Saturday, January 10, 2009
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
Please write in complete sentences.
1. What was the bear’s name? _______________________________________
2. Did he have any hair? _________________________________________
3. Was he fuzzy? ________________________________________________
GRAMMAR Tag Questions
Look at the verb (present or past tense) in the sentence to know what tag question to use. Affirmative in the main sentence, negative in the tag question or negative in the main sentence, affirmative in the tag question.
For example: With the verb TO BE
a. Your name is Sally, isn’t it?
b. He is your brother, isn’t he?
c. I’m not late, am I?
d. You weren’t here yesterday, were you?
Now, please write one tag question for TO BE in the PRESENT TENSE and one tag question for the PAST TENSE 4.__________________________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________________________
With other verbs: TO HAVE
e. Your sister doesn’t have a car, does she?
f. You didn’t have dinner yet, did you?
TO GO
g. He never goes to church, does he?
h. He never went to church, did he?
TO EAT
i. He always eats breakfast at 7 a.m, doesn’t he?
j. He didn’t eat breakfast yet, did he?
Now, please write one tag question for ANY VERB in the PRESENT TENSE and one tag question for the PAST TENSE 6.__________________________________________________________________
7.__________________________________________________________________
Use CAN and CAN’T as modals.
k. You can’t check books out without a library card, can you? (This is NOT allowed. permission)
l. He can get to school in a half hour, can’t he? (This is something he is able to do. ability)
Your turn. 8. ___________________________________________________________
Use WILL and WON’T as modals
m. You’ll be back in an hour, won’t you?
n. He won’t be going to China for New Years this year, will he?
o. My teacher will correct all our sentences, won’t she?
Your turn. 9. ___________________________________________________________
10. NOUNS (common and proper nouns)
common
people
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places
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things
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ideas
Proper nouns = nouns that are capitalized
people
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places
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things
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ideas
11.What are the nouns in the poem?
Make a check √. Common Proper
a.
b.
c.
12. Verbs (action or being)
Tense (time) Make a check √. Present Past
a.
b.
13. Adjectives (describes a noun or pronoun; common and proper adjectives)
a.
14. Pronouns (takes the place of a noun;
Make a check √. can be used as a subject object possessive
a.
15. Adverbs (adds and tells about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs;
a. in this case, “NOT”
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