Third grade English language arts

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Grammar and mechanics

PP. Sentences

  1. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?
  2. Identify the simple subject and predicate of a sentence
  3. Identify the complete subject and predicate of a sentence
  4. Identify complete sentences, fragments, and run-on sentences - New
  5. Identify simple and compound sentences
  6. Order the words to create a sentence

QQ. Nouns

  1. Identify nouns in sentences
  2. Identify common and proper nouns
  3. Identify abstract and concrete nouns
  4. Form regular plural nouns with -s, -es, and -ies
  5. Use regular plural nouns with -s, -es, and -ies
  6. Identify singular and plural nouns
  7. Form and use irregular plural nouns
  8. Identify plural, singular possessive, and plural possessive nouns

RR. Pronouns

  1. Identify and use personal pronouns
  2. Choose the correct subject and object pronouns
  3. Replace nouns with personal pronouns
  4. Identify possessive pronouns
  5. Identify reflexive pronouns

SS. Types of verbs

  1. Identify and understand action verbs in sentences
  2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs

TT. Subject-verb agreement

  1. Is the subject singular or plural?
  2. Choose the correct subject or verb
  3. Pronoun-verb agreement

UU. Verb tense

  1. Identify the regular past tense
  2. Form and use regular past tense
  3. Identify the irregular past tense
  4. Form and use irregular past tense
  5. Identify and use the verb to be
  6. Identify and use the verb to have
  7. Identify the past, present, and future tense

VV. Articles

  1. Choose the correct articles to complete the sentences

WW. Adjectives

  1. Identify adjectives that tell what kind and how many
  2. Identify adjectives that describe nouns
  3. Use adjectives to compare

XX. Adverbs

  1. Does the adverb tell you how, where, or when?
  2. Identify adverbs
  3. Use adverbs to compare

YY. Prepositions

  1. Find the preposition in each sentence

ZZ. Conjunctions

  1. Identify coordinating conjunctions
  2. Identify subordinating conjunctions

AAA. Contractions

  1. Form and use contractions

BBB. Capitalization

  1. Capitalization: people, pets, and titles of respect
  2. Capitalization: days, months, and holidays
  3. Capitalization: names of places and geographic features
  4. Capitalization: proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages

CCC. Commas

  1. Use commas in dates
  2. Use commas in a series
  3. Use commas in names of places
  4. Use commas in direct address, greetings, and closings of letters

DDD. Abbreviations

  1. Use abbreviations for days and months
  2. Use abbreviations for titles and names
  3. Use abbreviations for customary and metric units of measurement

EEE. Formatting

  1. Greetings and closings of letters
  2. Formatting and capitalizing titles

FFF. Spelling

  1. Spell words with the prefixes
  2. Spell words with the suffixes - New

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