nouns. articles. & adiectwes.exercise #1
ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
EXERCISE #1
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADIECTWES.EXERCISE #1 NAME:
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (put "wings" [— pn—] over proper nouns that consist of more than one word), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. adj n pn adj adj n 1. Every morning at Madison M i d d l e School we salute our nation's flag.
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art n adj n adj n adj n The students stand at their desks and put their hands over their hearts. adj n art pn art n Some students do not choose to say the Pledge o f Allegiance, but i t is the custom adj n n art n art n for those students to stand quietly to show respect for the beliefs o f the students
who do. adj n n adj n n art pn 4. I n twelve years o f school, each boy and girl w i l l say the Pledge o f Allegiance on adj n approximately 2,160 occasions. art adj n art n n art n 5. The constant repetition o f the pledge often means that students ignore the meaning o f adj adj n this daily ritual. DIRECTIONS: Mark the nouns, articles, and adjectives as you were instructed above. art adj n art adj n art adj adj n 1. The young boy was a recent immigrant from the war-torn Central A m e r i c a n country —pn o f E l Salvador. adj adj n adj adj n pn art n adj 2. On his first day at his new school i n America, he noticed that the students stood every n art n n morning, faced the flag, and said words he didn't understand. art adj n art adj adj n adj adj 3. B y the second week he was able to say the first few words by imitating his fellow n students. art adj n art adj n art n 4. The boy's family were happy to live i n a prosperous country where the people could adj n adj n n n work at their jobs and raise their children i n peace and safety. art n adj adj n n pn adj n 5. B y the end o f his first month o f school, Juan stood every morning and proudly n art n adj adj n pledged allegiance to the flag o f his adopted country.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
EXERCISE #1-PAGE 2
WRITE THE DEFINITION OF A NOUN IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. (You will be tested on these definitions.)
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
WHICH TYPE OF NOUN BEGINS WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND MAY CONSIST OF MORE THAN ONE WORD?
A proper noun.
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EXERCISE #2
ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: E X E R C I S E #2 NAME
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings" [ pn ] if necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art adj n art pn pn 1. The American flag was officially adopted by the Continental Congress i n Philadelphia pn on June 14, 1777. art adj n adj adj n adj adj n art 2. The first flag had seven red stripes and six white stripes to symbolize the adj adj n original thirteen colonies. art adj adj n art n art adj n adj 3. I n the upper left-hand corner, k n o w n as the canton, was a blue field w i t h thirteen adj n white stars.
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pn pn art n pn art n adj n After Vermont and Kentucky j o i n e d the union i n 1795, the canton held fifteen stars adj adj n and there were now fifteen red-and-white stripes.
pn art n adj adj n adj 5. I n 1818 the decision was made to keep thirteen red-and-white stripes and add new n art n art adj n n art n stars to the canton to show the current number o f states i n the union. adj n adj adj n art adj —pn 6. Many people believe that our American flag was made by the legendary Betsy Ross. adj n art adj n adj adj n 7. This story is probably not an accurate version o f how our nation's symbol was made. art adj n art adj n pn — 8. According to the popular story, the young seamstress known as Betsy Ross sewed adj adj adj n art n pn and helped design our nation's first flag under the direction o f George Washington. adj n pn— art adj n adj 9. Historical records show that Betsy Ross was a real flagmaker, but there is no n art adj pn evidence that she made the first Stars and Stripes. adj adj n pn n art adj n 10. This delightful legend about Betsy Ross gained popularity w i t h the American public art n art adj n pn at the time o f the national centennial i n 1876. WRITE THE DEFINITION OF THE ADJECTIVE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Exclusive permission to copy granted to Class Source
ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
EXERCISE #3
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: E X E R C I S E #3 NAME:
