Read the following:

lam I'm
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he is
you're
he's-
she is she's
\:it is: . it's
we are we're
they are they're
. bid you notice?
The pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, and they can be joined with am,
.are, or is.
i:t;;i~Whena·protrounjoirlsW:ithaw;a:re,(jr is, the first letter ofthe verb is
·";;'omitted. "/.C). •. . ......•.. ... . ,. .
This mark (') replaces the omitted letter.

Do you remember?
;a 'When a: word joins with not, the O'ihnot is replaced by this mark (').
Try it out.
Write each pair of words over as a contraction.
1. it is 6. they are
2. could not 7. we are
3. she is 8. he is
4. cannot 9. has not
5. will not 10. lam
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SPELLING
----{ Read the following:

How much do you weigh?
Do you know the way to her house?
Did you notice?'~.
The words weigh -and way sound alike.
They are spel1eddiff~refitly and have different meanings.
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. "In these sen.tertce~~ther~a:fe rour sets of words like weigh and way.
He needed wood for his fireplace. That dog's tail is long.
I would go if I could. Jim told a very funny tale.
'W:efbdeaU.:jMg~t.;.. ,'; . It is not fair to talce everythi
The road was slippery. I do not have bus fare.
Try it out.
Write the correct word in each blank.
1. Please tell us a good _ _ _ _ _ _ . (tail-tale)
2. Who _ _.___ ,__ with you yesterday? (road-rode)
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1 3. Help Steve chop the _ _ _ _ _ _ . (would-wood)
4. I do not so much. (weigh-way)
5. Mohammed does not have the plane . (fair-fare)
6. The child stepped on the eat's _ _ _ _ _ _ . (tail-tale)
7. No one _______ help the poor woman. (would-wood)
8. Mr. Deacon did not know the _ _ __ . (weigh-way)
9. The was not clearly marked. (rode-road)
10. The workers felt their foreman was not _ _ _ _ _ _ . (fare-fair:
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ALPHABETIZING
Read the following:

baby back bad bail bake ball banner bar base
Did you notice?
The n.ine worq.s are in the order of the alphabet.
The first two letters are the same in each word: b a.
The words are arranged accordingt{) th.ethirdfetter in each.
Try it out.
Write the following groups of words over in alphabetical order. Put commas
between the words in the lists you write.
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1. cave, can, cake, came, case, cape, cat, call, cart
2. devil, deck, dew, desert, den, deep, depth, debt, deal
3. month, moth, more, move, mole, most, model, mommy, mouth
4. fan, faint, far, fat, fame, face, fade, fall, fake
5. saw, sail, sag, sat, same, sap, sane, save, safe
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[:HAPTER O~jE REVIEW
CAPITALIZING (TITLES OF POEMS)

Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly. Remember to put
quotation marks around poem titles.
L i enjoyed reading the poem "a man and his dog."
2. the poem "she broke my heart" is very sad.
3. my sister wrote the poem "life can be difficult."
4. i like funny poems like "my upside down life."
5. "blowing bubbles at the world" is also very funny.
THE COMPLETE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE

Draw a line under the complete subject in each sentence.
L Tara, Carol, Matsue, and I are going to a movie.
2. My pets like my parents better than me.
3. My boss, his wife, and their children are coming to dinner.
4. Two strange-looking men walked into the store.
5. My older sister and younger brother do not read well.
o L The large dog and the small child.
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rtEW,'JtF'3.They looked funny.
- 0 4. My father and mother .
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MORE THAN ONE (NOUN PLURALS)

: Wdtethe plural of each of the following nouns.
J .. cookie 6. child
2. goose 7. man
8. foot
9. mouse
10. lady
DES;CRIBING WORDS (ADJECTIVES)

In each sentence, find the describing word, or adjective, that is used to
compare. In the blank, write the describing word over correctly. Add the er
!i~;.:;~9r·.·~~it ending.
My pets are noisy than my friend's pets.

is the silly thing I have ever heard.
n""'f:nL~ dog'is sinart than yours .

. 5, She is the nice person I know.

. Inthe.bIanks, write the past and future forms of each verb.
Lljump
2. The lady looks ---_._--
3. The bird lands

4. Edith bakes
5. Gary works
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THE VERBS DO, DOES, DID, AND WILL DO
Fill in each blank with do, does, did, or will do.
1. Please this for me.
2. He it next week.
3. We that before.
4. They always nice things for people.
5. Florio and Marisa that already.
RECOGNIZING DESCRIBING WORDS (ADVERBS)

1. A large black car swerved toward our bus today.
2. Our frightened driver stopped carefully.
3. A large brown dog suddenly jumped onto our bus.
4. The people on the bus screamed loudly.
5. A police car rushed to the scene quickly.
6. The dog was waiting quietly.
7. We waited anxiously.
8. Everyone chatted noisily.
9. The police captured the dog immediately.
10. The bus driver opened the door slowly.

Write each pair of words over as a contraction.
1. are not 6. will not
2. is not 7. cannot
3. have not 8. lam
4. they are 9. we are
5. she is 10. you are
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T.b:ese'sentences havellisspelled words. They do not make sense. Write each

sentence over so that it makes sense. Spell each word correctly.
"'l>rha.vethe fair two go to the fare.
:2. Wood you tell the child a tail?

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They road on the rQde two get too my house.

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the ~~lglitV\l6y6ul' h.dtIse?'
thE) following names in alphabetical order. Put commas between the

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Cook, Forbes, Gates, Fermes, Fellini, Foster. Colby, Combs
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3. Katz, Karro, Kant, Kramer, Kent, Krell, Kashiwada, Kepler
5. Anderson, Acker, Adler, Amber, Arrio, Alvarez, Ace, Able
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PROGRESS CHART
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CHAPTER ONE REVIEW
Count how many items you answered correctly in each Section of the
Chapter One Review. Write your score per section in the My Scores
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column. If all of your section scores are as high as the Good Scores, go on
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Scores, study the lessons on the assigned Review Pages again before you
go on to Chapter Two.
Good My Review
'-'Section Scores Scores Pages
;Capitalizirlg(;'l'tl;1E~sofPoems)'4 or 5 2
The Complete Subject of a
. Sentence 4 or 5 3
'{·RecogniziJjgS,ent@nces 4 or 5 5
.. More ThanQp.e<Noup. Plurals)
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'])flscribinltWo~d~·(AdjectivEls). "::"il 5 or 7
Action Words (Verbs) 4 or 5 8
[),'imheVerbsng, Does"I)ld, and .. ,
\\tilIno" 4 01'5
-'Recognizing Describing.Words
(Adverbs) 8, 9, or 10 10-11
Shortening Words (Contractions) 8, 9,or 10 12-13
Spelling ......• ' . "','4 or.5 14
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Alphabetizing 4 or 5 15
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CHAPTER TWO
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CAPITALIZING (TITLES OF POEMS AND STORIES)
:~;:;;Readthe foll()~il'lg:
~(;;;"!Fog" is a ppem-, ..... . .
< Anotlier poefuis "The NightWill Never Stay."
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':'S'·;'O'-'.' h~·I·;:':iT;" .'"" .". 'h t· t
li 19li.~)3~~1()l!ng. ,lS a,S .or .. 'sory .
.;::,;:.Ancit4er. shg~t,:$tQlyis"The Monkey's Paw."
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;;,t.~~rtL~'tifpi~}ReqJ~m~#g:fI:o()d':'isiaJso;a, short story.
:Qqyo~ rem.ro~~."?<· ......' '......
:-'~_;,,';';'~"'':.~'- <:':: '_",'_" ":-,"'. _':' , .::.>,:-'>-::;.t,t:~:::'>:~;'t;:~u., .. _ ,:"_>1-''-:-;':-,;_~_ :->:"':-'" _-,.
>::::MO,st:words;jri''fiitles'!f>f; poetxJ.~·I:lij.d's}:l.ort .stori es begin with' capital
'jetter's' ---.: '-,:::':;:-:.'. . .'. -
C' ,'. _ .,.' . " .. ' .. " '. . .' ".
',Theul'st wOl"d.QfI;iJitle begins with a capital letter.

;iSlllal1WOrdiiHR:e·.wilI,is;~ndred begin with capital letters.
ir~~~~it5,'t~lt(i~i~t~W'~;if~~#,'!i~d.~~tat.~h1,Ol1, to, and the begtll with small
letters, ., -, .'.
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Try it out.
!; Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly. Remember to put
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quotation marks around poem and short story titles and to underline book
titles .
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;: 1. armin and i read "my life is a bowl of jelly" for the class.
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2. mr. and mrs. blake wrote the short story "many loves."
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z 3. my favorite book is how to fix your house.
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4. franco's child likes the book the cat in the hat.
5. my sister has read "my life is just a dream" twice.
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COMPOUND SUBJECTS IN SENTENCES
Read the following:
COMPLETE SUBJECT PREDICATE
Typewriters and adding machines are outdated.
Word processors and calculators work more efficiently.
Did you notice?
There are two nouns in each of the complete subjects.
Because the subjects name more than one thing, the verbs in the
, , predicates are plural.
Did you know?
At least one noun or pronoun is part of the complete subject of any
.sentence. .. . .
<Some sentences have two or lllorenouns and pronouns in the complete
subject.
Those sentences have compound sUbjects.
JUt Try it out.

ook Find the words from Group Two, the predicate, that go with each complete
subject from Group One. Write the letter in the blank.
GROUP ONE (COMPLETE SUBJECT) GROUP TWO (PREDICATE)
1. Coffee and tea a. are comic book heroes.
2. Cereal and eggs b. are needed for plants.
: 3. The lion and its trainer c. perform in a cage.
4. Dinosaurs and flying reptiles d. are wild animals.
5. Superman and Batman e. are common breakfast drinks.
6. Sun and water f. are citrus fruits.
7. The bus and train g. no longer exist.
8. Pepper and garlic h. are typical breakfast foods.
9. Lions and tigers i. are ways to get to work.
_10. Oranges and lemons J. make food taste better.
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COMPOUND VERBS IN SENTENCES
Read the following:

Sharee sings and dances.
The children run and play.
Dick draws, spells, and writes well.
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. Diefyou notice? ..
. E.ach .s~ntencehastwoor more verbs.
Each·verb in a sentence goes with the subject.
Did:yo!Jknow? •..
At least one verb is part of the predicate of any sentence.
Some sentences have two or more verbs in the predicate.
Those sentenceshavecoIDp'O,!UQ, verbs.
'~"": " -.:; '. ' " , ' ~ - .. - -
. -.". -', -;.-~',,--
-. ~,-
Try it out.
Draw lines under the verbs in each sentence.
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1. At the beach, the man chased the dog and grabbed it.
2. The dog barked and snapped at the man.

3. Some people stopped and watched.
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4. The man talked softly to the dog and stroked it.
5. A bird dropped from the sky and swooped down near the dog.
6. A woman opened her window and looked out.
7. The dog slumped on the ground and moaned.
8. A child tiptoed up to the dog and touched it.
9. The dog barked and frightened the child.
10. The child dashed across the beach and played with the dog.
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Ii RECOGNIZING SENTENCES
. Read the following:

There is a check by each of the sentences.
j j Stay away.
I . The hungry children are.
j No one is here.
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notice'1 .
This is a not a sentence:

The hungry children are.
·/There is a subject: The hungry children
There is a verb: are
However, the sentences does not express a complete idea. It does not
make senSE:),
I A sentence has two parts, a complete subject and a predicate.

A sentence expresses a complete thought; it makes sense.
Try it out.
0 1. Put that down.

0 2. Who said that?
0 3. The chair and the table look.
0 4. My friends and their parents have.
0 5. Rose, Chuck, and Anita look happy.
0 6. They seem very quiet.
0 7. Show me how to do that.
0 8. Go.
0 9. Please stay a little longer.
o 10. The oven was.
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COMMAND SENTENCES
8~ad th~ following:

Stop. Stop!
Run. Run!
lVIo:v e. Move!
Do you rem~mber? ~.'
Coirtmand·sentenc~s.u~Ul3,llY~nd,with periods (.).
An exclamation point (!) may be used to show strong feeling .
•·;.Gornmand,.senten~~s uSJ1,~ll:yha:ve unstated flubjects. .
.' <Th{j'$1ibj~tf y6'u i§"und~tst60(ri:t1most command sentences:
Stop. means You stop.
. Run. means You run. ....
·.;Move.. :tneans ¥c,umove ..•••.
.':"<,,.</.:/:.:.,. -':-~:'~;;;';-'- -.' -~~-n~;- ~:f;·:i::~~:-:;:·'--·:-:-»-·'-:
Try it out.
Put the correct end mark at the end of each sentence.
1. Stay
2. Halt
3. That is the best news I have ever heard
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4. Come down
5. Put that down
6. Who took the tools
7. Sue is leaving now
8. Margaret is helping Frank learn to read
9. I am leaving soon
10. Please show that to me
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THE PRONOUNS I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, AND THEY
Read the following:

The car hit the child.
It hurt the child badly.
. -;--, Thtunanwas very sorry .
He did riot mean to do it.
Th~childreri were playing i~'the str~et.
They did not see the car.
The car threw the child onto me .
! was very upset.
Do you remember? ... . . . . > > . ". .' ....
:'}.,WordssuC}i.as I;.you;' he"she,;t{;w~>afid they are used in plate of
naming words.
Such words are called pronouns.
Try it out.
Here are pair of sentences. Fill in each blank with I, you, he, she, it, we,
or they.
1. The car could have hit me.
_______ was scared.
2. The hurt child is a seven-year-old girl.
_______ is still in the hospital.
3. Her friends were very upset.
_______ visited her in the hospital.
4. My parents and I sent her a card.
_______ also visited her in the hospital.
5. The children do not play in the street now.
_______ do not want to get hurt.
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THE PRONOUNS I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, AND TH,
Ffead the following:

The pronouns in this story are underlined.
Cheryl and Tyree are both bank tellers. They often have to work
.. late. IfCherylgets o£fearlierthan Tyree, she cooks. If Tyree is
earlier, he cooks. You can't find better cooperation than that.
_~---.-",_-, -_ "_.0- ~- -
(,oyouremembet? . .
Pronouns taketheplace of IlOl,lllS.
~r.(jnouria arewot<;issu.th a.s:l;you,he, she, it, we and.they.
Try it out.
Here is a story with blanks. Fill in the blanks with I, you, he, she, it,
or they. You will use some of the pronouns more than once.
In May oflast year, my girlfriend and _ _~~_ _ broke up.
(1)
_ _ _~___ both decided it would be for the best. Before last week
(2)
_ _ _=-_ _ _ had not spoken to her or seen her. Last week, one of n
(3)
friends and _ _ _~___ saw her at a party. _ _~___ looke

(4) (5)
very good. ---0;;,---- was there with someone I know.
(6)
j _ _.-,=-_ _ _ both seemed to be having a good time. That made me
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sick. Other people at the party were dancing and singing. _ _ _~_
(8)
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too, were having a good time. _ _---;;~-- was the only one who '"
(9)
not having a good time. I knew then that _ _ _~_ __ wasjealom

(10)
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E"Y THE VERBS HAS, HAVE, HAD, AND WILL HA VE
Read the following:

. ,·Eric has a good job. Hiroko and Eric have good jobs.
Laura had a baby last year. They had a baby last year.
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Flo will have a job soon.
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Flo and Al will have a job soon .
·'C:OoYou ··remember?···.·
;;;.{IJlJ..~:'wordsh~sand have de$Qiibe a:ctiotdn the present.
-":Has describes the action of one person or thing in the present.
. . . . ~a-v-edf:ls<::rjpesJhea!.!tion of J,YOU, or more than one other person or
[;;:kth'f.l1gi)£tlie;pr~sent.':'-:";' .".. .....
. The word had describes action in the past .
. The word will goes with have to describe future action.
ve,
Try it out.
Fill in each blank with had, has, have, or will have.
1. I ~______ no job after tomorrow.
y 2. My boss and I a fight yesterday.

