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Targeted Skill Practice

Nouns

1 IdentifyingNouns............................... 11

2 PluralNouns...................................... 12

3 SingularandPluralNouns (addinges)......................................... 13

4 PluralNouns (changingyto iandaddinges).......... 14

5 IrregularPluralNouns......................... 15

6 IrregularPluralNouns......................... 16

REVIEW1........................................... 17

7 SingularPossessiveNouns (SeePunctuation)............................... 18

8 PluralPossessiveNouns (SeePunctuation)............................... 19

9 CommonandProperNouns (SeeCapitalization)............................ 20

10 CommonandProperNouns............... 21

REVIEW2........................................... 22

Adjectives

1 IdentifyingAdjectives......................... 23

2 IdentifyingAdjectives......................... 24

3 DescriptiveAdjectives......................... 25

REVIEW1........................................... 26

4 ComparativeandSuperlative Adjectives.......................................... 27

5 ComparativeandSuperlative Adjectives.......................................... 28

6 Usinggood/better/best; bad/worse/worst; Little/Less/Least...... 29

REVIEW2........................................... 30

7 ProperAdjectives............................... 31

8 ProperAdjectives............................... 32

REVIEW3........................................... 33

Pronouns

1 IdentifyingPronouns.......................... 34

2 IdentifyingPronouns.......................... 35

3 SingularPronouns.............................. 36

4 PluralPronouns.................................. 37

REVIEW1........................................... 38

5 SubjectPronouns............................... 39

6 ObjectPronouns................................ 40

7 PossessivePronouns........................... 41

8 PossessivePronouns........................... 42

9 Noun-PronounAgreement................. 43

10 Noun-PronounAgreement................. 44

REVIEW2........................................... 45

Verbs

1 IdentifyingVerbs................................ 46

2 ActionVerbs...................................... 47

3 ActionVerbs...................................... 48

4 LinkingVerbs..................................... 49

5 LinkingVerbs..................................... 50

REVIEW1........................................... 51

6 VerbTenses........................................ 52

7 PresentTenseVerbs............................ 53

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8 PresentTenseVerbs............................ 54

9 PastTenseVerbs................................. 55

10 PastTenseVerbs................................. 56

11 PastTenseVerbs................................. 57

12 IrregularVerbs.................................... 58

13 IrregularVerbs.................................... 59

REVIEW2........................................... 60

14 MainVerbsandAuxiliaryVerbs.......... 61

15 MainVerbsandAuxiliaryVerbs.......... 62

16 FutureTenseVerbs............................. 63

17 FutureTenseVerbs............................. 64

18 PresentProgressiveTenseVerbs.......... 65

REVIEW3........................................... 66

19 ChoosingtheCorrectTense............... 67

20 ChoosingtheCorrectTense............... 68

21 Subject-VerbAgreement.................... 69

22 Subject-VerbAgreement.................... 70

REVIEW4........................................... 71

Adverbs

1 IdentifyingAdverbs............................ 72

2 Adverbswith–ly................................ 73

3 OtherAdverbs.................................... 74

4 AdverbsModifyingAdjectives............ 75

5 ComparingwithAdverbs................... 76

6 ComparingwithAdverbs................... 77

7 NegativeAdverbs(SeeUsage)............ 78

REVIEW.............................................. 79

Prepositions

1 IdentifyingPrepositions...................... 80

2 IdentifyingPrepositionalPhrases......... 81

3 AdjectivalPrepositionalPhrases.......... 82

4 AdverbialPrepositionalPhrases.......... 83

REVIEW.............................................. 84

Sentences

1 DeclarativeSentences (SeePunctuation)............................... 85

2 InterrogativeSentences...................... 86

3 ExclamatorySentences....................... 87

4 ImperativeSentences......................... 88

5 IdentifyingFourKindsof Sentences.......................................... 89

6 SentenceFragments........................... 90

7 SentenceFragments........................... 91

REVIEW1........................................... 92

8 SubjectsandPredicates...................... 93

9 SubjectsandPredicates...................... 94

10 SubjectsandPredicates...................... 95

11 YouastheUnderstood Subject.............................................. 96

12 SimpleSubjects.................................. 97

13 SimpleSubjects.................................. 98

14 SimplePredicates............................... 99

15 SimplePredicates............................. 100

REVIEW2......................................... 101

16 SimpleSentences............................. 102

17 CoordinatingConjunctions.............. 103

18 CompoundSentenceswithand (SeePunctuation) ............................. 104

19 CompoundSentenceswithbut ........ 105

20 CompoundSentenceswithor .......... 106

REVIEW3......................................... 107

21 SubordinatingConjunctions............. 108

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22 SubordinatingConjunctions............. 109