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings" [ pn necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art n art adj n n n 1. I t is the tradition throughout the entire w o r l d to have rules and regulations about art adj n adj adj n the proper method o f displaying any country's flag. art adj n adj n adj n 2. D u r i n g the twentieth century flag etiquette received particular attention because n art adj n n flags have become a prime focus o f patriotism. art pn art n art adj n art pn — 3. I n the United States the anniversary o f the flag's adoption by the Continental pn pn Congress i n 1777 has been celebrated as Flag Day. pn art pn art— pn— adj n 4. I n 1942 the United States Congress adopted a Flag Code listing uniform rules art adj n art adj n for displaying the American flag i n a respectful manner. adj adj n art adj n art n 5. M a n y legal battles have been waged over the so-called desecration o f the flag. adj n art adj n art pn 6. Political protesters, such as the anti-Vietnam War marchers o f the 1960's, may adj adj n art n try to dramatize their particular causes by burning the flag. art adj n art n art adj n art 7. The highest courts i n the land usually decide that, since the American flag is a adj n n n powerful symbol o f freedom, citizens should be free to treat i t as they choose, even adj n n i f this treatment causes outrage i n others. adj adj n art n art pn 8. I n one American city , an artist was criticized for displaying the Stars and Stripes art adj n art n adj n n in a disrespectful manner as a means o f symbolizing his freedom o f speech. adj n adj adj adj n 9. Other citizens chose to exercise their own First Amendment rights by removing n adj n flags displayed in this manner. n adj n art adj n 10. Flags symbolize deep-felt emotion, and they have become an important means adj n adj n of political communication on our planet. LIST THE THREE ARTICLES IN OUR LANGUAGE. The articles are A, AN, and THE WHERE WILL THE ARTICLE BE LOCATED, IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE NOUN? Articles will always be located in front of the noun.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
TEST
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: TEST NAME:
DATE: (RAW SCORE:
H
U
III!
GRADE.
CLASS POINTS:
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DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings " [—pn—/ if necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art n art adj n n adj adj n 1. In the course o f an average day, people rarely stop and think about their o w n country adj n and its flag. adj adj n art n adj n adj adj 2. A s we lead our busy lives, the citizens o f this country often overlook their hard-won adj n personal freedom.
n adj n art n adj adj n 13 3. I n school our teachers w o r k to teach about the events o f our early history, w h i c h art adj n art pn help us understand the burning issues w h i c h led to the American Revolution.
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pn adj n art adj n n art adj 4. Since 1775 many men and a g r o w i n g number o f w o m e n have made the ultimate n art n sacrifice for the freedom w h i c h we enjoy now.
art pn art —pn — adj adj adj n 10 5. The Revolutionary War and the C i v i l War were fought on our o w n A m e r i c a n soil to n n preserve freedom at home.
adj n art n n adj n 7 6. Other wars were fought to preserve the freedom o f people in other countries.
adj adj n pn n adj n n ~J$ 7. Every single day i n America, lawyers, law officers, and judges struggle to protect art n adj adj n the freedom w o n i n many desperate battles.
adj adj n adj adj adj n adj adj 13 8. Our much-criticized politicians spend their entire w o r k i n g lives seeing that this huge, adj n adj n complicated country runs smoothly and that our freedom is preserved.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
TEST-PAGE 2
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adj
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adj
adj n
n
art
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j£ 9. M a n y students have family members w h o have served their time i n the military adj adj n protecting and preserving America's precious freedom. art pn adj n art adj JO 10. Perhaps when we say the Pledge o f Allegiance, i t is our way o f thanking the many adj n art n dedicated people w h o have struggled for the freedom we enjoy.
/ 11. Define NOUN: A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. ~Jl2.
Define ADJECTIVE: An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun.
I 13. Which kind of noun always begins with a lower-case letter and can consist of only one word? A common noun. 5 14. List the ARTICLES in our language. The articles are A, AN, and THE. 117
Raw 117 113 110 104 98 92 86 80 75
Score
Grade Points
- 114 = - Ill — - 105 = 99 93 = 87 = 81 76 = 70
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A++ A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D
= = = = = = = = =
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EXERCISE #1
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADIECTWES.EXERCISE #1 NAME:
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (put "wings" [— pn—] over proper nouns that consist of more than one word), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. adj n pn adj adj n 1. Every morning at Madison M i d d l e School we salute our nation's flag.
