Shurley Grammar Level 6 *Note that we ALWAYS start classifying our sentences by looking for prepositions and labeling prepositional phrases FIRST. This is different than the order the book teaches, but I feel it makes classifying the rest of the sentence easier. **Note the NEW label POSSESSIVE NOUN ADECTIVE PNA and the new question after dividing the complete subject from the complete predicate: Is this sentence natural or inverted word order? Page 161 the Question & Answer Flow Ms. Kathy s Way (students should recite questions/answers aloud) SENTENCE 1: Did you sit on Dad s new hat yesterday? 1. Read the sentence. Did you sit on Dad s new hat yesterday? 2. Look for prepositions. on, preposition, P 3. on what? hat, object of the preposition, 4. What kind of hat? new, adjective, ADJ 5. WHOSE hat? Dad s, possessive noun adjective PNA 6. Parenthesis around on Dad s new hat 7. Read the sentence without the prepositional phrases. Did you sit yesterday? 8. Who/what did sit yesterday? you, subject pronoun, SP 9. What is being said about you? did, helping verb, HV; sit, verb, V (note: did sit is the verb phrase) 10. Did sit when? yesterday, adverb, ADV 11. Sentence Pattern: SN V / P1 check 12. Go to the end of the sentence. Question mark, question, interrogative, INT 13. Go to the verb sit and divide the complete subject from the complete predicate (draw the line between the subject you and the verb sit since the helping verb is in the beginning of the sentence) 14. Is this sentence in a natural or inverted word order? Inverted word order (because the helping verb comes in the beginning of the sentence) 15. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. SN V / P1 Sentence 2: Did HV you SP / sit V (on P Dad s PNA new ADJ hat ) yesterday ADV? INT Ask for your free movie rental on Thursday. 1. Read the sentence: Ask for your free movie rental on Thursday. 2. Look for prepositions. 3. for, preposition, P 4. for what? rental, object of the preposition, 5. What kind of rental? movie, adjective, ADJ 6. What kind of rental? free, adjective, ADJ 7. Whose rental? your, possessive pronoun adjective, PPA 8. Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase for your free movie rental. 9. Look for other prepositions. 10. on, preposition, P 11. On what? Thursday, object of the preposition, 12. Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase on Thursday. 13. Read the sentence without the prepositional phrases: Ask 14. Who/what ask? (You), (understood you) subject pronoun, SP 15. What is being said about (You)? Ask, verb, V
Shurley Grammar Level 6 16. Sentence pattern: SN V / P1 check 17. Go to the end of the sentence. Period, command, imperative, IMP. 18. Go to the verb. Draw a line to divide the complete subject from the complete predicate. 19. Is this sentence natural or inverted word order? Natural word order 20. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. SN V / P1 (You) SP / Ask V (for P your PPA free ADJ movie ADJ rental ) (on P Thursday ). IMP Sentence 3: Evan and I sat and talked under a tree in Mrs. Dawson s yard. 1. Read the sentence. 2. Look for prepositions. 3. under, preposition, P 4. Under what? tree, object of the preposition, 5. a, article adjective, A 6. Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase under a tree. 7. Look for other prepositions. 8. in, preposition, P 9. In what? yard, object of the preposition, 10. Whose yard? Mrs. Dawson s, possessive noun adjective, PNA 11. Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in Mrs. Dawson s yard. 12. Read the sentence WITHOUT the prepositional phrases: Evan and I sat and talked 13. Who sat and talked? Evan, compound subject noun, ; and, conjunction, C; I, compound subject pronoun, CSP 14. What is being said about Evan and I? sat, compound verb, CV; and, conjunction, C; talked, compound verb, CV 15. Sentence Pattern: SN V / P1 check 16. Go to the end of the sentence. Period, statement, declarative, D. 17. Go to the verb (the first one). Divide the complete subject from the complete predicate. 18. Is this sentence in a natural or inverted order? Natural order 19. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. SN V / P1 Evan and C I CSP / sat CV and C talked CV (under P a A tree ) (in P Mrs. Dawson s PNA yard ). D Page 162 Guided Practice 1. Evan 2. Tree 3. Yard Page 163 Worksheet 28 Exercise 1: 1. SN V / P1 Uh-oh! I Rover SN / is HV barking V loudly ADV (at P our PPA neighbor s PNA dog )! E