3. I a problem now.
4. My boss ~______ a terrible temper.
5. He also a lot of power.
~el 6. I ~______ no money coming in after tomorrow.
~, 7. My wife _______ no job.
s 8. We another child soon.

9. I a lot of anger in me yesterday.
10. My wife and children still _______ hope.
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THE VERBS SEE, SEES, SAW, AND WILL SE_E_ _ __
Read the following:

My boss sees everything. My bosses see everything.
The dog saw her . The dogs saw her.
. My teacher will see me soon. My teachers will see me soon.
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Did you notice?

The words see and sees describe action in the present.
Sees describes the action of one person or thing in the present.
~~e d~scribe8.theaction of more than one person or thing in the
present.
The word saw describes action in the past.
The word will goes with see to describe future action.
Try it out.
Fill in each blank with see, sees, saw, or will see.
1. Emily _______ an accident last week.
2. Linda and Michael _______ another accident just before.
3. Mrs. Murphy ___ ._ .... __ very well these clays
4. Her husband cannot _______ without his glasses.
5. Dr. Peterson _______ him tomorrow.
6. Doctors often _______ many sad things.
7. A while ago Mr. and Mrs. Florio _______ a man dash in front
of a truck.
8. The truck driver _______ the man in time.
9. Many people _ __ _ __ another near-accident.
10. The driver _______ that person in time, too.
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THE VERBS SEE, SEES, SAW, AND WILL SEE
, ,Bead. the foHowin~:

, PRESENT TIME PAST TIME FUTURE TIME
I see. I saw. I will see.
You see. You saw. You will see.
He Sees. 'Besaw. He will see.
'1', ;,Shesees, 'She SaW. ' She will see.
'. Itsees-. • ttsaw:;< 'It-will'see .
We see. We saw. We will see.
:::Tbey.see. ' -WReysflw: ,-:.Tlfi:ly'wtll see.
Did you notice?
The words see and sees qescribeaction in the present.
,~, .S~~goes WitlltheproIloJlnsT,~o\l,we,a,l1d they.
"i,' Sees;goesW:ifh tnepronOl:uis,he,ghe, and it.
The word saw describes action in the past.
The words will see describe future action.
Try it out.
Fill in each blank with see, sees, saw, or will see.
1. He _______ you in a minute.
2. I it now.
3. They _______ him yesterday.
1.t 4. She very well with her new glasseg now.

5. Yes, I my girlfriend standing there before.
6. We them a short time ago.
7. I Sancho tomorrow.
8. You _______ us later.
9. He _______ me yesterday.
10. They their friends soon.
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Read the following:

I will I'll
you will you'll
he will he'll
she will she'll
it will it'll
we will we'll
they will they'll
The pronouns I, you, he; she, it, we, and they can be joined with will.
When a pronoun joins with will, the first two letters, wi, are omitted.
This mark (') replaces the omitted letters.
Do·you remember?
The word will is used with verbs when they describe future action.
Pronouns can be joined with am, are, and is.
Many words can be joined with not.
Try it out.
Write each pair of words as a contraction.
1. lam 11. should not
2. he is 12. they are
3. I will 13. would not
4. she will 14. he will
5. is not 15. you will
6. could not 16. has not
7. they will 17. have not
8. cannot 18. are not
9. will not 19. it is
10. we will 20. did not
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THE WORDS A AND AN
Read the following:

an apple a big hat a fat cat an old sweater
an ugly coat an umpIre a union meeting a usual day
Do you remember?
The word an goesbeforewordst~at begi:nwith a vowel sound.
The word a goes before words that begin with a consonant sound.
The word a goes before union and usual and other words that begin
with a y sound.
l.
Try it out.
Put a or an before each of the following.
1. unusual day 5. icy street 9. bald man
2. umbrella 6. ant 10. unit price
3. open door 7. upper floor
4. pear 8. underground safe
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SPELLING
R~ad the following:
I am a fair person.
I need train fare.
Show her the way to the store.
r weiglitoo much. ."
"\::i<SWh~w~lilddothat?\
The wood is wet .
, -·;·The'father r~ada hiiciktb his child; .
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\ His book has a red cover.
.I do not know her .
. ·No,I .wi1l:potgq:. .
" - - _,,;~, ;,_ ., -'0 • - ;_ -'.( : _ __
'boyilu ren:.~mb~;1
Many words that sound alike are spelled differently and have different
meanings.
Try it out.
These sentences have misspelled words. They do not make sense. Write each
sentence over so that it makes sense. Spell each word correctly.
1. She wood not go that weigh.
2. I red a good book an our ago, two.
3. You are not going the write weigh to her house.
4. To be fare, the man gave each child bus fair.
5. Know, I do not no the write person for the job.
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ALPHABETIZING
Read the following:

back bear beet bill bin bit
brake break brim bruise buy bye
Did you notice?
The twelve words are in the order of the alphabet.
, ';Thefir~tletter is the same in~~ch word: h:
The words are arranged according to the second letter in each.
Whl;l.nthe second letters are. the>~ll.me, too, the words are arranged
'ad:()fdiIig to their third letters."
Try it out.
Write the following groups of words over in alphabetical order. Put commas
t between the words in the lists you write.
1. pretty, pack, party, pull, pride, push, pad, pure, paid, put, page, peace,
pet, past, pen
·ach
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2. sore, saw, some, sat, soap, set, sell, seam, sum, sue, seem, sold, sit, sure,
suit
3. tear, tore, treat, tar, toe, too, top, try, trail, tick, tub, tour, trip, teeth,
tip
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4. wear, were, was, wall, where, whack, well, wait, while, water, won,
witch, win, why, wet
5. apple, am, ate, are, again, an, ape, another, arrest, ant, ace, ask, aunt,
add, after
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"B(PiTALIZING(tITLESOFPOEIIIISAND STORIES)
Write the folloWing sentences over. Capitalize correctly. Remember to put
uot;at]lonmarks aroundpoem andshort story titles and to underline book
~i~itcj'@i!lh11e' .canary
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fl~w.the<;ooP"isnot
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about a bird .
"-,' '. -', ",~. -- - - -
.,e.• ;,._.;,±. hOV\r·tofixeverything is the hest book i own.
the poem "i need a break."

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COMPQU.ND SUBJECTS IN SENTENCES

i]rt:~a)\~~.e,~o·i;li'l$ from Group.'l'wo, the predicate, that go with each complete
. . . .. One; Write 'the letter in the blank.
'G~OU~()NE (COMPLETE SUBJEC~) GROUP TWO (PREDICATE)
1. An evil man and his wife a. was only three months old .
. h .. stole a child from his parents.
c.never came.
4. The parents and police d. wanted to sell the child to a
childless couple.
5. The call
e. waited for a phone call.
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COMPOUND VERBS IN SENTENCES
Draw a line under each verb in each sentence.
1. The parents cried and begged for help.
2. They appeared on TV and talked to millions of people about their child.
3. A woman saw the TV show and phoned the police.
4. The police jumped into their cars and rushed to her house.
5. At the house they rescued the baby and returned him to his parents.
0 1. Help is on the way.
0 2. Rush there immediately.
0 3. Into the room and around there.
0 4. Harold and Yolanda are.
0 5. The interesting people and their friends.
COMMAND SENTENCES
Put the correct end mark at the end of each sentence.
1. Find that killer immediately
2. Please hold this for me
3. Why did she do it
4. You should not leave your baby alone outside
5. Go
THE PRONOUNS I, YOU, HE,SHE, IT, WE, AND THEY
Fill in each blank with J, you, he, she, it, we, or they.
1. The parents screamed with joy.
_______ were overjoyed to get their baby back.
2. The family pet was happy to see the baby.
_ _ _ _ _+ - _ meowed and meowed.
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··~:LMyfhendsandI re~d about it.
~_~ _ _---'_ werehappy, too.
4~ The wOrnanhad found the baby on hex doorstep.
ld. ____~__ called the police.
The story made me Jeel good.
-' -- ..••• '. .. ·1ik~h~p~YendiQg$ .. ·
". ,. , --." -, " -. -- ,,-,. ""-~o'
r._- r ' ,- -"', - : 4.~--- -;'-'/-/ : . ' -.:---~-"./:.:.«-.:-.,....,.,:,.:_-,-'~. :,- -
PRONOUNS I,' YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE; AND THEY

in~achblank withJ;y()uf.he,$he"it, we, or they. You wilk1isesome'
.. 'pronounslllOl'e thl:tn'-o116e, , .' ". .
_~~=--~__ was the olllychild in my family. My parents both came

,(I) ...... .
titQm)veJ''Y.·.1~rgeJahl~iie~1~:;';:';\''';;':':'\(2)'~i:fi;lia();lnany' hrothers anel isister~s.
~~-=c---- couldn't have any more.
(3)
~~]~Y~lJ). ,:tod!ay,' myparents,ahd· -c;.'=-:~;c'-h"~~-' have lots offun together.

, '-... --(4),:.'"
Fill in each blank with has, have,ha,d, or will have.

