Lesson 7 test will be Friday, November 8
Lesson 8 test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, November 19
Lesson 9 test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, November 26
Lesson 7 - Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun shows ownership.
A singular possessive noun shows that one person, place or thing has or owns something.
A plural possessive noun shows that more than one person, place or thing has or owns something.
Rules:
To make a singular noun show possession, add an apostrophe (') and -s.
the baby's crib
To make a plural noun that ends in -s show possession, add an apostrophe (').
the soldiers' uniform
To make a plural noun that does not end in -s show possession, add an apostrophe (') and -s
the men's shoes
That boy looked into my father's eyes.
What is the possessive noun?
Lesson 8 - Action and Linking Verbs
A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate. The main word in the predicate is a verb.
An action verb tells what the subject does.
The river flooded the town.
A linking verb links, or joins, the subject to a word or words in the predicate. It tells what the subject is or is like.
The townspeople were afraid,
- Action verbs can tell about actions that are physical (walk, carry) or mental (forget, understand).
- Forms of the verb be (am, is, are, was, were) are often used as linking verbs.
- These verbs can be linking verbs: become, seem, appear, feel, taste, smell, and look. (I feel hungry. The pie smells delicious.) However, some of them can also be used as action verbs (Feel this fabric. The dog smells many scents.)
Lesson 9 - Main and Helping Verbs
Verbs that are made up of more than one word are verb phrases. In a verb phrase, the main verb names the action. The helping verb helps tell the time of the action.
Some common helping verbs are has, have, had, am, is, are, was, were, do, does, did, can, could, will, would, and should.
The main verb is always the last word in a verb phrase.
Animals are losing habitats.
There may be more than one helping verb in a verb phrase.
We should have saved more wetland habitats.
Helping verbs such as is and are show that action is happening in the present.
Forests are cut down for wood.
Was and were tell that the action happened in the past.
Once millions of acres of forest were standing in this area.
Will tells that the action is happening in the future.
Trees will disappear if we don't conserve them.
