Grammar, Parts of Speech, and Sentence Structure

Review what makes a complete sentence

Identify nouns as people, places, things, and ideas

Distinguish between common and proper nouns

Use singular and plural nouns

Learn irregular plural nouns

Identify verbs as action words

Use linking verbs like is, are, was, were

Practice subject-verb agreement

Use present tense verbs

Use past tense verbs

Use future tense verbs

Use adjectives to describe nouns

Add detail with adjectives

Use comparative adjectives like -er and more

Use superlative adjectives like -est and most

Use adverbs to describe verbs

Use adverbs of time, place, and manner

Use pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Use possessive pronouns like my, your, his, her

Use articles a, an, and the

Use prepositions and prepositional phrases

Use conjunctions like and, but, and or

Learn about compound sentences

Compare simple and compound sentences

Identify sentence fragments and run-ons

Use commas in a series

Use commas in dates and addresses

Use apostrophes in contractions

Use apostrophes to show possession

Review unit skills and complete assessment