- '" - - .: _. .--:.... 0·;.,":-·- - - - .'- ,-, - -- - - -
~~~~~--~-'--"·~<ahice tan now;' .,: .

.Ai'tllr6~.-~,,=,,-~--cc'" abetter dl'l.last summer.
3. I _ _~____ my tooth out tomorrow.
-'---'-'---c'-~c'---_,-c that ready for me,
. u.':.N'H"'?~+-~'-'--~---'-c-,:.a.·heada~4e:a:nhour:!J.go.
. .. ."" -" -' ,-_ , "-
-.-,-.-.-,----, .
:"'--,,. -- ...
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,,,< . THE VERBS SEE, SEES, SAW, AND WILL SEE
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::~ Fill in each blank with see, sees, saw, or will see.
1. The Roths _______ them at a party yesterday.
2. I them last week.
3. He his former girlfriend later.
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4. Joanne _ _ _--,-_~_ very well now.
5. Jerry _ _ _~_~_ her justa while ago.
6. Bill and Alice each other a lot now.
7. The dog me in its yard earlier.
8. I poorly with myoId glasses now.
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9. Camille and I ~_--"~'.:....
. """.~~·'"C';Jennifer and Kenji in an hour;
1 10. Please, _______ me for a moment.
;~_"-::': '.';:_' 0,. ~_ ;''',

Write each pair of Words asa c()utraction.
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.1. Twin
-.- -, -,. ,+ ' , ' - y
.6, ~~l1not
2. they will 7. she is

3. weare 8. he will
4. you·will 9. has not
5. I am 10. we will
THE WORDS A AND AN

1. union worker 6. used car

2. usual day 7. young man
3. honest person 8. pink dress
4. dark street 9. opera
5. green umbrella 10. Easter bunny
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SPELLING
Put the correct word in each blank.
1. I _______ him a story a moment ago. (red-read)
2. We need for the fireplace. (would-wood)
3. _-,-_____ you do it now, please? (Would-Wood)
4. _ _ _ _ _ _ , I do not him. (Know-No)
<5. Tlle _______ on the train is not . (fare-fair)
ALPHAJJI:TI~ING
, Write the following groups of words over in alphabetical order. Put commas
between the words in the lists you write.
,"':l.e,sew,: set, sack, sell, send,'seriolls, September, seven, search
2. cafe, car, cab, came, cage, cape, cane, call, cake

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3.' green, give, gas, grass, grim, gave, gone, girl, grow
4. try, tail, this, trip, tale, train, these, tree, that
5. bar, bail, baby, bag, bank, base, bad, back, bat
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PROGRESS CHART CHAPTER TWO REVIE
Chapter Two Review. Write your score per section in the My Scores
column. If all of your section scores are as high as the Good Scores, go or
to Chapter Three. If any of your section scores are lower than the Good
Scores, study the lessons on the assigned Review Pages again before YOt
go on to Chapter Three.
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Section Scores Scores Pages
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?'.,q~pltaHiili~ic'Ti~i~~'.o~~o~in$
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arid Stories) . . ' . 4 or 5 22
. Compound Subjects iriSentences 4 or 5 23
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Vefb$II};S~nteI1ces
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-, - -- --, -' ,---'- -, "
A or 5 24
.4 or 5
"4or 5 26
The Pronouns I, You, He, She,
It"We,and1'qey: . •.
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4or5
,,'- ,.'-'- '-,_ .-:-"-',:-_, ·",'of, _: ___ "
T~~XPfoh{mri$J;Y6ft,ae,$he, ,."
It,jVe, ahd '.['hey: . 4 or 5 27-28
The Verbs Has, Have, Had,
and Will Have -,.'- :- 4 or 5 29
30-31
Sh~rtening Words(Contractions) 8,9, or 10 32
The Words A and An 8,9, or 10 33
Sp~Uing ." 4 or 5 34
Alphabetizing 4 or 5 35-36
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CAPITALIZING (NAMES OF COUNTRIES)
. Read~hefollowifl9:
. "'Egypt ' .~.
England
,Hong K0:tlg
'j Italy'" ..... ,,-,.-
Spain ,.- --
?: United .states.ofArri~ric~ ..
PiclYOU notice?
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.·• ···.··.Nji'mes,6fcountries.h~gtnWitlrcapital.leti~rs.
: -.-:' .
~
; .,
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-~ '00 you remember? "." '
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.,0 . . Thefollmyingbegin witllca,pitalletters: ."
·the:(it~t\w()r<ls!nse.~t~~~es.p ,"
1 . people's names and initials .
the names of months
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Try it out.
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly.
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1. clara left poland to come to the united states of america.
2. harry s. white left austria in june to come to america .
., 3. mrs. i. longo has lived in iran, china, japan, and france.
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5. ellen tabrizi traveled to russia, ireland, germany, and spain.
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SENTENCE PARTS
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< "COMPLETESUBJEOT . PREDIOATE
~·ThepictureJrame crashed to the floor.
It ..... was~no good after that.
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f· : .·.·:Asel1t ehcelsmadeup.()ftw;oparts...· .
The naming part is the complete subject of a sentence.
: . ••.• 'rhe ?~ti~:mpartofasetlteD.ce isthepl'edicate.
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Try it out.
Find the words from Group Two, the predicate, that go with each complete
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SHORTENING SENTENCES WITH COMMAS
Read the following:

The screaming people and the crying children and the shouting
policemen frightened me.
. Now read the following:
. The screaming people, thec;r'ying children,and the shouting
. policemen frightened me. ..
---,-,-'. .:BidyClY notice? .
·.;'tnihesentence there are more than two nouns in the complete
subject.
Commas (,) can be used to shorten sentences.
;'l'b.e.c0ITl.ma.replaces and-.exceptfQ! thelastand-in the listofn(lUns.
)lete :,;'rRereisu() comma afterth~ia.st:tiouh in the complete subject. .-
:e. Try it out.

Write the following sentences over. Shorten them by using commas.
1. All my aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents visited me last
orne.
week.
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2. History and geography and arithmetic are my favorite topics.
3. The workers and their families and their bosses are at a picnic.
4. The birds and the bees and the flowers tell me it is spring.
5. The monkeys and the lions and the tigers and the birds cannot be fed
by zoo visitors.
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c.:R~~d the following :

:;\" ' The men and the women and the children rushed to leave.
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The oranges and the apples and the pears are all spoiled.
U",,,, WQJllE~n,' and ~hildten rushed to 'leave.

,,·,""'L.'A' onml~e8ii,apple$faridp~arsare all spoiled.
~'11~hEiJclng~~:r:Bent(mc:es, the word the goes before each noun.

ho:rte:ned sentences, the word the is used only once.
,'" is used' at the beginning of the list of nouns, but not with each noun.
i)"YOU t"~,"~,nWerl'f ,"."" ,', "","', ,"

wu,uu,,," ~aitb~'use(rt~- short~n senfences .
. Commas replace and-except for the last and-in a list of nouns. 1
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1. Turkey and chicken and fish are what my doctor wants me to eat.
2. Ms. Rivera and Mr. Jordan and Mrs. James are in business together.
3. The cake and the ice cream and the cookies and the candy you eat are
high in sugar and fat.
4. The grapefruits and the oranges and the lemons and the limes were ,r
damaged in shipment.
5. Jerry and Tran and Adam and Derrick work together.
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WORD ORDER IN SENTENCES AND COMMAS
Re~d the following:

And Antoine Cheryl Scott traveling in the United States are.
Did YO\.l notice?
... The words do not mean anything.
·.Tl1ey d()· u'0t make a sentence.
·.~~Irb:eY·8n6iildsay this:
. Antoine, Cheryl, and Scott are traveling in the United States.
l)oyoLiremember?
There should be commas between three or more nouns in a complete
.n, .·subject.
The word and goes before the last nounin the list.
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Try it out.
Use the following groups of words to write sentences. Add necessary
commas.
1. Men women children the and picnic at were.
2. Into woods mothers fathers children dogs ran and the.
3. Heard large everyone a growl.
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4. Men frightened women were children dogs the and.
5. Bear they them saw a toward coming.
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RECOGNIZING NAMING WORDS (NOUNS)
Read the following:

The stone just missed hitting Liz in her eye.
Mack and Dave build houses.
Did you notice?
The nouns in the sentences are underlined.
Some of the nouns name one person or thing: stone, Liz, eye, Mack,
Dave.
Qne of them names more than one thing: houses.
The people's names begin with capital letters: Liz, Mack, Dave.
Do you remember?
Nouns name persons, animals, things, places, and ideas or feelings.
Try it out.
Draw a line under each of the nouns in the following short story.
Last summer Pedro and his brother Sancho went to camp. The camp was
in the country. Pedro was a lifeguard. His brother worked as his helper.
There were many young children at the camp. During the year, the children
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all lived in the city. The children had never been out of the city. This was
the first time they were in the country.
The camp had a small farm and garden. Some children had never seen a
cow or a chicken. The children loved working in the garden. They also loved
feeding the animals. Pedro, his brother, and all the children had a good
time at camp.
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THE VERBS GO, GOES, WENT, AND WILL GO
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Try it out.
Fill in each blank with go, goes, went, or will go,
1. George there tomorrow.
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1 2. Ann to the bank for me every week.
3. Ben to his office earlier this morning.
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4. Harry and N oriko to the store before.
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5. Nick to the gym every day now.
6. My friends to the movies yesterday.
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7. Don to the library in a few hours.
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8. The workers home soon.
9. Miss Valdez to work in an hour.
10. Julio and Ramon to their club last weekend.
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THE VERBS GO, GOES, WENT, AND WILL GO
PRE:SENT'TIME PAST TIME FUTURE TIME

'Igo~ ." .•,........... I went. I will go.
,You go.; YouwenL ',)?"o'Uwill go.
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(:We go.. . . .•. . We ,,\ellt..x'.. . We WUlgo.
{!~'~'~i~¥,gO_';'f' . They went. ·l,'hey·\¥l11gq.
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'1;~~/wordsg'Q e.Ildg()esdescribe af!tioll.in the present .
•. • ,,·.~o:~,is;used~~iththe proJ;loun$,I,-Ytiu';'jwevandthey.
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•. . •'Gobs is-u.sed·with the pronoullshe; she, and it.

The word went describes action in the past.
The words will go describe future action.
Try it out.
Fill in each blank with go, goes, went, or will go.
1. They _______ tomorrow.
2. It _______ well for him earlier.
3. We to the beach yesterday.
4. You to the movies every week now.
5. He out of town an hour ago.
6. I to my friend's party last night.
7. She to the store every day.
8. We to the bowling alley last week.
9. They swimming shortly.
10. It badly for him tomorrow.
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DESCRIBING WORDS (ADVERBS)
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Try it out.
Fill in e.ach blank with an adverb from the following list. Use each adverb
only once.
ADVERB LIST
away here inside late nearby
now outside suddenly tomorrow yesterday
1. My aunt will arrive in the early afternoon _______
2. Her plane always arrives _______
3. Then it takes a long time to bring the luggage _ _ _ _ __
4. They once left her luggage _ _ _ _ _ _ in the rain.
5. My best friend went home in the morning _______
6. I was sorry to see him go _ _ _ _ _ __
7. He does not live _ _ _ _ _ __
8. My aunt will have his room _______
9. She likes to stay _______ with us.
10. Her husband died _______ last year.
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THE WORDS A AND AN
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,,' \~~ H~ppY'{:hild . an. hour . an x-ray
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1. hand 11. sick person
2. house 12. healthy animal
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3. hourglass 13. unmade bed
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4. union leader 14. farmer
5. hungry worker 15. idea
6. hourly wage 16. mouse
7. history lesson 17. open door
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WRITING ADDRESSES
Re~d the following:

;. JackSilvers lives in Detroit, Michigan ..
Barry Hodges lives in New York, New York .
. Mario Gallo lives in Qp.isago,Illinois.
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The comma separates the <;ity{romthf);state..
Try it out.
Write each of the following sentences over. Add necessary commas.
1. Jose moved to Buffalo New York.
2. Sandy has a new job in Reno Nevada.

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3. My parents live in Columbus Ohio.
4. Are you going to Seattle Washington?
5. Is your friend in Trenton New Jersey?
6. My girlfriend lives in Little Rock Arkansas.
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7. Her grandparents recently moved to Miami Florida.
8. Nader lives in Atlanta Georgia.
9. Amy now lives in San Francisco California .
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WRITING THE TIME OF DAY
Read the following:

Thetrain will arrive at 9:00 A.M.
ehai is leaving at 10:30 P.M. tomorrow.
I can't make it at 1:45 P.M. on Monday.
-·There is a.Golon{:) b¢t\Y~~nth~,hol1rand,theniinutes in the tim~.

_The part of the day, A;M.-or P-;M.;is written with capital letters
followed by periods.
Try it out.
Write the following times correctly.
1. 1225 pm 6. 800 pm
2. 925 am 7. 345 am
3. lIOO am 8. 1000 pm
4. 645 pm 9. 230 am
5. 1215 am 10. 445 pm
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SPELLING
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can canned. stop stopped
bat batted . drip dripped
[)i~YQ'" .notice.?
. 'I;P,~~~\V9rds.eaGh,h~ve9~.e yo""el: ca*JlJat, stop,drip;"
. cYh~'c()h:s()nan:t fOllows::tll.e·yowelin ~RC:li'word. .;, ,c".", '.
Whenaned ending isa.dded to such a word, the fina.lcoIlso:nantis
doub'I'e""d . '.', ... c;. . ·,'" ,.,'
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In each of the foUowing",ords, there are Jwo vowels or two final .
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corn eorned .', stoop .... stooped
bait baited drill drilled
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consonant, if necessary.
,i;: 1. fit 11. stop

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2. pm 12. tan
3. shop 13. trap
4. boil 14. step
5. fail 15. steam
6. drop 16. look
7. pet 17. chop
8. cook 18. broil
9. mail 19. chat
10. fan 20. fill
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ALPHABETIZING
Read the following:
ace , '··act ~'. hack·bad. ,9~r,";<:bay
The;'~ words are in £hEi ordetofthe alphabet: '" .
Try it out.
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sure were ant night queen why pan sun
war seem wax only cave sorry quick zoo
near one x-ray man while fat up jail
won name run cute call son girl cup
can cure soap what bear rich wake so
when care net cape set home cake day
1. 17. 33.
2. 18. 34.
3. 19. 35.
4. 20. 36.
5. 21. 37.
6. -,-- 22. 38.
7. 23. 39.
8. 24. 40.
9. 25. 41.
10. 26. 42.
11. 27. 43.
12. 28. 44.
13. 29. 45.
14. 30. 46.
15. 31. 47.
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CAPITALIZING (NAMES OF COUNTRIES)

Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly .
. . h i dream of traveling to places such as italy, spain, and greece.
2. joe and i saved for two years to visit our parents in poland.
3. i can only afford to travel to new jersey from new york.

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Find the words from Group Two, the predicate, that go with each completE
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2. I h. are very old.
3. My children c. will be a difficult one.
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StiOFITEININIG!;ENITEI'<ICE:S WITH COMMAS
- the followin.g
'.I.'hedirty~coatandthe
sent~nces over. Shorten them by using commas.
sweater and the skirt need cleaning.
The Gerbers and .the Steills and the Benders a,re nice people.
mother and the father and the brother and the sister look alike.
""""','rn', dog and theeat,andth,e bird live witltme.
(~,,;~~j;X"::?!!v !r\l,~kall,d.the car and the van couldn't get out of the mud; "
WrOR:D ORDER IN SENTENCES AND COMMAS,

rUj3elth€~fo;novv,,,,,,, groups of words to wtite sentences. Add necessary
l''i'ierlds I and Joanne are Marion good.
·.n~ed Ibuy vegetables t()and[ruit.
Year visited Charles I Michael China last and.
Jtalyandand going are I MariaPortugal Greece to.
5. Visit and I to Hawaii Bermuda would Jamaica like.
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",,,:~2NAMING WOftDS(NOl,lNS) .
~'<~I~;6:,jF'il1in ~ach>blank'with a noun from the list. Use the word that makes the
- "niost sense in the story. Use each word only once.
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NOUN LIST'
boss brothers date family girl
house - Jov~_ parents questions result
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vn':~---'-~_~~-7-··t6,ij~~.wurthou~efor our license ea~1ier.
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Fill in each blank with an adverb from the following list. Use each adverb
only once.
ADVERB LIST
down inside nearby suddenly tomorrow
1. I will see you _ _~_ _ __
2. The car accident happened _~_~_~
3. Put that _ _ _ _ _ _ on the ground.

o 4. Carry those out of the rain.
5. The storm came on _ _ _ _ _ __
THE WORDS A AND AN

a or an before each of the following.
1. undergarment 6. tired person
2. homemaker 7. unusual person
3. happy worker 8. silly idea
4. island 9: early date
5. _0_ history test 10. _ _ animal lover
WRITING AD.DRESSES
each of the following sentences over. Add necessary commas.
1. Artie and I are moving to Akron Ohio.
2. The twins are building a house in Nashville Tennessee.
3. My parents live in Brooklyn New York.
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. 4'ilVi:y 2oi'npany is moving to Atlaniia Gl:lorgia.
5.1. rl:l~ently move~ here from Dl:ltroit.Michigan.
" .WRITING THE TIME OF DAY

Write._,.--'~
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the JoUowing timescoirectly ..
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1. 410 am 'i~i;.;.c· ·······'4: .1245 pm
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I Ir:c··r: .:EAadth~'.~tl\~iidillgt().~~g#i@~~hEl:~tai1~wingWOrds. Double the final
consonant if necessary.
1. fan 5. jUII:m ~~ 8, cry
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ALPHABETIZIN.G
Het~'~teforty:WbrdS:. Wdtetheirt;;ihi:~l~hlibetical order. Put commas
betw~enthe words. .... .
fade happy an fail· face hand fake ant fall answer
ham crow fame bad bone fat CrIme had favor bag
case hall far bail'ccall . creep fast boss came bow
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cave fan boil both ·cari'f ·:'cat ~ ~ -~"
cab box cape crawl
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PROGRESS CHART CHAPTER THREE REVIEW
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Chapter Three Review. Write your score per section in the My Scores
to Chapter Four. If any of your section scores are lower than the Good
go on to Chapter Four.
Good My Review
Capitfilizing Cr:'Jamesof -~
Countries) 4 or 5 44-45
Sentence Parts 4 or 5 46
Shortening Sentences with .
Commas 4 or 5 47-48
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Commas 4 or 5 49
Naming
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The Veins Go, Goes, Went,a.nd •
Will Go 4. or S 51-52
Describing Words (Adverbs) 4 or 5 53
The Words A and An 8, 9, or 10 54
Writing Addresses 401'5 55~56
Writing the Time of Day 40r5 57

Spelling 8,9, or 10 58
Alphabetizing All Correct 59
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CAPITALIZING
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Do you remember?
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The following words are capitalized:

~ The nrstword in a sentence: A good job is a treasure.
Nam~sofpeople: Kim,Harry, Johns, Martinez
PitlJff··o.f'names:· Mr., Ms., Miss, Mrs.
~ ...•...E~~pJe,;'s:iI1itials;> ,,- HarryS. Truman, C. DouglasQQoney
~Theft£lri~~ of days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc ..
The names of months: January, February, March, etc.
Try it out.
,i ; Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly,
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3. the boswells and the murphys are coming here in march.
4. ken 1. sato and susan hall are getting married on tuesday.
5. frank val do and chris kelly are going hunting in december.
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WRITING SENTENCES
Read the following:

Here are some complete subjects and verbs.
COMPLETE SUBJECTS VERBS
' JeffandBarbara run, play
The children and their mother read, write
. The basketball player and his buddy drink, eat
Now read the following:
r.JlIeYeare the subjects and verbs in sentences .
. Jeff and Barbara run and play tennis on Mondays.
The children and their mother read and write together.
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Each complete subject contains two nouns.
. There are two verbs in each predicate.
Try it out.
Write five sentences. Use the complete subject and the two verbs provided
for each sentence
1. COMPLETE SUBJECT: My boss and his wife
VERBS: jog, swim
2. COMPLETE SUBJECT: The students and their dates

VERBS: dance, sing
3. COMPLETE SUBJECT: The salesmen and their bosses

VERBS: talk, joke
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VERBS: eat, sleep
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COMBINING SENTENCES
fte~ad_tl:le,fQII()wing,~ ',,_' - "
-"- :Tlie~:tth~~~~s~riteri~~s"have the same subject but different verbs.
-.J:os~;jogsWell. - .
Jose swims welL ,.,.' ..._...... _..
·"\Tq~~;p,l~ysi~ttsk~tl)~ffWen;¥" .•..
~~:i~~~X~~~tJ,,~.t\~;!.QI'~~ip,,;~;~.}._.. . . ....,
';:'Tb:is serit~hcecombiiies~thdsethree sentences .
.. ,~osej9gs"l,>:\y!ms,,;~v4'l'fa)'~h?;~ketl:>E!'lL~eIL ..
jjiaY~~;ri6~j~~?··"·. i''':"''':;:'' ". :'fj;';,;'~';<ii"':; ., .
Il"l£he~ombjtied sentence, there are commas between the verbs.

,.. ,The woid~nl1goes be.for~th~:!!lstverl)· ' .."
~i~~~&J;;~~;.WB,t~;'~:~l~;i~u..~~d:9tlIY~~~~:'ill~p.~'com~ined sentence.
\,; Well descHhesall .tllree verHs:-jogs; swims, and plays.
Try it out.
Write one sentence that combines each set of three sentences.
1. Mallory studies piano. Mallory practices piano. Mallory teaches piano.
2. Flores cooks well. Flores bakes well. Flores irons well.
3. Barry works every day. Barry exercises every day_ Barry eats every
day.
4. Emily teaches at school. Emily plays the piano. Emily goes horseback
riding.
5. The rain cleans the earth. The rain waters the plants. The rain fills the
lakes.
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Read the following:

The children ran and played and screamed too much.
The children ran, played, and screamed too much.
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The sentence has three verbs.
,Commas {,)help to shorten sentences that have three or more verbs.
They replace and-, except for the last and-in a list of verbs.
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Try it out.
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2. They sang songs and drank coffee and ate doughnuts.
3. The bosses ran the machines and answered the phones and filled the
orders.
4. The union leaders talked to the strikers and met with the bosses and
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Read the following:

Patrick drinks a lot and eats a lot and sleeps a lot.
Patrick drinks, eats, and sleeps a lot.
I shopped earlier and met friends earlier and ate out earlier.
I shopped, met friends, and ate out earlier.
Did you notice?
The words a lot are used only once in the first shortened sentence.
The word earlier is used only once in the second shortened sentence.
Do you remember?
Commas replace and-except for the last and-in a list.
Try it out.
Rewrite the following sentences. Shorten them by using commas.
1. Henri and Eleanor work together and play together and go to school
together.
2. Carlos read a book last night and listened to music last night and
talked to a friend last night.
3. Weare taking canoeing next term and learning to swim next term and
joining a club next term.
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4. The mechanics located the problem and diagnosed the problem and fixed
the problem.
5. We eat cereal in the morning and drink orange juice in the morning
and read the paper in the morning.
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ed Read the following:

The angry man shouted at me.
The man shouted angrily at me.
PidY°L,lnotice? .
The word angry, in the first sentence, describes man, a noun.
o . The word angrily; in the second sentence, describes shonted,& verb.
Angry, an adjective, becomes angrily, an adverb, by the addition of
tile ly ending. .
Whenthe lyendihg is addedt5.<a word that ends with y, the y is
changed to i.
Try it out.
Change the following adjectives to adverbs by adding an ly ending.
1. happy 6. steady
2. crazy 7. strong
3. sad 8. high
4. nOISY 9. lllce
5. easy 10. kind
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THE PRONOUNS HIM AND HER
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The letter is about him .
, , . There is a bug on him.
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I will go with him,
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. The pronouns her and him are used after words like to, about,on,
