Shurley English website to help you through Shurley English 4th Grade https://www.shurley.com/?3f9b06c8f52a14bd1250c9a862d8f
Vocabulary words: protest and massive
Direct Object, Verb-transitive, and Pattern 2
Direct Object (D0) ask WHAT or WHOM after the verb
If there is a DO in the sentence the verb is transitive,
label the verb v-t
Direct Objects are NOUNS
KNOW regular and Irregular Verbs in Shurely Book Reference 118
Vocabulary words: notify and demolish
The 8 Parts of Speech--Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjective, Adverbs, Prepositions, Interjections, and Conjuctions.
Interjections- mild emotion, can be followed by a comma or period.
strong emotion is followed by an exclamation point!
Remember these types of Sentences
F, S, SCS, SCV, CD
Know the HOMONYM CHART Reference 104 in your book
Know the CONTRACTION CHART Reference 107
Vocabulary words: decent and exaggerate
Helping verbs=HV (am is, are, was were, be, being, been, has have, had, do does, did, might, must, may, can, could, would, should, shall, will)
Natural and Inverted Word Order said after Skill Check
Show contrast or choice
Show logic or result
, so (as a result of)
so (that)-no comma
Compound Sentence is two simple sentences being joined together correctly CD=Compound Sentence
Identifying and Correcting Run-on Sentences
Using Compound Sentences to Correct Run-on Sentences--CD, conjunction
Itdentifying S, F, SCS, SCV, and CD
S= Simple Sentence
SCS= a sentence with a compound subject
SCV= a sentence with a compound verb
CD= a compound sentence
Vocabulary words: trail and career
Pronouns, Subject Pronoun=P (I, we, he, she, it, they, you), Possessive Pronoun=PPA (my, our, his, her, its, their, you), Underdstood Subject Pronouns, Conjunctions=C (and, or, but), Simple Sentences, Coordinate Conjuctions, Compound Parts, Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
Vocabulary words: adjust and sealed
Prepositions=P (students must memorize them), Object of the Preposition=OP, Prepositional Phrases, Subject-Verb Agreement, and understanding choosing "a" or "an"
Vocabulary words: serious and amused
Vocabulary words: encourage, soothe, urgent
Noun, Subject Noun, Verb and Pattern 1
questions to ask after the verb, adjective or another adverb are HOW? WHEN? WHERE?
questions to ask after the noun or pronoun ARE WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
Article Adjective is A, An, The
Four Kinds of Sentences
Declarative (.) statement
Imperative (.) gives a command
Interrogative (?) a question
Exclamatory (!) strong feelings
Punctuation Rules, Capitalization Rules, what is a synonym/antonym, analogies. Analogies can be: synonyms, antonyms, rhyming, or part to whole.
3rd Grade Shurley English:
Students should demonstrate that they understand classifying nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, article adjectives, and labeling the 4 kinds of sentences (interrogative(?), exclamatory(!), declarative(.), and imperative-this is a command ends with (.). They will demonstrate understanding of analogies (relationship of rhyming, synonyms, antonyms, and/or part to whole. Students will apply correct capitalization and punctuation rules to sentences. Additionally students must know singular/plural nouns and what are common and proper nouns. Students should also know complete subject and complete predicate or verb and simple subject and simple predicate.
What is part of a friendly letter, let me explain... Heading, Greeting/Salutation (Dear____,), Body (paragraph(s) , Closing (Sincerely, Best wishes, etc), Signature
Do you remember the proper format?
Students are learning about prepositions, prepositional phrases (begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition, identifying adverbs and prepositions, subject-verb agreement rules, and choosing "a" or "an".
Students remember singular verbs rule 1 end in "s" or "es" are: is, was, has, does, swims, and pushes.
Plural verbs rule 2 with NO "s" or "es" are: are, were, have, do, swim, and push.
Students know pronouns (subject pronouns and possessive pronouns not with an apostrophe!)
Don't forget about the jingles!
Students know simple sentences, coordinate conjunctions, and compound parts.
Students can recognize fragments, run-on sentences and vocabulary words trail and career.
Students should know helping verbs: am, is, are, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, might, must, may, shall, and will. Students should know compound sentences-coordinate conjunctions and, or, but. They should understand how to identify and correct fragment and run-on sentences.
Students should know interjections and possessive nouns.
Students should name the eight parts of speech, sentences types (they are located above)--know them, and homonyms.
Students should know contractions.
3 point expository and descriptive writing