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Contents
Tips for Daily Maintenance 1
Grammar
SeCtion 1—nouns SeCtion 4—Verbs
Daily Maintenance 2 Daily Maintenance 48
1.1 Common and Proper Nouns 5 4.1 Action Verbs and Being Verbs 51
1.2 Singular and Plural Nouns 6 4.2 Verb Phrases 52
1.3 More Singular and Plural Nouns 7 4.3 Principal Parts of Verbs 54
1.4 Possessive Nouns 8 4.4 Irregular Verbs 56
1.5 Collective Nouns 9 4.5 More Irregular Verbs 57
1.6 Nouns as Subjects and 4.6 Simple Tenses 58
Subject Complements 10 4.7 Progressive Tenses 59
1.7 Nouns as Objects 11 4.8 Present Perfect Tense 60
1.8 Nouns as Indirect Objects 13 4.9 Past Perfect Tense 61
1.9 Nouns in Direct Address 15 4.10 Future Perfect Tense 62
1.10 Words Used as Nouns or as Verbs 16 4.11 Linking Verbs 63
1.11 Words Used as Nouns or as Adjectives 17
SeCtion 5—Adverbs
SeCtion 2—Pronouns
Daily Maintenance 65
Daily Maintenance 18 5.1 Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner 67
2.1 Singular and Plural Pronouns 21 5.2 Adverbs That Compare 68
2.2 Personal Pronouns 22 5.3 Troublesome and Negative Words 69
2.3 Subject Pronouns 23 5.4 There Is and There Are 70
2.4 Object Pronouns 24 5.5 Adverb Clauses 71
2.5 Indirect Objects 26
SeCtion 6—Prepositions,
2.6 Uses of Pronouns 27
Conjunctions, and interjections
2.7 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 28
2.8 Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns 29 Daily Maintenance 73
2.9 Antecedents 30 6.1 Prepositions and Their Objects 75
2.10 Pronouns and Contractions 32 6.2 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives 77
2.11 Demonstrative and 6.3 Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs 79
Interrogative Pronouns 33 6.4 Coordinating Conjunctions 81
6.5 Subordinate Conjunctions 82
SeCtion 3—Adjectives
6.6 Interjections 83
Daily Maintenance 34
SeCtion 7—Sentences
3.1 Descriptive Adjectives 37
3.2 Proper Adjectives 38 Daily Maintenance 84
3.3 Articles 39 7.1 Kinds of Sentences 87
3.4 Repetition of Articles 40 7.2 Simple Subjects and Predicates 88
3.5 Demonstrative Adjectives 41 7.3 Complete Subjects and Predicates 89
3.6 Adjectives That Tell How Many 42 7.4 Direct and Indirect Objects 90
3.7 Adjectives as Subject Complements 43 7.5 Subject Complements 92
3.8 Adjectives That Compare 44 7.6 Sentence Order 94
3.9 More, Most and Less, Least 45 7.7 Compound Subjects and Predicates 95
3.10 Fewer, Fewest and Less, Least 46 7.8 Compound Direct Objects 96
3.11 Interrogative Adjectives 47 7.9 Compound Subject Complements 97
7.10 Compound Sentences 99
7.11 Complex Sentences 100
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SeCtion 8—Punctuation ChAPter 3—Business Letters
and Capitalization
Lesson 1 What Makes a Good
Daily Maintenance 102 Business Letter? 142
8.1 End Punctuation 105 Lesson 2 Purpose 143
8.2 Commas in a Series 106 Lesson 3 Roots 144
8.3 Commas with Conjunctions 107 Lesson 4 Combining Sentences
8.4 Direct Address and Yes and No 109 and Sentence Parts 145
8.5 Apostrophes 110 Lesson 5 Business E-Mails 146
8.6 Capitalization 111
ChAPter 4—Descriptions
8.7 Titles of Works 112
8.8 Other Uses of Capitalization 113 Lesson 1 What Makes a Good Description? 147
8.9 Abbreviations 114 Lesson 2 Ordering a Description 148
8.10 Direct Quotations 115 Lesson 3 Graphic Organizers 149
8.11 Addresses and Letters 117 Lesson 4 Suffixes 150
Lesson 5 Dictionary 151
SeCtion 9—Diagramming
ChAPter 5—Book reports
Daily Maintenance 118
9.1 Subjects, Predicates, Direct Lesson 1 What Makes a Good Book Report? 152
Objects, Modifiers 121 Lesson 2 Writing a Book Report 153
9.2 Indirect Objects 122 Lesson 3 Revising Sentences 154
9.3 Subject Complements 123 Lesson 4 Prefixes 155
9.4 Prepositional Phrases 124 Lesson 5 Fact and Opinion 156
9.5 Interjections 125
ChAPter 6—Creative Writing:
9.6 Compound Subjects and Predicates 126
tall tales
9.7 Compound Direct Objects
