Transcript Daily Grammar Practice

Daily Grammar Practice
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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.
1. The great dog story called lassie come home was written by
major eric knight.
2. last year we visited yellowstone park, the tetons, mount
rushmore, and several indian ruins.
3. Alaina shouted, "we can watch star wars again because
mother said."
4. We think of the north with ice and snow but the south as hot
and dry.
5. on thursday, june 18, the rev. tom gustaveson, the pastor of
the baptist church, will come to canyon view junior high to
speak about life in the australian outback.
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Instructions: Capitalize each word that
needs a capital letter.
• 1. The great dog story called lassie come home was written by
major eric knight.
• 2. last year we visited yellowstone park, the tetons, mount
rushmore, and several indian ruins.
• 3. Alaina shouted, "we can watch star wars again because
mother said."
• 4. We think of the north with ice and snow but the south as hot
and dry.
• 5. on thursday, june 18, the rev. tom gustaveson, the pastor of
the baptist church, will come to canyon view junior high to
speak about life in the australian outback.
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Answers:
• 1. Lassie Come Home Major Eric Knight
• 2. Last Yellowstone Park Tetons
Mount Rushmore
Indian
• 3. We/Star Wars/Mother
• 4. North/South
• 5. On/Thursday/June/Rev. Tom
Gustaveson/Baptist/Canyon View Junior
High/Australian
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Capitalization
• Capitalize religions, creeds, and denominations;
the Bible and its parts; other sacred books;
nouns and personal pronouns referring to the
Deity (God). Do not capitalize god when it refers
to mythology. Examples: Christianity,
Protestants, Exodus, Koran, and Jesus and His
works
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Instructions: Capitalize each word that
needs a capital letter.
• 1. The lutherans will meet next week.
• 2. The torah is part of the bible.
• 3. The savior in christianity is Jesus.
• 4. Zeus is the head god in greek mythology.
• 5. Is mohammed spoken of in the talmud?
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Corrections
• 1. The lutherans will meet next week.
• 2. The torah is part of the bible.
• 3. The savior in christianity is Jesus.
• 4. Zeus is the head god in greek mythology.
• 5. Is mohammed spoken of in the talmud?
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Answers:
• 1. Lutherans
• 2. Torah/Bible
• 3. Savior/Christianity
• 4. Greek
• 5. Mohammed/Talmud
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Punctuation - Commas
• Use commas to set off the year in a date if three
parts of date are given (month, day, year).
• Do not use commas if only two parts are given.
Examples: I left May 23, 1958, at night. I know
that July 1776 is an important date.
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Instructions: Place commas where
they are needed in these sentences.
1. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson died on July 4
1826?
2. On December 25 1961 I was in Brazil.
3. Their wedding day was June 24 1954 in Salt Lake
City.
4. Where were you in November 1989?
5. On Friday August 14 1997 the accident happened.
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Corrections
1. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson died on July 4,
1826?
2. On December 25, 1961, I was in Brazil.
3. Their wedding day was June 24, 1954, in Salt Lake
City.
4. Where were you in November 1989?
5. On Friday, August 14, 1997, the accident happened.
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Answers:
1. July 4, 1826?
2. December 25, 1961, I
3. June 24, 1954, in
4. no commas needed (only two parts)
5. Friday, August 14, 1997, the
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Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, and direct
objects in these sentences.
1. In the woods the rain came down in torrents.
2. Jim will be waiting for you at the mall.
3. The reckless driver hit the deer and swerved into another car.
4. The policeman stopped to help and saved the man's life.
5. The men and women stopped and helped the lame horse and its
rider.
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Answers
1. In the woods the rain came down in torrents.
2. Jim will be waiting for you at the mall.
3. The reckless driver hit the deer and swerved into
another car.
4. The policeman stopped to help and saved the man's
life.
5. The men and women stopped and helped the lame
horse and its rider.
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Answers:
1.
rain = subject / came = verb
2. Jim = subject / will be waiting = verb
3. driver = subject / hit = verb, deer = direct object // swerved =
verb
4. policeman = subject / stopped = verb // saved = verb / life =direct
object
5. men, women = subjects / stopped, helped = verbs / horse, rider
= direct objects