Success with grammar grade 4

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Introduction 4

Types of Sentences 5

Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates 8

Compound Subjects and Predicates 11

Compound Sentences 14

Common and Proper Nouns 17

Singular and Plural Nouns 20

Subject and Object Pronouns 23

Possessive Pronouns 26

Action Verbs 29

Verb Tenses . 32

Main and Helping Verbs 35

Linking Verbs 38

Irregular Verbs 41

Adjectives 44

Adjectives That Compare 47

Prepositions 50

Subject-Verb Agreement 53

Punctuating Dialogue 56

Adverbs 59

Answer Key 62

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4 Scholastic Success With Grammar • Grade 4

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“Nothing Succeeds Like Success.”

And no other resource boosts kids’ grammar skills like Scholastic Success With Grammar!

For classroom or at-home use, this exciting series for kids in grades 1 through 6 provides

invaluable reinforcement and practice in grammar topics such as:

Each 64-page book contains loads of practice pages to keep kids challenged and excited as

they strengthen the grammar skills they need to read and write well

For each topic, you’ll also find an assessment sheet that gives kids realistic practice in taking

standardized tests—and helps you see their progress!

What makes Scholastic Success With Grammar so solid?

Each practice page in the series reinforces a specific, age-appropriate skill as outlined in

one or more of the following standardized tests:

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1 Merlin stood at the edge of the square.

2 The sword slid out of the stone.

sentence makes a statement

An interrogative sentence asks a question An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling An imperative

sentence states a command.

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sentence makes a statement

An interrogative sentence asks

a question An exclamatory

sentence shows strong feeling

An imperative sentence states

pass won listened play

2 What kind of games did pioneers like

to play ? interrogative

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correct as is

assessment

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is the main noun or pronoun that tells whom or what the sentence

complete predicate is the verb

and all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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A. Read each sentence. Circle the complete subject. Underline the simple subject.

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the main noun or pronoun that tells whom or what the sentence is about

The complete subject is the simple

subject and all of the words that go

with it The simple predicate

is the verb that tells what the subject

does or is The complete predicate

is the verb and all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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7 Their nearest neighbors often go into

town with them

simple subject complete subject simple predicate

8 The dinner bell rings at 6:30 every

evening

simple subject complete subject simple predicate

9 The whole family sits on the porch

and reads about space

simple subject complete subject complete predicate

10 Rosa searches the Internet for sites

about animals

complete subject simple predicate complete predicate

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is two or more subjects in the same sentence, usually joined by a connecting

word such as and or or A compound

predicate is two or more verbs in

the same sentence, usually joined by

a connecting word such as and or or.

A. Underline the compound subject in each sentence.

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is two or more subjects in the same sentence, usually joined by a

connecting word such as and or or

A compound predicate is two or

more verbs in the same sentence, usually joined by a connecting word

such as and or or.

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A. Fill in the bubble next to the compound subject.

1 The deer and bison grazed in the high

mountain meadow

deer and bison grazed in high mountain meadow

2 Last weekend Rosa and Kay camped

by the lake

Last weekend Rosa and Kay camped by

3 On Friday Alice and I saw a movie

about gray wolves

Alice and I saw a movie about gray wolves

4 Last year students and teachers created

a wildlife mural

Last year wildlife mural students and teachers

5 My friends and I were hiking in the

White Mountains

were hiking friends and I

B. Fill in the bubble next to the compound predicate.

1 All night long the chilly wind moaned

and howled

All night long chilly wind moaned and howled

2 Joan picked and peeled the apples in the

morning

picked and peeled the apples

4 Many students wrote and revised their

book reports

Many students wrote and revised their book reports

5 The famous sculptor cut and polished

the cold, gray granite

famous sculptor cut and polished

assessment

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joins two simple sentences with

a comma and a coordinating

conjunction And, but, and or

are commonly used coordinating conjunctions.

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A. Read each sentence. Underline the simple sentences that make up the compound sentence. Circle the coordinating conjunction in each sentence.

fed them (and, or)

C. Write a compound sentence. Underline the simple sentences, and circle the coordinating conjunction you used.

Answers will vary.

joins two simple sentences with

a comma and a coordinating

conjunction And, but, and or

are commonly used coordinating conjunctions.

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1 The sun is a star, but It is not the

biggest star

a star, but it is not

a star but, it is not correct as is

2 Some stars are bigger than the sun

and, some stars are smaller

the sun and some stars the sun, and some stars correct as is

3 Other stars seem smaller than the

sun, they are just farther away

the sun, but they are the sun, They are correct as is

4 Do hot stars give off blue light or do

they give off red light?

blue light or, do they blue light, or do they correct as is

5 Our sun is not the hottest star, but it

is not the coolest star either

hottest star but it hottest star but, it correct as is

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My Aunt Ellen lives in Denver.

names a person, place, thing, or idea.