Shurley Grammar Level 6 2. SN V / P1 Can HV Trey SN / go V (with P Matt ) (to P Luke s PNA house ) today ADV? INT 3. SN V / P1 (You) SP / Search V (for P a A live ADJ toad C or C frog C)(in P that ADJ muddy ADJ pond ). IMP Exercise 2: SN 1. Trey 2. Matt 3. House Exercise 3: Simple Subject Simple Predicate Sentence 1. Rover is barking Sentence 2. Trey can go Sentence 3. (You) search Page 164 Exercise 4: 1. A 2. D 3. of squirrels, in the tree, in Ben s yard Activity Crossword Puzzle 1 down PREPOSITION 2 down ADJECTIVE 3 down NOUN 4 down CONJUNCTION 7 down ADVERB 5 across PRONOUN 6 across VERB 8 across INTERJECTION Page 165 Practice Sentences 1. SN V / P1 Mario s PNA dad SN / asked V (for P a A raise ) (at P work ) yesterday ADV. D 2. SN V / P1 Shall HV I SP / cook V (for P Grandpa ) tonight ADV (after P work )? INT 3. SN V / P1 (During P the A summer ), the A city s PNA streetcars SN / stopped V often ADV (for P tourists ). D
Page 166 Worksheet 29 Shurley Grammar Level 6 Exercise 1: (page 166) 1. SN V / P1 Does HV your PPA new ADJ computer ADJ game ADJ / run V (on P Dave s PNA computer )? INT 2. SN V / P1 Two ADJ redbirds SN / are HV nesting V (in P a A tree ) (in P Grandma s PNA yard ). D 3. SN V / P1 My PPA uncle and C I CSP / will HV cook V (for P our PPA family ) tomorrow ADV (after P school ). D Exercise 2: SN 1. Redbirds 2. Tree 3. Yard Exercise 3: (answers may be in any order) Adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, noun, preposition, pronoun, verb Page 167 Practice Sentences 1. SN V / P1 Missy and C her PPA family / gathered V (in P the A hallway ) (during P the A big ADJ storm ). D 2. SN V / P1 She CSP and C Jackson / are HV preparing V (for P their PPA uncoming ADJ trip ) (to P Europe ). D 3. SN V / P1 Was HV the A tree SN (in P front ) (of P your PPA house ) / blown V down ADV (during P the A storm )? INT Page 168 Answers will vary make sure the words you choose match your labels! Page 169 Worksheet 30 Exercise 1: 1. SN V / P1 Oh bother! I I SP / had HV completely ADV forgotten V (about P our PPA math ADJ test ) today ADV! E 2. SN V / P1 Rosa s PNA dad SN / is HV studying V (for P a A law ADJ degree ). D 3. SN V / P1 Are HV Jean and C Pat / riding V (on P that ADJ scary ADJ ride ) (with P Melissa )? INT
Exercise 2: Shurley Grammar Level 6 1. Jean 3. Ride 2. Pat 4. Melissa Exercise 3: Simple Subject Simple Predicate Sentence 1. I had forgotten Sentence 2. Dad is studying Sentence 3. Jean, Pat riding Exercise 4 (page 170): Answers will vary make sure your words match the labels! Page 171 Practice Sentences 1. SN V / P1 Today ADV, we SP / will HV learn V (about P whales C and C dolphins C) (in P science ADJ class ). D 2. SN V / P1 Look! I That ADJ high ADJ tower SN (on P the A top ) (of P the A mountain ) / is HV leaning V (to P the A right ADJ side )! E 3. SN V / P1 Will HV Lisa s PNA mom and C grandmother / go V (to P the A bowling ADJ tournament ) tonight ADV? INT Page 172 Oral Review Questions 1. VIPANCAP Verb, Interjection, Preposition, Adverb, Noun, Conjunction, Adjective, Pronoun 2. Possessive Noun Adjective 3. To show ownership AND to modify a noun like an adjective 4. Apostrophe 5. Adjective 6. Whose? 7. Helping verbs 8. Start the sentence with: 1)a helping verb, 2) a prepositional phrase, or 3) an adverb 9. Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been 10. I, we, he, she, it, they, you 11. My, our, his, her, its, their, your 12. Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory 13. Subject Noun (SN) and Object of the Preposition ()
Page 173 Exercise 1: Chapter 8 Checkup Shurley Grammar Level 6 1. SN V / P1 Have HV the A fans SN (of P the A baseball ADJ team ) / arrived V (at P the A stadium ) yet ADV? INT 2. SN V / P1 (You) SP / Look V (at P Saturn s PNA rings ) (through P this ADJ telescope ). D 3. SN V / P1 Yesterday ADV, Inez and C Pedro / were HV visiting V (in P the A hallway ) (between P classes ). D Exercise 2: 1. Inez 3. Hallway 2. Pedro 4. Classes Exercise 3: 1. Verb 2. Interjection 3. Preposition 4. Adverb 5. Noun 6. Conjunction 7. Adjective 8. Pronoun Exercise 4 (page 174): 1. E 2. B 3. At me, through the glass Exercise 5 (page 174): Answers will vary make sure your words match the labels you chose End of Chapter 8