.·.Ilgainst, J.Uidel",behin(i,.ofrandwith., '. . .
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2. Then he put his coat on . (she or her)
3. Sarah and _______ are getting married soon. (he or him)
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8. Her parents and _______ moved here a few months ago.
(she or her)
9. Sarah was introduced to _ _ _ _ _ _ at a party, (he or him)
10. He fell in love with immediately. (she or her)
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Read the following:

Ihave' I've
you have you've
he has· he's
she has .• she's
~p;:~;~~h6&;~··~>':;:·~:;ve
they have they've
Di'd yo,ln6tic:e?
. The pronounsI, you, he, she, it, we, and they can be joined by has or
:. have, .
,;,.Whena;p!,op,()lJ:p.joinswithhas.01:~havei the hajn has or have 'is .
f\'ofuitted.'·:"' . : , . ' '. .' . . . '.' ........ . . . .'. .' ....
This mark (') replaces the omitted letters.
But notice this:
he is 'he's'· he has he's'
she is she's she has she's.
~,;.':>lf:is.•··:it's( it has ',' it's ..· .' ,
:":Th~ sh~rten~d' forms for he is, she IS, and it is are the same as for he
has, she has, and it has,
,•. Yollcantellwhat the shortE)pecjJot:rnJll,eanS only from the meaning of
'thesentence.Forexample:' '. ..' .
, ." It's c()ld today. - It is cold today.
It's been a cold day. = It has been a cold day.
Try it out.
Draw a line under each contraction. Then write the two words that make up
each contraction.
1. They've had a week to think about it.
2. I'm not going.
3. She's done a lot for you.
4. We can say we're going.
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USING YES AND NO IN A SENTENCE
Read the following:

Yes, that is a good idea.
No, I am not going to the party.
Yes, Jim is at work.
No, Sue is not staying home tonight.
Did you notice?
A comma (,) follows Yes or No at the beginning of a sentence.
Try it out.
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize and add commas and end
marks correctly.
1. yes help is on the way
2. yes i am happily married
3. no she does not want to go
4. no mary did not say something else
5. yes the room is very messy
6. no i do not like that dress
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7. yes everyone i know will be there
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WRITING DATES
Read the following:

John will graduate from high school on June 9, 1990.
I was married on May 7,1960.
My husband was born on January 1, 1939.
Did you notice?
Each sentence has a date in it.
The date is made up of the month, the day, and the year.
There is a comma (,) between the day and the year.
Try it out.
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize and add commas and end
marks correctly.
1. beatrice moved to texas on may 2 1986
2. mike arrived in new york on july 17 1987
3. hiro and kimiko wei'! married in denver on april 10 1978
4. michelle went to philadelphia on january 20 1988
5. kathy will move to cleveland on september 14 1989
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WRITING AN INVITATION
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Saturday, December 31, starting at 9:00 p.M. Please,
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Both words in the greeting, Dear Maria, begin with capital letters.
There is a comma after the greeting.
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An.illviJationt~lls the day, date, time, place of, and reason for a party.
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Write an invitation to ask someone to a birthday party you are giving for a
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CHECK THE SAMPLE LETTER ON PAGE 145.
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WRITING AN INVITATION
R~~dth~ following:
February 3, 1990
Dave;
TWQufdlike to invite you to a dinner party at my home

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!C8Qthwordsin the greeting and the first word in the closing are
Ysapitalized; .
"'Paragraphs are indented, but the left edge of the body is in line with
.•. .•. thegreeting .
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Try it out.
Write a letter inviting someone to a party at your house.
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SPELLING
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.~:: 'Ij~~F: . begging . run running
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Add the ing ending to each of the following words. Double the final
consonant if necessary .
1.. Iq
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4. sail 14. look
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7. wrap 17. trap
8. fail 18. dial
, · ,, 9. trail 19. keep
10. chop 20. meet
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ALPHABETIZING
" .Jlead the follC)wing; .

;"~9ti< Rob~itAbb()it;;;Sh~rohBrowri GeorgeC~sey Frank Davis
Did you notice?'
':'Tll~:,jy§rds;;gt~rp.~QPlj;)I~Jl~m.~s,. ···,.:t\::i:~;.. . ,., .
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Here are lists of people's names. Write each list in alphabetical order. Put
commas between the names in the lists you write.
1. Fred Gable Martin Gomez Anthony Green Seth Guzman
James Garcia Jean Gerber Hank Gonzalez Betty Grable
2. John Powers Don Payton Fred Pain Sally Pear

Joan Pace Richad Patton Francis Parrot Ann Pane
3. Charles Donne Edward Dean Gloria Davis Marcie Daniels

Donna Dempsy James Bear Fred Drake Susan Dale
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4. Frank Sallo Frank Sartino Geroge Samley Lawrence Saab
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Alice Bennett Cynthia Baker Daniel Braun Angela Booker
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1.. illY fililnce and i can't afford a big wedding.
2. we are getting married in june and moving to california.
3. our parents live in maine and are upset about our moving to california.
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5. m[irch, april, and . may will be very

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for each
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1. COMPLETE SUBJECT: George and I

VERBS: returned, relaxed
2. COMPLETE SUBJECT: The old man and his wife

. VERBS; enjoy, do
3. COMPLETE SUBJECT: My girlfriend and her sister

VERBS: dance, sing
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4. COMPLETE SUBJECT: The hungry child and her brother
VERBS: cried, asked
5. COMPLETE SUBJECT: Greg and his family

VERBS: argue, fight
COMBINING SENTENCES
Write one s~l1tence that combines each set of three sentences.
1. The twins work together.
The twins play together.
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2. That man looks very strange.

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3. The homeless man screamed.

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1. The city can be an exciting place and a great place and a fun place to
live.
2. The city can also be an unfriendly place and a dangerous place and a
frightening place to live. '
3. Dan drinks too much and ilmokeil too much and works too much.
4. My job tires me a lot and bores me a lot and depresses me a lot.

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(':DIESCRIB'ING W()RDS{ADVERBS)
Change the following adjectives into adverbs by adding an ly endil).g. '
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1. sad "6. swift

2. slow 7. quick
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4. proud 9. happy
5. glad 10. angry

Fill in each blank.with the correct word.
1. This letter is for _______ . (he or him)
2. It is wrong of to do that. (she or her)
3. I did not speak badly about . (she or her)
4. That coat looks nice on . (him or he)
5. Is that for _ _",-.'_ _ _ _ ? (him or he)
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Write the word or words that make up each contraction.
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1.• ' Can't 6. ~ I'll
2: hasn't 7. she's
3. haven't 8. I've
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l:ISII\IGYi:~AND NOINA SENTENCE '

WH£~tpe following sentences over. Capitalize and add commas and end
marks correctly .
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4. no she is not being fair

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WRITING DATES
Write the following dates over. Capitalize and add commas Correctly.
1. "may 4 1990
2. february 11 1932
3. november 3 1927
4. august 9 1941
,l).)a~uary''1 1988
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wruTIti!GANINVITATION
W~ltea.n invitation to ask someone to a. birthday party.
run ·6. play

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Write these twenty names in alphabetical order. Put commas between the
names in your list.
Mary Meklo Alice Addison Richard Drake David Meger
Alvin Mein Frank Means Dorothy Mecker Jack Adler
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. Alan Meeker 'SaraMent Sam Memer ,'. Dale Ackers
Frank May Susan Cramer Sally Abrams Sally Dugan
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PROGRESS CHART CHAPTER FOUR REVIEW
Chapter Four Review. Write your score per section in the My Scores
to Chapter Five. If any of your section scores are lower than the Good
go on to Chapter Five.
Good My Review
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Writing Sentences 4 or 5 69-70
Combining Sentences 4 or 5 71
Shortening Sentences with·
Commas ....... " ". --,- -
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UsingYes~nd.No in a
Sentence 4 or 5 79-80
Writing Dates 4 or 5 81
Writing anJnvitation A correct
invitation
Spelling 8,9, or 10 86
Alphabetizing All correct 87-88
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CAPITALIZING
Do you remember?
The following words are capitalized:
Street, avenue, and road names: Dexter Street, Johnson Road.
City names: Orlando, Seattle.
State name~: ,Arizona; New Ha:n:wshire.
Country names: Ghana,Ja:pan.,
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COMBINING SENTENCES
Read the following:

Beng Choo is pretty.
Marie is pretty.
Flores is pretty •.
Now read the following:
This;s~nteii-ce combines those three sentences:
Beng Choo, Marie, and Flores are pretty.
Did you notice?
In the combined sentence there are commas between the nouns in the
complete subject.
The worda,ud goes before the Jast noun.
Thecotiihihed serite:nced~scribej;l more than one person, so are
replaces is.
Try it out.
1. Sally loves to dance.
Mark loves to dance.
Pedro loves to dance.
2. Mr. McCall lives on Main Street.

Miss Otis lives on Main Street.
Ms. Franco lives on Main Street.
3. My mother is nice.
My father is nice.
My sister is nice.
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4. This pig lives on a farm.
This cow lives on a farm.
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Ali is happy
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The girl is pretty and cheerful and nice.
The girl is pretty, cheerful, and nice.
I fell sad and depressed and gloomy.
I fe~l"sad, qepressed, and glo0l!lY.
Did,yp ... ,notice'?·.·
Each sentence has three adjectives after the verb.
Comm<,!s help to shorten sentences with several adjectives after the
- '., verb.'
They replace and-except for the last and-in a list of adjectives.
. B...t notice this:
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Carl is friendly and nice.
Donna seems slim and trim.
Try it out.
Some of the following sentences can be shortened by using commas. Rewrite
those that can be shortened.
1. The bus is hot and crowded.
2. At night the city looks dark and lonely and frightening.
3. My boyfriend is a charming and handsome and clever man.
4. He always feels cheerful and hopeful.
5. I seem dull and crabby and ugly next to him.
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Ter~saandJoseare!friendlyand cheerful and nice.

T¢:r;~§a'alldJQsei~ef:r;iendly, cheerful,and nice .
. Th~.h.olJse isdi:r;tyandunp~inted and falling apart .
. . . 'I'll~:"h()use isdiity,uIipainted,and falling apart.
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after .. theverb. . .
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1. The snow was white and clean and deep.
2. The robber was masked and tall and fat.

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4. The police were brave and strong and caring.
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The adjectives are underlined in these sentences .
. The chocolate cake tastes good.
'.' ...•... Y 011 Id6kbeautiful. '--.
<Eleni seemssaq ..
. Artie feels happy.
'. ····'1'h¢man"madelakes are dirty .
"~cTl:ie man-madela.ke smeris u~clean .
Did you notice?

t:•.·;w,pe.Word~.choc61ate,good,bealitifuI, sad, .happy, man-made,
"dirty, and unclean are describing words, or adjectives.
They tell something about the subject of the sentence.
Describing words that tell about the subject can come before the
subject. . ."
. They can also come after verbs;}mch as taste, look, seem, feel, smell,
.,and.are.
Do you remember?
.The simple subject of a sentEmce is a noun or a pronoun.
,·AdJeCtives describe nouns or
pronouns.
Try it out.
Draw a line under each of the describing words in these sentences.
1. The young groom looked worried and afraid.
2. His unlined face appeared pale and tight.
3. His pretty bride looked calm and joyful.
4. The proud parents looked tense and confused.
5. The jolly minister looked pleased and happy.
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Read the following:

The cheerful man greeted me.
The man greeted me cheerfully.
Did you notice?
In the first sentence the word cheerful describes man, a noun ...
In the second sentence the worciclieerfully describes greeted; the
verb.
The adjective becomes an adverb by adding the letters ly.
Try it out.
Change the following adjectives into adverbs.
1. proud 6. cheerful
2. careful 7. swift
3. quiet 8. rude
4. clear 9. careless
5. beautiful 10. loud -~-.--
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DESCRIBING WORDS (ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS)
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adjective in the first blank and an adverb in the second blank.
1. The _ _ _ _ _ _ lady ate _ _ _ _ __
(slowly, dumbly, beautiful)

til ' 2. The _______ plane landed _ _ _ _ __
(tired, safely, small)
1/ 3. My _______ friend arrived _ _ _ _ __
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4. My _______ girlfriend speaks _ _ _ _ __
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6. The _ _ _ _ _ _ dog barked _ _ _ _ __
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7. The _______ person screamed - - - - - -
(shortly, loudly, frightened)
8. My _______ boyfriend dances - - - - - -
(nicely, lately, handsome)
:~ 9. The _______ animal drinks - - - - - -
(quickly, brightly, small)
10. A _______ pilot flies _ _ _ _ __
(heavily, carefully, good)
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2. _ _ _ _ _ _ both tell lots of lies.
3. Claude refuses to work with _ _ _ _ _ __
4. We think about _______ all the time.
5. Did _ _ _ _ _ _ tell you that?
6. What do you have against ?
7. Is that snow on ?
8. What is under ?
9. refused to go.
10. Did we give it to ?
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Reald'. thEl,f.pUowi n9: , , ,

utes after nine in the morning is 9:25 A.M.
tesaft~r eleven at nightis 11:35 P.M.
the~v~Iiing is.7 :OQ,P.M.
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between the hour and the minutes in the time .
• o"~'''''',,,~,.~.<o', after midnight andbeforknoon.

',,: niM. afternoon and before mignight.
Try it out.
Write each time with A.M. or P.M.
1. Half-past eight in the morning is _______
2. Twenty minutes past four in the afternoon is _______
3. Six o'clock in the evening is _______
4. Half-past eleven in the morning is _______
5. Fifteen minutes after six in the morning is _______
6. Eleven o'clock at night is _______
7. Four o'clock in the morning is _______
8. Ten minutes past three in the morning is _ _ _ _ _ __
9. Five minutes past five in the evening is _______
10. Forty-five minutes past one in the afternoon is _ _ _ _ _ __
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Read the following:
January 2, 1990
Dear-Marie,
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to tell you th.ctt Tenj oyed Yoiii"dinner party yesterday; . ' --,
The food was exoellent, and :yquwere a wonderful hostess_
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Iri a date, a comma separates theday>from the year.
Both words in a greeting, Jik~,~»~atl\1arie, begin with capitaL letters: "
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The fir>!tword ofapara.gra.phi~:j,tic:l~nt~d., .' ."........ . ".'. .,' .' . ' j . :
The left,edge • ofth~. p6dy"of'aJ~tt~~iis}ji±line- with the greetiilg:,. .•.'.,:;'
. The first word or the only word ofa dO~ing,like Love, begins with' a.
capital letter.
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Write a friendly letter to thank someone whose party you attended.
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ADDRESSING AN ENVELOPE
Read the fol/owing:
Jennifer A. Rizzoli
719 Stuart Road ~~-
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Columbus, Ohio 43017
Mrs. Sharon Gates

person receiving 910 East Main Street
letter ) Monticello, Arkansas 71602
Did you notice?

The sender's address goes in the top left corner of the envelope .
. The address of the person receiving the letter goes in the center of the
envelope. .....
Try it out.
Here is an envelope. Address it to a friend. You are the sender of the letter.
CHECK SAMPLE ENVELOPE ON PAGE 148.
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SPELLING
R~~d~l1e foUpwing: .
"b'ak~ bakIIlg . hire hiring
care caring hope hoping
:t .., .•• J~me fUlIling.smo~esmoking
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~;~~ER6hWordlill~:tw-Q:~awers·separ8:t~al5y··~c()nsoIlant.
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cf,i/·.i;Wlililnthe illg ep.qingit!3aqqeq,the'.flnale.is dropped.
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Add the ing ending to each word, Double the final consonant if necessary,
iI : 1. blame 11. boil

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3. hope 13. sit
4. make 14. burn
5. hop 15. stop
6. run 16. file
7. fake 17. keep
8. rake 18. take
9. sit 19. state
10. wake 20. fill
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ALPHABETIZING (USING THE DICTIONARY)
Did you know?
A dictionaryhas guide words at the top of each page.
The guide words tell which are the first and last words on the page.
All words between the two guide words are on that page in
alphabetical order.
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The word flat is the last word on the page.
The word five would be on this page.
'lTheword fail would not beonthispage. It would come before this
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Try it out.
Use the guide words fine and fiat to answer the following questions.
1. Is the word first on this page?

2. Is the word file on this page?
3. Is the word fool on this page? ------
4. Is the word fist on this page?

5. Is the word fear on this page?
6. Is the word fix on this page?
7. Is the word fifth on this page? _ •. -
B. Is the word fight on this page?

9. Is the word fire on this page?
10. Is the word flame on this page?
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CHAPTER fiVE REVIE1A
CAPITALIZING
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly .
.". 1. miss a.nne j. kelly lives on west street in detroit.
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2. on tuesday mr. and mrs. alvin j. cole are going to miami, florida.
·.·3~ on friday ms. moon and i are driving to atlanta, georgia.

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,,;,;.;:l'.i'i,gregQrydoes well :ineverything..
. .,' . Mariquita does well in everything.
. -Seth does well in everything.
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1:'I ' _~erry lives in California.
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. Brad just bought clothes.
Gloria just bought clothes.
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4. Henry won the l()ttery.
Marga.reLwo.n the lottery..
I won the lottery.
The animals look frightened.

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tC:\j\l~it;lh,,;'··f:~1 i'lIXTin& s~nt~hce~'ovef:; ShqfteritlleIll by using commas.
man is handsome and tall and smart.
look~old
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Draw a line under each of th{tdescribingwords.
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2. The old woman looks sad.
3. Flores feels angry about that.
4. Tht)rude person looks mean.
'5. The'handsome man is not young.
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Write a friendly letter to thank someOne forhavfiig'taken you out to lunch .
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Here is an envelope. Address it to the person you wrote your thank-you
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1. .rake 6. time
2. take 7. wake
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'I' Yesoi'Noin each blank.
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3. Is the word cape on this page?
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PROGRESS CHART CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW
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Chapter Five Review. Write your score per section in the My Scores
column. If all of your section scores are as high as the Good Scores, take
the Posttest. If any of your section scores are lower than the Good Scores,
study the lessons on the assigned Review Pages again before you take the
Posttest.
Good My Review
Section Scores . Scores Pages
····'4~(jr5: 98
Combining Sentences 4 or 5 99-100
Shortening Sentences With
·;CQmili.a:s· "'401'5' 101-102
. P~.§srg)~Ag Wor<i.sand Linkin&
,i!::'W'8¥ds";,;i. '.' ,.. :-C" .' .""'\' 4&£.5·.• ···· ". 103-104
Describing Words (Adverbs) S, 9, or 10 105-107
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. Wtitingthe Timeof Day '. 4 drS' . 109-110
Writing a Friendly Letter A correct
letter 111-112
Addressing an Envelope Correct
addresses 113
. 8,9, or 10 114
Alphabetizing (Using the
Dictionary) 4 or 5 115
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POSTTEST
··CAPITALIZING
• Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly. Remember to put
around short story and poem titles.
and mrs. oliver m. collins liWco;qyorkavenue in dallas, te.xas.
rns; <rnqef~l~n and her fri(;}nq.c~rl~~r~,yi"iting italy and spain next

winter;':;"'" ".'.c,
the poem "i'm an only child and i love it" is very funny .
..The silbyl'; moved in septemb.f)rJrornwashipgton, ~.c., to omaha,

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Draw two'lines under each verb in each sentence.
1. The twins and their wives work and travel together.
2. Often their friends and wives mistake one twin for the other.
,3 •.JIerb~rt'~~dJ ack' talk and walk the same. ........
4. Their nieces and nephews love and adore them.

5. Unfortunately, they live and work too far away from their nieces and
nephews.
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,SENTENtE PARTS
Find the words from Group Two, the predicate, that go with each complete
',. GROUP ONE (COMPLETE SUBJECT) GROUP TWO (PREDICATE)
1. Hate a. like cheerful people.
2. ,Love h. are lonely for people without
friends.
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4.'A gloomy person
d. can only destroy.
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'c.'::,;)_,:;'.: 05.·Pl~a.~e~tay a little long~r.
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1. The fruit looks good now.

The fruit smells good now.
The fruit tastes good now.
2. Betty wears very pretty dresses.

Betty wears very pretty hats.
Betty wears very pretty sweaters.
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. 3, My carllaedsnew S~l:tt covers.
My car needs new tires.
My car needs new windows.
The police chased the robber .

. Thepolicea,rrested the robber.
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The Chins walk fast.

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The Ghi1Yseat fast .
. ,Rewrite the following sentences. Shorten them by using commas.

Mr. C!~~rmgets up early every morJ;1ing and lVIr.·Chase gets up early
ie; ..'·;.;· . every/imorning and I' get up earJY'every:morn.ing .
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Myt~Ji§!;~~t:~ e~:rcisesev~f;~ay;':;~ci~;~is~er Heather :~:rcises

every day and I exercise every day.
~.~~.~~," o11;en' swims at the YWCA and ',,', ~~J often swims at the'X'WCA
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My kifch@ needs painting badly and IllY bedroom needs painting badly
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James wants to work overtime tomorrow and William wants to work

overtime tomorrow and Robert wants to work overtime tomorrow.
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WORD ORDER IN SENTENCES AND COMMAS
Use the following groups of words to write sentences. Add necessary
commas.
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!;:2.WeekendAndy away this Dave1-Ibsseinand going are.
3. Juanita party and Ann I Year's giving a New are.
4. Aunts uncles visit parents we going to are my and.

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5. She is fabulous
RECOGNIZIN(,iI\lAM,ING WORDS (NOUNS)

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pencils on the floor next to me. I stopped to help her. When I looked up, I
saw this beautiful, smiling face. I fell in love with her immediately. All day
I could only think about her.
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IVIORE THAN ONE (PLURAL)
Write the plural of each of the following nouns.
1. woman 6. table
2. tooth 7. mouse
3. man 8. child
4. house 9. lady
5. goose ·10. class'
THE PRONOUIliS I, YOU. HE. SHE. IT. WE. AND THEY

Fill in each blank with I, you, she, he, it, we, or they
1. The world looks great to me today.
~~~~~.'-'.--_ didn't look$ogteatye:sterid~y'p.·.·'
2. My father and I had a big fight.
_______ yelled a lot at each other.
3. He told rile 1 had to change my ways~
4. My father cares a lot for me.