and Indirect Objects 127 Lesson 1 What Makes a Good Tall Tale? 157
9.8 Compound Subject Complements 128 Lesson 2 Writing a Tall Tale 158
9.9 Compound Sentences 129 Lesson 3 Figurative Language 159
9.10 Adverb Clauses 130 Lesson 4 Homophones 160
9.11 Diagramming Practice 131 Lesson 5 Nonsense Verse 161
ChAPter 7—Persuasive Writing
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Lesson 1 What Makes Good
Persuasive Writing? 162
ChAPter 1—Personal narratives
Lesson 2 Writing a Persuasive Article 163
Lesson 1 What Makes a Good
Lesson 3 Expanding Sentences 164
Personal Narrative? 132
Lesson 4 Antonyms 165
Lesson 2 Introduction, Body,
Lesson 5 Library 166
and Conclusion 133
Lesson 3 Sentence Variety 134 ChAPter 8—research reports
Lesson 4 Thesaurus 135
Lesson 1 What Makes a Good
Lesson 5 Exact Words 136
Research Report? 167
Lesson 2 Gathering and Organizing
ChAPter 2—how-to Articles
Information 168
Lesson 1 What Makes a Good
Lesson 3 Outlines 169
How-to Article? 137
Lesson 4 Compound Words 170
Lesson 2 Order, Accuracy, and
Lesson 5 Library and Reference Materials 171
Completeness 138
Lesson 3 Transition Words 139
Lesson 4 Synonyms 140
Lesson 5 Using the Internet 141
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Name Week of
Grade 5 Section 1 Daily maintenance Batch 1
SECTION 1 Daily Maintenance
1.1
1.1 Ana chops the vegetables.
1. Which word is a proper noun?
2. Which noun is plural?
3. What word is a verb?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.2
1.2 The boys feed the tiny mice.
1. Is boys a common noun or a proper noun?
2. Is the verb present tense or past tense?
3. Which word is an irregular plural noun?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.3
1.3 We bought two hamburgers.
1. Is We a noun or a pronoun?
2. Is We singular or plural?
3. Is two used as an adjective or a noun?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.4
1.4 Nick counted the silver coins.
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1.5
1.5 Joann sent me a postcard.
1. Is the verb regular or irregular?
2. What is the direct object?
3. Is me a noun or a pronoun?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.6
1.6 They are famous athletes.
1. Which word is a subject pronoun?
2. Which word is a verb?
3. Is the verb an action verb or a linking verb?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.7
1.7 He gave her a beautiful bracelet.
1. Is the verb present tense or past tense?
2. Which word is an object pronoun?
3. Which word is an adjective?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.8
1.8 Jenny tells us scary stories.
1. Is the pronoun singular or plural?
2. Is the plural noun regular or irregular?
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1.9
1.9 The young children speak politely.
1. Is children the subject or the verb?
2. Which word is an adverb of manner?
3. Which word is an irregular plural noun?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.10
1.10 Paris is a popular city.
1. Is Paris a common noun or a proper noun?
2. What is the linking verb?
3. Which words does the linking verb link?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
1.11
1.11 The old turtle moves slowly.
1. Is moves the subject or the verb?
2. What part of speech is slowly?
3. Which word is an article?
4. Diagram the sentence here.
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Common and Proper Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. A common noun
names any one of a class of people, places, or things. A proper noun names a
particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
Write each noun from the box in the correct column. Write whether each noun
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baseball bookshelf Monday Europe
Kobe Bryant Seattle stadium teammate
PERSON, PLACE, PERSON, PLACE
PROPER OR THING? COMMON OR THING?