23 SubordinatingConjunctions............. 110

24 SentenceCombining........................ 111

REVIEW4......................................... 112

25 Run-onSentences............................ 113

26 Run-onSentences............................ 114

27 Run-onSentences............................ 115

REVIEW5......................................... 116

Capitalization

1 BeginningofaSentence.................. 117

2 DaysoftheWeekand MonthsoftheYear.......................... 118

3 Holidays........................................... 119

REVIEW1......................................... 120

4 NamesofPeopleandPets (SeeNouns)..................................... 121

5 NamesofPlacesandThings (SeeNouns)..................................... 122

6 TitlesofPublishedWorks (SeePunctuation)............................. 123

REVIEW2......................................... 124

Abbreviations

1 IdentifyingAbbreviations.................. 125

2 DaysoftheWeek............................. 126

3 MonthsoftheYear.......................... 127

4 TitlesofPeople................................ 128

REVIEW1......................................... 129

5 PlaceNames..................................... 130

6 States.............................................. 131

7 MeasurementsofLengthand Weight............................................. 132

8 MeasurementofTime...................... 133

REVIEW2......................................... 134

Punctuation

1 EndofSentence(SeeSentences)...... 135

2 EndofSentence(SeeSentences)...... 136

REVIEW1......................................... 137

3 CommaswithWordsinaSeries....... 138

4 CommaswithWordsinaSeries....... 139

5 CommasinCompound Sentences(SeeSentences)................ 140

6 CommasinComplexSentences....... 141

REVIEW2......................................... 142

7 CommasinDates............................. 143

8 CommasinDates............................. 144

9 CommasinAddresses...................... 145

10 CommasinAddresses...................... 146

11 CommasinLetterWriting................ 147

12 CommaswithNounsin DirectAddress.................................. 148

REVIEW3......................................... 149

13 CommasinDialogue........................ 150

14 QuotationMarksinDialogue........... 151

15 QuotationMarksinDialogue........... 152

16 PunctuatingTitlesof Songs,Poems,andShortStories (SeeCapitalization).......................... 153

17 PunctuatingBook,Movie, andTelevisionShowTitles (SeeCapitalization).......................... 154

REVIEW4......................................... 155

18 ApostrophesinContractions (SeeVocabulary)............................... 156

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19 ApostropheswithSingularPossessives (SeeNouns)..................................... 157

20 ApostropheswithPluralPossessives (SeeNouns)..................................... 158

21 ColonsinTime................................. 159

22 ColonsinaBusinessLetter............... 160

REVIEW5......................................... 161

Usage

1 IndefiniteArticles............................. 162

2 DefiniteandIndefiniteArticles......... 163

3 DoubleNegatives(SeeAdverbs)....... 164

4 Usinggoodandwell; badandbadly.................................. 165

REVIEW1......................................... 166

5 FrequentlyConfusedWords:There, They’re, TheirandYour, You’re........ 167

6 FrequentlyConfusedWords: it’s, itsandwe’re, where, were....... 168

REVIEW2......................................... 169

Vocabulary

1 BaseWords...................................... 170

2 Prefixun –........................................ 171

3 Prefixesdis –, pre –, re –.................... 172

4 Suffix–less....................................... 173

5 Suffixes–ful, –less, –able, –ward................................... 174

6 Suffixes –er, –or, – ness, – ment................................... 175

REVIEW1......................................... 176

7 Contractions(SeePunctuation)........ 177

8 Contractions(SeePunctuation)........ 178

REVIEW2......................................... 179

9 Synonyms........................................ 180

10 Synonyms........................................ 181

11 Antonyms........................................ 182

12 Antonyms........................................ 183

13 Homophones................................... 184

14 Homophones................................... 185

REVIEW3......................................... 186

15 WordMeaning................................. 187

16 WordMeaning................................. 188

17 WordMeaning................................. 189

18 WordMeaning................................. 190

19 WordMeaning................................. 191

20 WordMeaning................................. 192

REVIEW4......................................... 193

Paragraph Editing

ProofreadingMarks................................. 194

Nouns...................................................... 195

Adjectives................................................ 196

Pronouns................................................. 198

Verbs....................................................... 200

Adverbs................................................... 204

Sentences................................................ 205

Capitalization........................................... 208

Punctuation............................................. 209

Usage...................................................... 213

Answer Key

ForTargetedSkillPractice........................ 215ForParagraphEditing.............................. 235

©Evan-MoorCorp.•EMC2754•LanguageFundamentals 11Identifying Nouns

Name Nouns

1A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

TypesofNouns Examples

A noun can be a person. boy, girl, friend, teacher, doctor, mechanicA noun can be a place. state, town, school, ocean, lake, beachA noun can be a thing. animal, tree, rock, shoe, bicycle, breakfast

Underline all the nouns in the sentences. Write person, place, or thing below each noun.

1. We are going to a big island to visit our aunt.

2. We will take a boat to get to the town where she lives.

3. My mother wants to go to a museum to see a famous painting.

4. I will watch a ballgame with my brother and my cousin.

5. I have money to buy a hat and a raincoat from a store.

6. My aunt will take us to the boardwalk to ride the roller coaster.

7. We will go to the theater to see a play.

8. I hope I see a celebrity in a restaurant so I can get an autograph!

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Name Nouns

2A noun can be singular or plural. Add s to most nouns to make them plural.

Singular Plural

grandfather grandfathersorchard orchardsapple apples

Circle the singular nouns. Underline the plural nouns.

1. Most stores that sell animals stick to easy pets.

2. Most kids want a cat or dog as a furry friend.

3. Dogs are happy to play in the park or run on the beach.

4. Cats are happy to just hide under blankets or curl up in a chair.

5. Some parents prefer pets that live in cages, such as birds and hamsters.

6. A bird will twitter and sing as long as it has seeds to eat.

7. A hamster likes to run on its wheel.

8. I am always surprised to meet individuals with unusual creatures.

9. Imagine having a giant snake in your house.

10. Imagine having a rare insect that eats special plants.

11. Imagine having a horse or goats that need a barn to live in.

12. Imagine having a reptile that changes colors.