_ _ _ _ _~- wants me to,go well i~ school.
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5. My parents both have made a:'goodhome forme~'

_______ are very nice people ..

Fill in each blank with the correct word.
1. Do you feel sorry for _ _ _~_-'---_? (he or hijn)
2. Don't talk about _______ in that way. (she or her)
3. What do you have against ? (she or her)
4. _ _ _--'-_ _ insulted my friends. (Her or She)
5. I am sending this letter to _ _ _ _ _~_. (he or him)
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, THE PRONOUN THEM
Fill in each blank with they or them.
1. Please give these things to _ _---,-,~---
2. I have something else for _ _ _ _- __
3. Are _______ here yet?
4. _~ _____ were here a minute ago.
5. The story in the pape~~'is about --,'~'-,,'-".-.~~_ _
DESCRIBIN.GWORDS AND [lNI(:ING WQRDS '.

Draw a line under each of the describing words in these sentences.
1. The lovely young woman is charming.
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3. These beautiful flowers are fresh.
4. Her tiny shoes are pointed.
5. Thethteewomen in the moviearffme~nand ugly.
DESCRliJING'WQFiP${AD1EQthtES}
In the blank in each sentence, write the describing word with an er or est
ending.
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.1. No,shejs --'-'c-'----,-~~ tha.nD;i!u,Yblg)
2. My dog is the dog I have ever seen. (fat)
3. She is _ _ _ _ _ _ than I am. (pretty)
4. This is the present I have ever received. (nice)
5. Julio is the person I k;:rrow. (fine)

In the blanks, write the past and future forms of each verb.
"'1' PAST TIME FUTURE TIME

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1. play
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3. look
4. rush
5. turn
T",E VERBS GO, GOES, WENT, AND WILL GO

1. They . away hom's ago. (go, goes, went, will go)
2. Allan and L a u r i e . . ,.to Mexico soon. (go, goes, will go)
3. We there before. (go, goes, went, will go)
4. I home with Artie tomorrow. (go, goes, will go)
THE VERBS HAS, HAVE, HAD, AND WILL HAVE

1. He _-'----'--_~__ a used trutknow. (has, have)
:..~ ~~ He lots of profu.l~msbj')fore. (lW$. have. had)
• - - '~:"- i -. -- "-•.;'~,__,:.,;_
3. We _______ ._.___ a fire in it yesterday_ (has, have, had)

4. John .~~=-c--~~~- no money to, fix it now. (has, have)
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.' .5; I __~-,--"~"'.c..'-~',--' no rid~to .w6;ktomotrow. (has, had, will have)
THE VERBS DO, DOES, DID, AND WILL DO

1. She _~~~_-- that tomorroW. (do, did, will do)
2. It a few things on its own before. (do, does, did,
will do)
3. Kenji and Sachiko __ _ _ _ things together now. (do, does)
4. We _______ nothing last week. (do, does, did, will do)
5. My boss well now. (do, does)
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:1 ' Fill in each blank with the correct word.
1. I ______~ my parents shortly. (sees, will see, saw)
2. My parents _ _ _ _ _~~ me two months ago. (see, sees, saw)
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4. We a ball game next week. (see, saw, will see)
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5. We each othel' only at holidays now. (see, sees)
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1. A big black bear escaped from the zoo yesterday.
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3. The brave police searched the streets everywhere.
4. They looked for the bear yesterday and today.
5. The tired police found the bear sleeping peacefully at the zoo.
DESCRIBING wo~j)S(4I)VElJaS)
Change the following adjectives into adverbs by adding an ly ending.
Double the final consonant if necessary.
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1. careless ',6> fine

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2. fierce 7. hopeful
3. short 8. nIce
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4. bright 9. stupid
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Write each time in numbers with A.M. or P.M.
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1. A quarter past one in the morning
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4. Half-past seven at night
5. Ten past eleven in the morning
WRITING DATES
Write the following dates correctly.
1. june 25 1988 4. november 10 1989

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2. ogtQber 3;198$ , 5. july 4 1942
3. april 8 1917
WRITING ADDRESSES
Write each of the following addresses correctly.
1. 874 perry street 2. 34 second avenue

·utlanta geOl'gl·a;30351 santJa:fen.ew mexico 87505

Write¢J:lchPcii:tQf,W"ordsoveta$~i,t"¢0i"itra¢tion: ,,'
1. I will 6. do not
.·;~.hasnot 7. he is
··3. she will 8. I have
4. they are 9. we will
5. could not 10. does not
TtlEWORDS A AND,AN
Put aor an before :eachof the following words.
1. huge house 6. high fence
2. union card 7. hot plate
3. hourly job 8. underwater watch
4. young person 9. ear
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5; ulcer 10. unused ticket
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'. .'c;;c·(jsINGYE5 AND NO IN A SENTENCE
Write the following sentences over. Capitalize correctly and add necessary
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commas.
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1. nasally and i are not friends.
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2.yeScshe lies a lot.
3. noi will not be friends with liars .

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4. yesi am being fair.

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Use the followingform to invite someone to a party at your house.
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ADDRESSING AN ENVELOPE
Here is an envelope. Address it to the person you invited to your party.
SPELLING
In the blanks, write each word with an ing ending and with an ed ending.
ingending < ec:lending
1. rope
2. plan
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3. fa.il
4. hop
5. stay
6. stop
7. pat
8. fan
9. show
10. chime
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SPELLING
These sentences have misspelled words. They do not make sense. Rewrite
each sentence so that it makes sense. Spell each word correctly.
1. I did not no how to way myself at the fare.
2. I red that there is know right weigh to do that at the fare.