A proper noun names a specific

person, place, thing, or idea A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

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month July Tuesday

Common Nouns

newspaper

city day magazine park book month Answers will vary.

Proper Nouns

The Sun News

Chicago Tuesday Cobblestone Yellowstone NationalPark Young Arthur July Answers will vary.

Young Arthur

Yellowstone National Park

names a person, place, thing, or idea

A proper noun names a specific

person, place, thing, or idea A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

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Read each sentence. Are the nouns underlined written correctly?

Fill in the bubble next to the right answer.

1 I go to abraham lincoln school.

abraham lincoln School Abraham Lincoln School correct as is

2 I brought a peanut butter sandwich.

a Peanut Butter sandwich

a peanut butter Sandwich correct as is

corner of Maple avenue and Elm street

correct as is

5 I wrote a book report on cherokee

summer for reading class.

Cherokee Summer Cherokee summer

7 My spanish class begins at noon.

Spanish class begins at Noon Spanish class begins at noon correct as is

assessment

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one person, place, thing, or idea

A plural noun names more than one

person, place, thing, or idea Add –s

to form the plural of most nouns

Some plural nouns are irregular, and their spellings need to be memorized.

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chair mouse teeth sheep foot man

mice chairs tooth men feet

C. Write two sentences. Use one singular noun and one plural noun from the chart in each sentence.

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one person, place, thing, or idea

A plural noun names more than

one person, place, thing, or idea Add

-s to form the plural of most nouns

Some plural nouns are irregular, and their spellings need to be memorized.

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7 In the morning, there were four

deers and a sheep nearby

deers and a sheeps deer and a sheep correct as is

8 The son’s teeths were red after

eating berries

son’s teeth son’s tooths correct as is

9 A bird flew by Dads head and into

the tent

by Dad’s head

by Dads’ head correct as is

10 It took almost an hour to get that

bird out of the tent’s

birds out of the tents bird out of the tent correct as is

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—I, you, he, she, it, we, or they—can

replace the subject of a sentence

An object pronoun—me, you, him,

her, it, us, or them—can replace

a noun that is the object of an action verb or that follows a preposition.

A. Read the sentences. Circle the subject pronoun in the second sentence that replaces the underlined word or words.

1 I saw you at the library yesterday.

2 You can call me tonight about our class project.

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—I, you, he, she, it, they, or we—can

replace the subject of a sentence

An object pronoun—me, you, him,

her, it, us, or them—can replace a

noun that is the object of an action verb or that follows a preposition.

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A. Fill in the bubble next to the pronoun that can replace the underlined words.

1 Carlos and Sue have a very popular

pet-care service

They Them He

2 Many people hire Carlos and Sue to

feed their cats

her they them

3 Carlos asked Jenna and me to help out

for a day

we us me

4 Jenna and I were delighted to help.

We Us They

5 I agreed to meet Sue at the Chan’s

house this afternoon

she her

B. Fill in the bubble next to the pronoun that correctly

completes each sentence.

1 Dot, Ed, and visited the Air and Space Museum recently

I me us

around the huge exhibition hall

her

he him

3 really wanted to see the biplanes

She Them Her

Wright Brothers’ flight

I me she

5 I persuaded Dot and to visit the museum again soon

he him

assessment

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my her his their our

is a pronoun that shows ownership

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A. Write the possessive pronoun in parentheses ( ) that correctly completes each sentence.

B. Write the possessive pronoun that completes each sentence.

is a pronoun that shows ownership

or belonging.

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his my their her

9 When the players scored, people in

the audience waved baseball caps

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a word that shows action Some

action verbs, such as jump, name

actions you can see Others, such

as think, name actions you can’t see.

A. Underline the action verb in each sentence, and then write it on the line.

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Use each of these action verbs in a sentence: follow, shout, rush,

slip, pound Write your sentences on another sheet of paper.

word that shows action Some action verbs name actions you can see, such

as jump Others name actions you can’t see, such as think.

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A. Fill in the bubble next to the action verb in each sentence.

1 The space shuttle circled the Earth

twenty times

space circled twenty

2 Yesterday morning my class watched

the newscast on TV

morning class watched

3 I think about space exploration all

the time

think exploration time

4 Before a mission, astronauts train

for months

mission train months

5 She read a biography about the first

woman in space

read about

B. For each sentence, fill in the bubble next to the more vivid action verb.

1 At the beach, we for pieces

of driftwood

looked hunted

walked plunged

3 Several artists a huge castle

out of sand

sculpted made

large umbrella

put spread

5 The wild horses along the sandy seashore

galloped ran

assessment

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2 Joseph Priestley called the substance “rubber.”

3 Joseph Priestley called the substance “rubber.”

show action that is happening now

or on a regular basis Present tense verbs agree in number with who or

what is doing the action Past tense

verbs show action that took place in

the past Most past tense verbs end

in -ed Future tense verbs show

action that will happen in the future

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