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the sentences.
9. Golf is a game that people say was invented in Scotland.
10. When a soccer ball is kicked into a goal, a goal is scored.
11. The Little League World Series is held in Pennsylvania.
12. If Megan dances well, she will be chosen for the trip to New York City.
13. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games in China.
Write a noun or nouns that complete each sentence. Circle the proper nouns.
14. My favorite games are .
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Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun tells about one person, place, or thing. A plural noun tells
about more than one person, place, or thing. The plurals of most nouns are
formed by adding -s or -es to the singular form.
Write the plural of each noun.
1. rocket 10. spaceship
2. star 11. machine
3. robot 12. fox
4. boss 13. wish
5. baby 14. wrench
6. bay 15. poppy
7. knife 16. shelf
8. gulf 17. opportunity
9. player 18. class
Underline the singular nouns once and the plural nouns twice in the sentences.
19. This international event features summer and winter sports.
20. Previously unknown athletes get a chance to compete in the sport of their choice.
21. Many cities submit applications and hope to act as host for the event.
22. Trains, planes, and automobiles are some ways to travel across Europe.
23. French and English are the official languages of the celebration.
Write the plural of the noun in parentheses to complete each sentence.
24. Canoe trips down are popular activities during the summer. (river)
25. People took several to the place where the trip would begin. (bus)
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26. Every year six plan a canoe outing together. (family) e e
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28. Suddenly, the sun disappeared, and dark filled the sky. (cloud) ges in ges in
29. The wind was blowing, and twigs and scattered over the water. (leaf) VoyaVoya
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More Singular and Plural Nouns
Most plural nouns are formed by adding -s. Some plurals are formed by
adding -es. Some plurals have spelling changes but do not add -s or -es. Other
plurals do not change from their singular forms.
Write the plural form of each noun.
1. studio 7. stereo
2. potato 8. hero
3. piano 9. auto
4. woman 10. child
5. ox 11. mouse
6. species 12. corps
Circle the singular noun in each sentence. Then write the plural of the noun.
13. Did your friends send you that photo of us?
14. A sheep is grazing behind the two barns.
15. The man carried the paddles to the boats.
16. All the students stared at the prehistoric tooth.
17. The women chose the dress with the best colors.
18. This ripe tomato looks perfect for our tacos.
19. Your suitcase is too heavy.
20. The eggs of a goose are quite large.
Complete each sentence with plural of the noun or nouns in parentheses.
21. The gardeners had a problem with (deer) eating the vegetables.
22. We laughed so hard when we watched the old (movie).
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VoyaVoya 26. Several (ox) and (donkey) carried the heavy loads.
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For additional help, review pages 6–7 in your textbook
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Possessive Nouns
The possessive form of a noun expresses possession, or ownership. The
apostrophe (’) is the sign of a possessive noun.
Write the singular and plural possessive form of each noun.
1. baby 6. cat
2. man 7. child
3. deer 8. bear
4. guppy 9. Scott
5. hero 10. woman
Underline the possessive noun in each sentence. Circle S if it is singular or P if it
is plural.
11. Jesse’s prize calf won the first place ribbon at the state fair. S P
12. The sheep’s stalls are at the end of the livestock barn. S P
13. Most of the fair’s events are held during the last three days. S P
14. One of my favorite places to visit is the children’s petting zoo. S P
15. The horses’ barn is where I hang out after the events are over. S P
Rewrite each of the following, using a possessive noun. Then write singular or
plural to identify the possessive noun.
16. the fur of the bear
17. the styles of the women
18. the cheers of the people
19. the song of the band
20. the paintings of the children
21. the report of Maria
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