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ALPHABETIZING
Write the following names in alphabetical order. Put commas between the
names in the list y()U write.
Anne Lass Charles Davis Carol Lant Joyce Mars Richard Latt
Marie Mato Judith Lamb James Mase . George Law Eve Larson
.. Betty DllfJJini'. Henry Lave DonaldhipsI)a:vid Deare Alice Lax
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.' Use, tlleguide;words seal andsend.to anElWE;l:r these questions. Write Yes or
'. N61:n'ea.ch blank. .,.,.
1. Is the word seem on this page?

2. Is the word serve on this page?
3. Is the word sellon this page?
4., Is the wordseveJ) on,this page?
5. Is the word sale on this page?
CHECKYOUR,ANSWERS BEGINNING ONPAGE 150.
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PROGRESS CHART POSTTEST
Posttest. Write your score per section in the My Scores column. If all of
your section scores are as high as the Good Scores, go on to Power English
4, Chapter One. If any of your section scores are lower than the Good
go on to Power English 4, Chapter One.
Good My Review
Capitalizing 4 or 5 2, 22, 44-45,
68, 98
Compound Subjects and Verbs 4 or 5 23
in Sentences
Sentence Parts 4 or 5 5, 46
Recognizing Sentences 4 or 5 25
Coll1bining Sentences 4 or 5 71,.99~100
Shortening Sentences with 4 or 5 47,48,72,

Commas 73-74, 101, 102
Word Order ill Sentellces.1nd 4or5 49
Commas
Command Sentences 4 or 5 26
Recognizing Naming Words 8, 9, or 10 50
(Nouns)
More Than One (Plural) 8, 9, or 10 6
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, 4 or 5 27, 28
It, We, and They
The Pronouns Him and Her 4 or 5 76
(Pronouns)
The Pronoun Them 4 or 5 108
Describing Words·and Linking 4 or 5 103-104
Words
Good My Review
Describing Words (Adjectives) 4 or 5 7
Action Words (Verbs) 4 or 5 8
The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and 4 or 5 51, 52
WUlGo
The Verbs Has, Have, Had and 4 or 5 29
Will Have
The Verbs Do, Does; Did, and ,4 or 5 9
, WillDo '
The Verbs See, Sees, Saw, and 4 or 5 30,31
Will See
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'R~cognizing De~cr:ibing' Words 4 or5
(Adverbs)
Describing Words (Adverbs) 4 or 5 11, 53, 75, 105
Writing the Time of Day 4 or 5 57,109,110
Wl'itingDates >'- ~- .--,~ ,
81 ,.~
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Writing Addre~~ei~" 2 55-56

Shortening Words (Contractions) 8, 9, or 10 12,I:;1, 32,
77 :~'78
The Words A andAh 8,9, or 10 33,54
Using Yes and No in a 4 or 5 79-80
Sentence
Writing an Invitation A correct 82-,83, 84-85
letter
Addressing an Envelope Correct 113
addresses
Spelling 8, 9, or 10 58,86, 114
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'of ~ Spelling Both correct 14, 34
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"j'
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,t 'j . Al phabetizing All correct 15, 35-36, 59,
87-88
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,I,Ii: : Alphabetizing (Using the
, Dictionary)
,40r5 115
ANSWERS W1!g~ 2 !it:~_TI7?WR ,_
Chapter One More Than One (Noun Plurals) (p. 6)

Capitalizing (Titles of Poems) (p. 2)
1. mice H- fl i '"" 15. tn-.lYs
1. "To a Waterfowl" is a poem by William C. 2. children 9. men 16. bunnies
Bryant. 3. feet 10. women 17. cherries
2. "When I Was One-and-Twenty" is a poem 4. geese 11. foxes 18. candies
by A. E. Housman. 5. teeth 12. churches 19. apples
3. "The Road Not Taken" was written by 6. bags 13. patches 20. passes
Robert Frost. 7. taxes 14. rashes
4. ;'Meeting at Night" is a poem by Robert.
Browning. Describing Words (Adjectives) (p. 7)
5. "Go and Catch a Falling Star" is a poem 1. prettier 5. smarter 9. cleaner
by John Donne. 2. nicest 6. honest 10. dirtier
3. happy 7. finest
The Complete Subject of a Sentence (p. 3) 4. silliest 8. richest
You should have a line under the following.
Action Words (Verbs) (p. 8)
1. Chuck, Mike, and I
2. Mrs. Moran 1. played, will play 7. yelled, will yell
3. The men, women, and children 2. looked, will look 8. cried, will cry
4. Mr. St. Cloud and Mr. Burns 3. tasted, will taste 9. carried, will
5. The train 4. tri ed, will try carry
6. A young child and her brother 5. cooked, will cook 10. prayed, will
7. A man and child 6. joked, will joke pray
8. The storekeeper and a customer
9. The masked man The Verbs Do, Does, Did, and Will Do (I'. 9)
LU. The gun and dog
1. do 5. did 9. wiii do
2. did 6. does 10. did
Simple Subjects in Sentences (p. 4)
3. does 7. did
1. mother 4. Robert, Diane, I 4. will do 8. did
2. Dogs, cats 5. We
3. Lions, apes, tigers Recognizing Describing Words (Adverbs)
(I'. 10)
Recognizing Sentences (p. 5) You should have a line under the following.
You should have a check by the following. 1. carefully 5. fiercely 8. properly
1. Don't play there. 2. softly 6. quickly 9. loudly
2. You are the one in charge. 3. happily 7. cleverly 10. beautifully
4. Stay. 4. noisily
5. He reads man,' books every year.
Recognizing Describing Words (Adverbs)
6. Takashi can't go.
(I" 11)
7. The match is tomorrow.
10. Try that soon. You should have a line under the following.
1. kindly 5. yesterday 8. today
2. early 6. promptly 9. tonight
3. late 7. soon 10. tomorrow
4. loudly
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Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 12) The Complete Subject of a Sentence (p. 16)
1. are not 5. will not 8. hasn't You should have a line under the following.
2. could not 6. didn't 9. won't 1. Tara, Carol, Matsue, and I
3. have not 7. shouldn't 10. don't 2. My pets
4. is not 3. My boss, his wife, and their children
4. Two strange-looking men
Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 13) 5. My older sister and younger brother
1. it's 5. won't 9. hasn't
2. couldn't 6. they're 10. I'm Recognizing Sentences (pp. 16-17)
3. she's 7. we're You should have a check by the following.
4. can't 8. he's 2. Go immediately.
3. They looked funny.
Spelling (p. 14)
1. tale 5. fare 9. road More Than One (Noun Plurals) (p. 17)
2. rode 6. tail 10. fair 1. cookies 5. babies 9. mIce
3. wood 7. would 2. geese 6. children 10. ladies
4. weigh 8. way 3. women 7. men
4. teeth 8. feet
Alphabetizing (p. 15)
1. cake, call, came, can, cape, cart, case, cat, Describing Words (Adjectives) (p. 17)
cave 1. noisier 4. smarter
2. deal, debt, deck, deep, den, depth, desert, 2. silliest 5. nicest
devil, dew 3. dumbest
3. model, mole, mommy, month, more, most,
moth, mouth, move Action Words (Verbs) (p. 17)
4. face, fade, faint, fake, fall, fame, fan, far,
fat 1. jumped, will 4. baked. will bake
5. safe, sag, sail, san1e, sane, sap, sat, save, Jump 5. w"rkcd, will
saw 2. looked, will look work
3. landed, will land
Chapter One Review The Verbs Do, Does, Did, and Will Do (p. 18)
Capitalizing (Titles of Poems) (p. 16)
1. do 3. did 5. did
1. I enjoyed reading the poem "A Man and 2. will do 4. do
His Dog."
2. The poem "She Broke My Heart" is very Recognizing Describing 'Words (Adverbs)
sad. (p. 18)
3. My sister wrote the poem "Life Can Be
Difficult." You should have a line under the following.
4. I like funny poems like "My Upside Down 1. today 6. quietly
Life." 2. carefully 7. anxiously
5. "Blowing Bubbles at the World" is also 3. suddenly 8. noisily
very funny. 4. loudly 9. immediately
5. quickly 10. slowly
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Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 18) 4. g Dinosaurs and Hying reptiles no
longer exist.
1. aren't 5. she's 8. I'm
5. a Superman and Batman are comic book
2. isn't 6. ,van't 9. we're
heroes.
3. haven't 7. can't 10. you're
6. b Sun and water are needed for plants.
4. they're
7. I The bus and the train are ways to get
to work.
Spelling (p. 19)
8. j Pepper and garlic make food taste
1. I have the fare to go the fair. better.
2. Would you tell the child a tale? 9. d Lions and tigers are wild animals.
3. They rode on the road to get to my house. 10. f Oranges and lemons are citrus fruits.
4. That would not be fair.
5. Which is the way to your house? Compound Verbs in Sentences (p. 24)
You should have lines under the following.
,. Alphabetizing (p. 19)
1. chased, grabbed 7. slumped,
1. Colby, Combs, Cook, Fellini, Fermes, 2. barked, snapped moaned
Forbes, Foster, Gates 3. stopped, watched 8. tiptoed, touched
2. Dean, Deitz, Delgado, Demo, Derma, 4. talked, stroked 9. barked,
Drake, Drell, Dromer 5. dropped, swooped frightened
3. Kant, Karro, Kashiwada, Katz, Kent, 6. opened, looked 10. dashed, played
Kepler, Kramer, Krell
4. Saber, Sago, Samson, Sanchez, Sappo, Recognizing Sentences (p. 25)
Sardo, Sasso, Sato
You should have a check by the following.
5. Able, Ace, Acker, Adler, Alvarez, Amber,
1. Put that down.
Anderson, Arrio
2. Who said that?
5. Rose, Chuck, and Anita look happy.
Chapter Two 6. They seem very quiet.
Capitalizing (Titles of Poems and Stories) 7. Show me how to do that.
(p. 22) il, Go.
9. Please stay a little longer.
1. Armin and I read "My Life Is a Bowl of
Jelly" for the class.
Command Sentences (p. 26)
I. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Blake wrote the short story
"Many Loves. J) 1. Stay.
3. My favorite book is How to Fix or: Stay!
Your
---_ House.
._- 2. Halt.
4. Franco's child likes the book or: Halt!
The Cat in the Hat. 3. That is the best news I have ever heard!
5. My sister has read "My Life Is Just a 4. Come down.
Dream" twice. or: Come down!
5. Put that down.
Compound Subjects in Sentences (p. 23) or: Put that down!
6. Who took the tools?
L e Coffee and tea are common breakfast
7. Sue is leaving now.
drinks. ,
8. Margaret is helping Frank learn to read. <
2. h Cereals and eggs are typical breakfast ,
9. I am leaving soon.
foods.
10. Please show that to me. J
3, c The lion and its trainer perform in a 1
cr
cage.
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The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and The Words A and An (p. 33)
They (p. 27)
1. an unusual day 6. an ant
1. I 2. She 3. They 4. We 5. They 2. an umbrella 7. an upper floor
.. 3. an open door 8 . an underground
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They (p. 28) 5. an icy street 9. a bald man
10. a unit price
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1. I 3. I 5. She 7. They 9. I
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2. We 4. I 6. She 8. They 10. I
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The Verbs Had, Has, Have, and Will Have 1. She would not go that way.
(p. 29) 2. I read a good book an hour ago, too.
3. You are not going the right way to her
',. 1. will have 5. has 8. will have
house.
j en: 1~ 2. had 6. will have 9. had
:, :1-:1; i
..,! .• 4. To be fair, the man gave each child bus
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3. have 7. has 10. have
fare.
4. has
5. No, I do not know the right person for the
job.
The Verbs See, Sees, Saw, and Will See
(p. 30)
Alphabetizing (pp. 35-36)
1. sa'N 5. will see 9. saw
1. pack, pad, page, paid, party, past. pcaCf,'.
2. saw 6. see 10. saw
pen, pet, pretty, pride, pull, pure, push,
3. sees 7. saw
put
4. see 8. saw
2. sat, saw, seam, seem, sell, set, sit, soap,
sold, some, sore, sue~ suit! sum. sure
3. tar, tear, teeth, tick, tip, toe, too, top,
(p. 31)
tore, tour, trail, treat, trip, try, tub
1. will see 5. saw 9. sa\\, 4. wait, wall, was, water, wear, welL were,
2. .:-iCC 6. sa\\· 10. \\111 oct' \-\-t'i. whack. where. \,,--hdf::', wh.\. \\-111.
3. saw 7. will see witch, won

4. sees 8. will see 5. ace, add, after, again, am, an, another,
ant, ape, apple, are, arrest, ask, ate, aunt
Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 32)
1. I'm 11. shouldn't Chapter Two Review
2. he's 12. they're Capitalizing (Titles of Poems and Stories)
3. I'll 13. wouldn't (p. 37)
4. she'll 14. he'll
1. The story "The Canary Flew the Coop" is
5. isn't 15. you'll
not about a bird.
6. couldn't 16. hasn't
2. "Making Duck Soup" is a silly story.
7. they'll 17. haven't
3. Herb and Sara wrole the story "Help Is
! . 8. can't 18. aren't
on the Way. "
9. won't 19. it's
4. HO\-, to Fix EvcrylhiIlJ;" is till'
10. we'll 20. didn't
best book I own.
5. I like the poem "I Need a Break."
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Compound Subjects in Sentences (p. 37) The Verbs See, Sees, Saw, and will See
(p.40)
1. b An evil man and his wife stole a child
from his parents. 1. saw 5. saw 8. see
2. d They wanted to sell the child to a 2. saw 6. see 9. will see
childless couple. 3. will see 7. saw 10. see
3. a The child was only three months old. 4. sees
4. e The parents and police waited for a
phone call. Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 40)
5. c The call never came. 1. I'll 5. I'm 8. he'll
2. they'll 6. can't 9. hasn't
Compound Verbs In Sentences (p. 38) 3. we're 7. she's 10. we'll
You should have a line under the following. 4. you'll
1. cried, begged 4. jumped, rushed
The Words A and An (p. 40)
2. appeared, talked 5. rescued, returned
3. saw, phoned 1. a union worker 6. a used car
2. a usual day 7. a young man
Recognizing Sentences (p. 38) 3. an honest person 8. a pink dress
4. a dark street 9. an opera
You should have a check by the following.
5. a green umbrella 10. an Easter bunny
1. Help is on the way.
2. Rush there immediately. Spelling (p. 41)
Command Sentences (p. 38) 1. read 3. Would 5. fare; fair

2. wood 4. No; know
1. Find that killer immediately.
or: Find that killer immediately! Alphabetizing (p. 41)
2. Please hold this for me. 1. sack, search, sell, send, September,
3. Why did she do it? serious, set, seven, sew
4. You should not leave your baby alone 2. cah, rafe. cag(-', cake. call, came. e3l:1t',
()ut,ide. cape, car
5. Go. 3. gas, gave, girl, give, gone, grass, green,
or: Go! grIm, grow
4. tail, tale, that, these, this, train, tree,
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and trip, try
They (pp. 38-39)
5. baby, back, bad, bag, bail, bank, bar,
1. They 2. It 3. We 4. She 5. I base, bat
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and Chapter Three
They (p. 39) Capitalizing (Names of Countries) (pp. 44-45)
1. I 2. They 3. They 4. I 5. We 1. Clara left Poland to come to the United
States of America.
The Verbs Has, Have, Had, and Will Have 2. Harry S. White left Austria in June to
(p. 39) come to America.
3. Mrs. 1. Longo has lived in Iran, China,
1. has 3. will have 5. had
Japan, and France.
2. had 4. Have
4. The Cramers and I traveled to Canada,
Alaska, and Italy.
5. Ellen Tabrizi traveled to Russia, Ireland,
Germany, and Spain.
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Sentence Parts (p. 46) Recognizing Naming Words (Nouns) (p, 50)
1. f Jake is a new worker, Last summer Pedro and his brother Sancho
2. d My boss just hired Juke last week, -c--- -----
went Lo camp. The camp was in the country,
3. a The other workers are not very Pedro was a lifeguarcl~ i-lis brother worked as
friendly to Jake, his h_elper. There were many young children
4. b I am the only one talking lo him,
at the camp, During the Y.E'~, the children all
5. g Which person will help him')
lived in the citv, The children had never been
___ .!:C. • __ • __
6. c My wife invited Jake's wife to our out of the city, This was the first time they
home. were in the country,
7. e His wife had a good time at our house,
The camp had a small farm and garden.
8. j It is not nice to be mean, Some children had never seen a cow or a
9. h No one should ignore anyone, chicken,
lO. i - - - - The children loved working in the
Life is difficult enough, garden, They also loved feeding the animab,
;,:W1il Pedro, his brother, and all the children had a
1, '-'_1·_,
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·1,' Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 47)
,; ." good time at camp,
1. All my aunts, uncles, cousins, and The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go
grandparents visited me last week, (p. 51)
2. History, geography, and arithmetic are
my favorite topics, 1. will go 5. goes 8. will go
3. The workers, their families, and their 2. goes 6. went 9. will go
bosses are at a picnic, 3. went 7. will go 10. went
4. The birds, bees, and flowers tell me it is 4. went
sprmg,
The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go
5. The monkeys, lions, tigers, and birds (p. 52)
cannot h" fed by zoo visitors,
1. will go 5. went 8. went
Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 48) 2. went 6. went 9. will go
3. \vent 7. g-oes 10. \vill go
1. Turkl'.\'. cbickf·n, and nsh ~!rt__ what Iny 4. gu
doctor wants me to eat.
2. Ms, Rivera, Mr. Jordan, and Mrs. James Describing Words (Adverbs) (p. 53)
are in business together,
1. tomorrow 6. away
3. The cake, ice cream, cookies, and candy
2. late 7. nearby
you eat are high in sugar and fat.
3. inside 8. now
4. The grapefi'uits, oranges, lemons, and
4. outside 9. here
limes were damaged in shipment.
5. yesterday 10. suddenly
5. Jerry, Tran, Adam, and Derrick work
together. The Words A and An (p. 54)
Word Order in Sentences and Commas (p. 49) 1. a hand 11. a sick person
2. a house 12. a healthy
1. Men, women, and children were at the 3. an hourglass animal
pICnIC, 4. a union leader 13. an unmade bed
'ii. 2. Mothers, fathers, children, and dogs ran 5. a hungry
J 14. a farmer
I"I'f{ i l, into the woods.
3. Everyone heard a large growl.
worker 15. an idea
6. an hourly wage 16. a mouse
i,I,:,\' ',.
PH,;- 4. The men, women, children, and dogs were 7. a history lesson 17. an open door
frightened. 8. an x-ray machine 18. a leaf
5. They saw a bear coming toward them. 9. a bottle 19. a chair
10. an ape 20. a hot tub
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Writing Addresses (pp. 55-56) Chapter Three Review
Capitalizing (Names of Countries) (p. 60)
1. Jose moved to Buffalo, New York.
2. Sandy has a new job in Reno, Nevada. 1. I dream of traveling to places such as
3. My parents live in Columbus, Ohio. Italy, Spain, and Greece.
4, Are you going to Seattle, Washington? 2. Joe and I saved for two yenrs to visit our
II 5, Is your friend in Trenton, N(,w .Jersey? parents in Poland.
n 6, My girlfriend lives in Liltle Rock. 3. I can only afford to travel to New Jersey
Arkansas. from New York.
7, Her grandparents recently moved to 4. Andrew and I are going to France on our
Miami, Florida. honeymoon.
8, Nader lives in Atlanta, Georgia. 5. Sara, Donna, Sonia, and I are going to
9, Amy now lives in San Francisco, China next summer.
California.
Sentence Parts (p. 60)
a 10. Who recently left for Tulsa, Oklahoma?
1. c This Christmas will be a difficult one.
Writing the Time of Day (p. 57) 2. a I am out of work.
8. 10:00 P.M.
3. e My children need many things.
1. 12:25 P.M. 5. 12:15 A.M.
6, 8:00 P.M. 9. 2:30 A.M.
4. b My parents are very old.
2. 9:25 A.M.
10. 4:45 P.M.
5. d Only a miracle will make this a good
3. 11:00 A.M. 7. 3.45 A.M.
Christmas.
4. 6:45 P.M.
Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 61)
Spelling (p. 58)
1. The dirty coat, sweater, and skirt need
1. fitted 8. cooked 15. steamed cleaning.
2. pinned 9. mailed 16. looked 2. The (~erbers, Steins. and Benders are nice
3. shopped 10. fanned 17. chopped people.
4. boiled 11. stopped
tanned
18.
19.
broiled
chatted
3. The mother, father, brother, and sister ,.,
5. fniled 12. look alike
H. druppt:d 13. trappe(/ 2u. ii I j('d 4. The dog, cat, and bird live with tne.
7. petted 14. stepped 5. The truck, car, and van couldn't get out of
,,
the mud.
~,
Word Order in Sentences and Commas (p. 61)
"o,
1. ant 17. man 33. son
2. bear 18. name 34. sorry 1. Joanne, Marion, and I are good friends.
3. cake 19. near 35. sun 2. J need to buy vegetable,;, [j'uit, <lnd fish.
call 20. net 36. sure 3. Charles, Michael, and I visited China last ,
4.
21. night 37. up year. f
5. can ij
6. cape 22. one 38. wake or: Last year Charles, Michael, and I ~
,
7. care 23. only 39. war visited China.
"
4. Maria and I are going to Italy, Portugal,
8. cave 24. pan 40. wax c
9. cup 25. queen 41. were and Greece.
10. eure 26. quick 42. what 5. T ",,,,,Id like to visit Hawaii, Bermuda,
11. cute 27. rich 43. when and Jamaica.
12. day 28. run 44. while
Naming Words (Nouns) (p. 62)
13. fat 29. scem 45. why
14. girl 30. set 46. won 1. brothers 5. result 8. house
15. home 31. so 47. x-ray 2. love 6. boss 9. questions
16. jail 32. soap 48. zoo 3. girl 7. date 10. parents
4. family
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The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go Alphabetizing (p. 64)
(p. 62)
an, answer, ant, bad. bag, bail. boil, bone,
1. went 3. went 5. go boss, both, bow, box, cab, call, came, cape,
2. will go 4. goes care, case, cat, cave, crawl, creep, crime, crow,
face, fade, fail, fake, fall, fame. fan, far, fast,
Describing Words (Adverbs) (p. 63) fat, favor, had, hall, ham, hanel, happy
1. tomorrow 4. inside
2. nearby 5. suddenly Chapter Four
3. down Capitalizing (p. 68)
The Words A and An (p. 63) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Warren were both
born in May,
1. an undergarment 2. Karen A. Garcia and I are meeting on
2. a homemaker Monday.
3. a happy worker 3. The Boswells and the Murphys are
4. an island coming here in March.
5. a history test 4. Ken L. Sato and Susan Hall are getting
6. a tired person married on Tuesday.
7. an unusual person 5. Frank Val do and Chris Kelly are going
8. a silly idea hunting in December.
9. an early date
10. an animal lover Writing Sentences (pp. 69-70)
Writing Addresses (pp. 63-64) Sample Sentences:

1. My boss and his wife jog and swim every
1. Artie and I 8re moving to Akron, Ohio. day.
2. The twins are building a house in 2. The students and their dates dance and
Nashville, Tennessee. sing at parties.
3. M,Y p21'Cnt;:: lin_' in Br(Jtlklyn, T\I \\ York.
4. My company is moving to Atlanta, Joke about many things.
Georgia. 4. The homeless man and woman eat and
5. I recently moved here from Detroit, sleep at the shelter.
Michigan. 5. The fire fighters and police save lives and
help many people.
Writing Time of Day (p. 64)
1. 4:10 A.M. 4. 12:45 P.M. Combining Sentences (p. 71)
2. 10:00 P.M. 5. 7:15 A.M. 1. Mallory studies, practices, and teaches
3. 3:05 A.M. plano.
2. Flores cooks, bakes, and irons well.
Spelling (p. 64) 3. Barry works, exercises, and eats every
l. fanned 6. dressed day.
2. petted 7. banned 4. Emilv teaclws at >chool, plays the piano.
3. worked 8. cried and goes horseback riding.
=.1 4. spotted 9. topped 5. The rain cleans the earth, waters the
I~
"',1 5. jumped 10. patted plants, and fills the lakes.

-1
,~
,0
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Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 72) Using Yes and No in a Sentence (pp. 79-80)
1. The strikers carried signs. marched, and 1. Yes, help is on the way.
yelled. 2. Yes, I am happily married.
w, 2. They sang songs, drank coffee, and ate 3. No, she does not want to go.
doughnuts. 4. No, Mary did not say something else.
3. The bosses ran the machines, anow0red 5. Yes, the room is very messy.
the phones, and filled the orders. 6. No, I do not like that dress.
4. The union leaders talked to the strikers, 7. Yes, everyone I know will be there.
met with the bosses, and walked the 8. Yes, I agree with you.
picket line. 9. No, it is not too much.
11 5. Passersby waved, talked, and smiled at 10. Yes, it is too much for me.
the strikers.
Writing Dates (p. 81)
(pp.73-74) 1. Beatrice moved to Texas on May 2, 1986.
2. Mike arrived in New York on July 17,
1. Henri and Eleanor work, play, and go to
1987.
school together.
3. Hiro and Kimiko were married in Denver
2. Carlos read a book, listened to music, and
on April 13, 1978.
talked to a friend last night.
4. Michelle went to Philadelphia on January
3. We are taking canoeing, learning to
20, 1988.
swim. and joinlllg a club next term.
5. Kathy will move to Cleveland on
4. The mechanics located, diagnosed, and
September 14, 1989.
fixed the problem.
5. We eat cereal, drink orange juice, and Writing an Invitation (pp. 82-83)
y
read the paper in the morning.
Sample Invitation:
Describing Words (Adverbs) (p. 75)
1. happily
:!. LTd,!!\
5. easily
;:. . " " Ji ; ~
8. highly
!l
I Dear Joaquin,
December 3, 1989
i"ll) l!i.:l v ing a birthday pany En' Jerry at

3. sadly 7. strongly 10. kindly my house on December 10, 1989, at 9:00
4. noisily P.M. Please give me a call to let me know
if you can come and to say how many
The Pronouns Him and Her (p. 76)
people will come with you.
1. her 5. him 8. she Your friend,
2. her 6. II,> 9. him Floria
i
:l. he 7. her 10. her ~-------------------.----------------
4. They
Writing an Invitation (pp. 84-85)
Shortening Words (Contractions) (pp. 77-78) Sample Invitation:
March 10, 1990
1. They've = They have
Dear Ed,
2. I'm = I am
I'm having a get-together for a few
3. She', SIll' h",
friends at my home on March 25 at 8:00
4. we're = we are
P.M. I'll have lots of food, so don't eat
5. they're = they are
dinner. I'd love to have you with us. Please
6. I've = I have
phone to let me know if you can come. My
7. It's = It is
number is 555-7219.
8. She's = She is
Your friend,
9. He's = He has
James
10. She's = She is
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Spelling (p. 86) Writing Sentences (pp. 89-90)
1. cannmg 11. loading Sample Sentences:
2. fi tti ng 12. ~unnlng 1. George and I returned home and relaxed.
3. chatting 13. letting 2. The old man and hi, wife enjoy life and
4. sailing 14. looking do lots of things.
5. trimming 15. stopping 3. My girlfriend and Iwr sister dance and
6. fanning 16. grabbing sing very well.
7. wrappIng 17. trapping 4. The hungry child and her brother cried
B. failing lB. dialing and asked for food.
9. trailing 19. keeping 5. Greg and his family argue and fight a lot
10. chopping 20. meeting
Combining Sentences (p. 90)
Alphabetizing (pp. 87-88)
1. The twins work, play, and stay together.
1. Fred Gable, James Garcia, Jean Gerber, 2. That man looks, acts, and seems very
'I Martin Gomez, Hank Gonzalez, Betty strange.
Grable, Anthony Green, Seth Guzman 3. The homeless man screamed, jumped, and
q 2. Joan Pace, Fred Pain, Ann Pane, Francis cursed at people.
Parrot, Richard Patton, Don Payton, Sally 4. The lost child ate some food, drank some
Pear, John Powers soda, and played with the police officer.
3. ,James Bear, Susan Dale, Marcie Daniels. 5. The child's mother searched fOl" her child,
Gloria Davis, Edward Dean, Donna cried, and went to the police,
Dempsy, Charles Donne, Fred Drake
4. Lawrence Saab, Carol Sable, Kenneth Shortening Sentences with Commas (p, 91)
Sachs, Frank Sallo, George Samley, .Jose
1. The city can he an exciting, great, and
Sanchez, Frank Sartino, Maria Satos
fun place to live,
5. Cynthia Baker, Alice Bennett, Angela
2. The city can also be an unfriendly,
Booker, Daniel Braun, Robert Breck.
(hnW'l'ou" ;md fi'ightening plne(' to Ii,·,·
Donald Brine. Kallll""n l1r"wn. \\',!lI"'1"
Brunn 3. Dan drinks, smokes, and wUl'ks tuu much.
4. My job tires, bores, and depresses me a
lot,
Chapter Four Review 5. I want to get married, raise a family, and
Capitalizing (p. 89) have a nice house,
1. My fiance and I can't afford a big
wedding.
2. We are getting married in June and 1. sadly 6. swiftly
moving to California. 2. slowly 7. quickly
3. Our parents live in Maine and are upset 3. carefully B. shortly
about our moving to California. 4. proudly 9. ,happily
4. My parents' friends, Mr. and Mrs. S. 5. gladly 10. angrily
Shibata, helped us a lot.
5. March, April, and May will be very busy The Pronouns Him and Her (p. 91)
months for Betty and me.
1. him 3. her 5. him
2. her 4. him
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Shortening Words (Contractions) (p, 92) Spelling (p. 93)
1. cannot 1. runnmg 6. playing
2. has not 2. petting 7. getting
3. have not 3. hitting 8. setting
4. they have 4. wrappmg 9. trapping
5. it is or it has 5. spotting 10. planning
6. I will
7. she is or she has Alphabetizing (p. 94)
8. I have
Sally Abrams, Dale Ackers, Alice Addison,
t. 9. she will
Jack Adler, Susan Cramer, Richard Drake,
10. they are
Donald Dreyer, Sally Dugan, Frank May,
Frank Means, George Mebber,
Using Yes and No in a Sentence (p. 92)
Dorothy Mecker, Alan Meeker, David Meger,
1. No, I can't stay. Alvin Mein, Mary Meklo, Joseph Melm,
2. Yes, Benita will be here soon. Sam Memer, Sara Ment, Jose Mondez
3. Yes, that is very nice.
4. No, she is not being fair.
Chapter Five
5. Yes, I will marry Bill.
Capitalizing (p. 98)
I, Writing Dates (p. 92) 1, My sister and I share an apartment on
River Avenue in Boston.
1. May 4, 1990
2. She and I moved here from Detroit last
2. February 11, 1932
August.
3. November 3, 1927
3. Our divorced parents moved from France
4. August 9, 1941
to the United StaLe,.
5. January 1, 1988
II 4. Our mother, Mrs. Audrey Adams,
remarried and lives in New Jersey.
Writing an Invitation (p. 93)
fi. Our rather, :1'11'. Anthony Brandt, lives in
Sample Invitation: Washington, D.C.
February 7, 1990
Combining Sentences (pp. 99-100)
d Dear Hank and Beth,
Phillip and I are having a birthday party 1. Sally, Mark, and Pedro love to dance.
for Alan on Saturday, February 20, at our 2. Mr. McCall, Miss Otis, and Ms. Franco
home. The fun should begin about 7:30 live on Main Street.
P.M. We'd like everyone to bring a special 3. My mother, father, and sister are nice.
dish. 4. This pig, cow, and goat live on a farm.
Please phone to let us know if you can 5. Mrs. Meltzer, Valerie, and Ali are happy.
come. We can also talk about what you
would like to bring. Our phone number is Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 101)
(609) 882-3168.
You should have rewritten the following.
Your friends,
2. At night the city looks dark, lonely, and
Phillip and Tara
frightening.
3. My boyfriend is a charming, handsome,
and clever man.
5. I seem dull, crabby, and ngly next to him. ,
. I c
o
c
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Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 102) Writing the Time of Day (p. 109)
1. The snow was white, clean, and deep. 1. 8:30 A.M. 6. 11:00 P.M.
2. The robber was masked, tall, and fat. 2.4:20 P.M. 7. 4:00 A.M.
3. The robber's dog was filthy, stinking, and 3. 6:00 P.M. 8. 3:10 A.M.
dangerous. 4. 11:30 A.M. 9. 5:05 P.M.
4. The police were brave, strong, and caring. 5. 6:15 A.M. 10. 1:45 P.M.
5. The victims were frightened, upset, and
tired. Writing the Time of Day (p. 110)
Describing Words and Linking Words 1. I am getting up at 8:30 A.M. tomorrow.

(pp.103-104) 2. Do you want me to awaken you at 6:45
A.M.?
You should have a line under the following. 3. Will you be able to leave work at 5:50
1. young; worried; afraid P.M.?
2. unlined; pale; tight 4. Is it 11:00 P.M. already?
3. pretty; calm; joyful 5. Patty and Kim are arriving at 10:45 A.M.
4. proud; tense; confused
5. jolly; pleased; happy Writing a Friendly Letter (pp. 111-112)
6. impatient; uneasy
7. tired; unhappy Sample Letter:
8. lovely; beautiful May 23, 1H90
':1:
9. large; empty Dear Ron,
10. happy Thank you for inviting me to your party.
I had a fabulous time! The food was
Describing Words (Adverbs) (p. 105) delicious, and the people were lots of fun.
1. proudly 6. cheerfully Your friend,
2. carefully 7. swiftly Colette
3. quietly 8. rudely
4. clearly H. cart'le.'~HJ:r Addressing and Envelope (p. 113)
5. beau tifull y 10. loudly
Sample Envelope: .
Describing Words (Adjectives and Adverbs) Colette Brooks

(pp. 106-107) 64 Baker Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
1. The beautiful lady ate slowly.
Ron Andrews
2. The small plane landed safely. 369 Louj,s Drive
3. My good friend arrived yesterday. Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania 15224
4. My smart girlfriend speaks softly.
5. His tired boss will work tomorrow.
6. The old dog barked weakly. Spelling (p. 114)
7. The frightened person screamed loudly. 1. blaming 11. boiling
8. My handsome boyfriend dances nicely. 2. commg 12. fanning
9. The small animal drinks quickly. 3. hoping 13. sitting
j' ; , 10. A good pilot flies carefully. 4. making 14. burning
'::'T~ The Pronoun Them (p. 108)
5. hopping 15. stopping
,
I' , '
..'" 6. runnmg 16. filing
1. them 5. they 8. them 7. faking 17. keeping
2. They 6. them 9. They 8. raking 18. taking
3. them 7. them 10. them 9. sitting 19. stating
4. them 10. waking 20. filling
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Alphabetizing (Using the Dictionary) (p. 115) Describing Words (Adverbs) (p. 118)
1. Yes 5. No 8. No 1. correctly 5. carefully 8. joyfully
2. No 6. Yes 9. Yes 2. cruelly 6. fiercely 9. carelessly
3. No 7. No 10. Yes 3. calmly 7. meanly 10. clearly
4. Yes 4. crudely
The Pronoun Them (p. 118)

Chapter Five Review
Capitalizing (p. 116) 1. them 3. them 5. They
2. They 4. they; them
1. Miss Anne J. Kelly lives on West Street
in Detroit.
Writing the Time of Day (p. 118)
2. On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Cole are
going to Miami, Florida. 1. 9:15 P.M. 4. 11:25 P.M.
3. On Friday Ms. Moon and I are driving to 2. 2:10 A.M. 5.4:05 A.M.
Atlanta, Georgia. 3. 1:30 P.M.
L
4. Mr. Ortez and Miss Torres came to New
York City from Spain. Writing a Friendly Letter (p. 119)
5. Eduardo, Julio, Ruby, and I are leaving
Sample Letter:
on Wednesday for Italy.
l Combining Sentences (pp. 116-117) Dear Bob,
September 5, 1990
f 1. Gregory. Mariquita, and Seth do well in

It was very kind of you to take me to
I everything.
2. Yoshiko, Laura, and Terry live in
California.
3. David, Brad, and Gloria just bought
lunch yesterday. I enjoyed it very much.
You really know how to pick great places
to eat.
Thanks again.
Fondly,
f clothes.
4. Henry. ]\farg-aret. and T ",rm the \ottNY.
.J ill
. .. _ . - --------"
5. The animal:;, men, and women look
frightened. Addressing an Envelope (p. 119)
Sample Envelope:
Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 117)
Jill Morgan
1. The play was funny, sad, and different. 325 River Road
2. That man is handsome, tall, and smart. Arlington. Vir~inia 22210
3. Kerry seems lonely, frightened, and Robert Allington
worried. 47 F'arm Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22203
4. The clown looks old, sad, and tired.
5. Mack is angry, annoyed, and unhappy.
Spelling (p. 120)

Describing Words and linking Words (p. 117)
1. raking 6. timing u
You should have a line under the following. ..s
2. taking 7. walking
1. unhappy; tired 4. rude; mean
3. making 8. hating
2. old; sad 5. handsome; young
3. angry
4. greeting 9. crying
5. hitting 10. piling
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Alphabetizing (Using the Dictionary) (p. 120) Combining Sentences (pp. 124-125)
1. Yes 3. Yes 5. No 1. The fruit looks, smells, and tastes good
2. No 4. No now.
· .:.
. ', ,. 2. Betty wears very pretty dresses, hats, and
Posttest sweaters.
Capitalizing (p. 123) 3. My car needs new seat covers. tires, and
windows.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver M. Collins live on 4. The police chased, arrested, and
York Avenue in Dallas, Texas. handcuffed the robber.
2. Ms. Anderson and her friend Carla are 5. The Chins walk, talk, and eat fast.
visiting Italy and Spain next winter.
3. Have you read "My Life Is an Open Shortening Sentences with Commas (p. 125)
Book"?
4. The poem "I'm an Only Child and I Love 1. Mr. Charm, Mr. Chase, and I get up early
It" is very funny. every mornmg.
5. The Silbys moved in September from 2. My brother Peter, my sister Heather, and
I exercise every day.
Washington, D.C., to Omaha, Nebraska.
3. Marie, Judy, and Rebecca often swim at
the YWCA.
Compound Subjects and Verbs in Sentences
(p. 123) 4. My kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom need
painting badly.
You should have one line under the following. 5. James, William, and Robert want to work
1. twins; wives 4. nieces; nephews overtinle tomorrow.
2. friends; wives 5. they
3. Herbert; Jack Word Order in Sentences and Commas
You should have two lines under the (p. 126)
following. 1. Scott, Jeff, and I are working overtime
1. work: travel 4. love; arlore torhlV.
2. rnistakc· u. live: \\'nrk .2 . .-\ J:i d.\". U;.l\·(~. ,'tild fll·).-;~;(Jln Llt·(~ glJing Cl\\'<:l)"
3. talk; walk this weekend.
3. Juanita, Ann, and I are giving a New
Sentence Parts (p. 124) Year's party.
1. d Hate can only destroy. 4. We are going to visit my aunts, uncles,
2. c Love can heal many wounds. and parents.
3. a I like cheerful people. ;). At school I am learning reading, writing.
4. e A gloomy person is no fun to be with. and arithmetic.
5. b Holidays are lonely for people without or: I am learning reading, writing, and
friends. arithmetic at school.
Recognizing Sentences (p. 124) Command Sentences (p. 126)
You should have a check by the following. 1. Hold that door.

3. Rush there. or: Hnlcl that door'
4. Try to come early. 2. Stand back.
5. Please stay a little longer. or: Stand back'
3. Please give her some room.
4. What are you doing?
5. She is fabulous'
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Recognizing Naming Words (Nouns) (p. 126) Action Words (Verbs) (pp. 128-129)
You should have a line under the following. 1. played; will play
2. cleaned; will clean
I met my wife at school. She dropped her
3. looked; will look
books, papers, pens, and pencils on the floor
4. rushed; will rush
next to me. I stopped to help her. When I
,
_ ·1 looked up, I saw this beautiful, smiling face. I
5. turned; will turn
fell in love with her immediately. All day I
The Verbs Go, Goes, Went, and Will Go
could only think about her.
(p. 129)
More Than One (Plural) (p. 127) 1. went 4. will go

2. will go 5. goes
1. women 6. tables
3. went
2. teeth 7. mIce
1
3. men 8. children
The Verbs Has, Have, Had, and Will Have
4. houses 9. ladies
(p. 129)
5. geese 10. classes
1. has 4. has
The Pronouns I, You, He, She, It, We, and 2. had 5. will have
They (p. 127) 3. had
l.It 3. I 5. They
The Verbs Do, Does, Did, and Will Do (p. 129)
2. We 4. He
1. will do 4. did
The Pronouns Him and Her (p. 127) 2. did 5. does
3. do
1. him 3. her 5. him
2. her 4. She
(p. 130)
The Pronoun Them (p. 128)
1. will see 4. will see
1. them 3. tl-,ey 5. them
2. saw 5. see
2. them 4. They
3. see
Describing Words and Linking Words (p. 128)

Recognizing Describing Words (Adverbs)
You should have a line under the following. (p. 130)
1. lovely young; charming
2. pretty; kind
1. yesterday 4. yesterday; today
3. beautiful; fresh
2. freely 5. peacefully
4. tiny; pointed
3. everywhere
5. three; mean; ugly
I ,
Describing Words (Adjectives) (p. 128)
l. carelessly 6. finely
1. bigger 4. nicest
2. fiercely 7. hopefully
2. fattest 5. finest
3. shortly 8. nicely
3. prettier
4. brightly 9. stupidly
5. cleverly 10. meanly
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Writing the Time of Day (pp. 130-131)
Writing an Invitation (p. 132)
L 1:15 A.M. 4. 7:30 PM. Sample Invitation:
2. 3:20 P.M. 5. 11:10 A.M. r------------
3. 9:45 P.M. April 24, 1990
Dear Libby,
Writing Dates (p. 131) I'm having a housewarming party
Sunday, May 10, starting al 3:00 P.M.
L June 25, 1988
hope you'll be able to come. I'm looking
2. October 3, 1983
forward to seeing you. My new address is
3. April 8, 1917
32 Maple Avenue.
4. November 10, 1989
Please phone me at 555-3607 by May 6.
5. JUly 4, 1942
Your friend,
Patrick
Writing Addresses (p. 131)
L 874 Perry Street

Addressing an Envelope (p. 133)
Atlanta, Georgia 30351
2. 34 Second Avenue Sample Envelope:
rl
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 Pil t [" i ck Mahoney
32 Maple Avenue
Shortening Words (Contractions) (p. 131) Oakland. cal1~ornla 94618
L I'll I."" ... cmlth

6.don't 3689 Be~ver Road
2. hasn't
3. she'll
7.he's 03klfll1d. CaliforniCl 94624
I
8.I've J
4. they're 9.we'll
5. couldn't lO. doesn't Spelling (p. 133)
L 'roping; roped 6. stopping;

The Words A and An (p. 131) 2. planning; stopped
1. a hugf' hou ..:;e pI" nil cd 7. patting: patU·ri
2. a union card 3. fading; failed 8. l,mning; limned
3. an hourly job 4. hopping; hopped 9. showing; showed
4. a young person 5. staying; stayed lO. chiming; chimed
5. an ulcer
6. a high fence Spelling (p. 134)
7. a hot plate
8. an underwater watch L I did not know how to weigh myself at
the fair.
9. an ear
10. an unused ticket 2. I read that there is no right way to do
that at the fair.
Using Yes and No in a Sentence (p. 132)

L No, Sally and I are not !i·iends.
Betty Darbari, Charles Davis, David Dearc,
2. Yes. she lies a lot.
,) udith Lamb, Carol Lant, Donald Laps,
3. 1\0. I will not be friends with liars.
Eve Larson, Anne Lass, Richard Latt,
4. Yes, I am being fair.
Henry Lave, George Law, Alice Lax,
5. No, I will not speak to her again.
Joyce Mars, James Mase, Marie Mato
Alphabetizing (Using the Dictionary) (p. 134)

1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. No 5. No
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TO THE TEACHER Vll

. . Quotation marks (" ") go around the title of a poem.

2. "when i was one-and-twenty" is a poem by a. e. housman.

3. "the road not taken" was written by robert frost.

4. "meeting at night" is a poem by robert browning.

5. "go and catch a falling star" is a poem by john donne.

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I Read the following:

The'dogs and cats are running in packs.

Did you notice?

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" Read the following:

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I RECOGNIZING DESCRIBING WORDS (ADVERBS)

. 1 will see you soon.

cI'l/llaEe come tomorrow,.

. DidYou notice? ." . .' ........ .

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Read the following:

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This mark (') replaces the omitted letter.

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----{ Read the following:

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Read the following:

2. devil, deck, dew, desert, den, deep, depth, debt, deal

3. month, moth, more, move, mole, most, model, mommy, mouth

4. fan, faint, far, fat, fame, face, fade, fall, fake

5. saw, sail, sag, sat, same, sap, sane, save, safe

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CAPITALIZING (TITLES OF POEMS)

2. the poem "she broke my heart" is very sad.

3. my sister wrote the poem "life can be difficult."

4. i like funny poems like "my upside down life."

5. "blowing bubbles at the world" is also very funny.

THE COMPLETE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE

MORE THAN ONE (NOUN PLURALS)

DES;CRIBING WORDS (ADJECTIVES)

My pets are noisy than my friend's pets.

n""'f:nL~ dog'is sinart than yours .

ACTION WORDS (VERBS)

3. The bird lands

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SHORTENING WORDS (CONTRACTIONS)

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T.b:ese'sentences havellisspelled words. They do not make sense. Write each

:2. Wood you tell the child a tail?