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art n adj n adj n adj n The students stand at their desks and put their hands over their hearts. adj n art pn art n Some students do not choose to say the Pledge o f Allegiance, but i t is the custom adj n n art n art n for those students to stand quietly to show respect for the beliefs o f the students
who do. adj n n adj n n art pn 4. I n twelve years o f school, each boy and girl w i l l say the Pledge o f Allegiance on adj n approximately 2,160 occasions. art adj n art n n art n 5. The constant repetition o f the pledge often means that students ignore the meaning o f adj adj n this daily ritual. DIRECTIONS: Mark the nouns, articles, and adjectives as you were instructed above. art adj n art adj n art adj adj n 1. The young boy was a recent immigrant from the war-torn Central A m e r i c a n country —pn o f E l Salvador. adj adj n adj adj n pn art n adj 2. On his first day at his new school i n America, he noticed that the students stood every n art n n morning, faced the flag, and said words he didn't understand. art adj n art adj adj n adj adj 3. B y the second week he was able to say the first few words by imitating his fellow n students. art adj n art adj n art n 4. The boy's family were happy to live i n a prosperous country where the people could adj n adj n n n work at their jobs and raise their children i n peace and safety. art n adj adj n n pn adj n 5. B y the end o f his first month o f school, Juan stood every morning and proudly n art n adj adj n pledged allegiance to the flag o f his adopted country.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
EXERCISE #1-PAGE 2
WRITE THE DEFINITION OF A NOUN IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. (You will be tested on these definitions.)
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
WHICH TYPE OF NOUN BEGINS WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND MAY CONSIST OF MORE THAN ONE WORD?
A proper noun.
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EXERCISE #2
ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: E X E R C I S E #2 NAME
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings" [ pn ] if necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art adj n art pn pn 1. The American flag was officially adopted by the Continental Congress i n Philadelphia pn on June 14, 1777. art adj n adj adj n adj adj n art 2. The first flag had seven red stripes and six white stripes to symbolize the adj adj n original thirteen colonies. art adj adj n art n art adj n adj 3. I n the upper left-hand corner, k n o w n as the canton, was a blue field w i t h thirteen adj n white stars.
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pn pn art n pn art n adj n After Vermont and Kentucky j o i n e d the union i n 1795, the canton held fifteen stars adj adj n and there were now fifteen red-and-white stripes.
pn art n adj adj n adj 5. I n 1818 the decision was made to keep thirteen red-and-white stripes and add new n art n art adj n n art n stars to the canton to show the current number o f states i n the union. adj n adj adj n art adj —pn 6. Many people believe that our American flag was made by the legendary Betsy Ross. adj n art adj n adj adj n 7. This story is probably not an accurate version o f how our nation's symbol was made. art adj n art adj n pn — 8. According to the popular story, the young seamstress known as Betsy Ross sewed adj adj adj n art n pn and helped design our nation's first flag under the direction o f George Washington. adj n pn— art adj n adj 9. Historical records show that Betsy Ross was a real flagmaker, but there is no n art adj pn evidence that she made the first Stars and Stripes. adj adj n pn n art adj n 10. This delightful legend about Betsy Ross gained popularity w i t h the American public art n art adj n pn at the time o f the national centennial i n 1876. WRITE THE DEFINITION OF THE ADJECTIVE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Exclusive permission to copy granted to Class Source
ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
EXERCISE #3
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: E X E R C I S E #3 NAME:
DATE:
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings" [ pn necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art n art adj n n n 1. I t is the tradition throughout the entire w o r l d to have rules and regulations about art adj n adj adj n the proper method o f displaying any country's flag. art adj n adj n adj n 2. D u r i n g the twentieth century flag etiquette received particular attention because n art adj n n flags have become a prime focus o f patriotism. art pn art n art adj n art pn — 3. I n the United States the anniversary o f the flag's adoption by the Continental pn pn Congress i n 1777 has been celebrated as Flag Day. pn art pn art— pn— adj n 4. I n 1942 the United States Congress adopted a Flag Code listing uniform rules art adj n art adj n for displaying the American flag i n a respectful manner. adj adj n art adj n art n 5. M a n y legal battles have been waged over the so-called desecration o f the flag. adj n art adj n art pn 6. Political protesters, such as the anti-Vietnam War marchers o f the 1960's, may adj adj n art n try to dramatize their particular causes by burning the flag. art adj n art n art adj n art 7. The highest courts i n the land usually decide that, since the American flag is a adj n n n powerful symbol o f freedom, citizens should be free to treat i t as they choose, even adj n n i f this treatment causes outrage i n others. adj adj n art n art pn 8. I n one American city , an artist was criticized for displaying the Stars and Stripes art adj n art n adj n n in a disrespectful manner as a means o f symbolizing his freedom o f speech. adj n adj adj adj n 9. Other citizens chose to exercise their own First Amendment rights by removing n adj n flags displayed in this manner. n adj n art adj n 10. Flags symbolize deep-felt emotion, and they have become an important means adj n adj n of political communication on our planet. LIST THE THREE ARTICLES IN OUR LANGUAGE. The articles are A, AN, and THE WHERE WILL THE ARTICLE BE LOCATED, IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE NOUN? Articles will always be located in front of the noun.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
TEST
NOUNS. ARTICLES. & ADJECTIVES: TEST NAME:
DATE: (RAW SCORE:
H
U
III!
GRADE.
CLASS POINTS:
I2Q >
DIRECTIONS: Write n over the common nouns, pn over the proper nouns (with "wings " [—pn—/ if necessary), art over the articles, and adj over the adjectives. art n art adj n n adj adj n 1. In the course o f an average day, people rarely stop and think about their o w n country adj n and its flag. adj adj n art n adj n adj adj 2. A s we lead our busy lives, the citizens o f this country often overlook their hard-won adj n personal freedom.
n adj n art n adj adj n 13 3. I n school our teachers w o r k to teach about the events o f our early history, w h i c h art adj n art pn help us understand the burning issues w h i c h led to the American Revolution.
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pn adj n art adj n n art adj 4. Since 1775 many men and a g r o w i n g number o f w o m e n have made the ultimate n art n sacrifice for the freedom w h i c h we enjoy now.
art pn art —pn — adj adj adj n 10 5. The Revolutionary War and the C i v i l War were fought on our o w n A m e r i c a n soil to n n preserve freedom at home.
adj n art n n adj n 7 6. Other wars were fought to preserve the freedom o f people in other countries.
adj adj n pn n adj n n ~J$ 7. Every single day i n America, lawyers, law officers, and judges struggle to protect art n adj adj n the freedom w o n i n many desperate battles.
adj adj n adj adj adj n adj adj 13 8. Our much-criticized politicians spend their entire w o r k i n g lives seeing that this huge, adj n adj n complicated country runs smoothly and that our freedom is preserved.
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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #1)
TEST-PAGE 2
(
adj
n
adj
adj n
n
art
n
j£ 9. M a n y students have family members w h o have served their time i n the military adj adj n protecting and preserving America's precious freedom. art pn adj n art adj JO 10. Perhaps when we say the Pledge o f Allegiance, i t is our way o f thanking the many adj n art n dedicated people w h o have struggled for the freedom we enjoy.
/ 11. Define NOUN: A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. ~Jl2.
Define ADJECTIVE: An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun.
I 13. Which kind of noun always begins with a lower-case letter and can consist of only one word? A common noun. 5 14. List the ARTICLES in our language. The articles are A, AN, and THE. 117
Raw 117 113 110 104 98 92 86 80 75
Score
Grade Points
- 114 = - Ill — - 105 = 99 93 = 87 = 81 76 = 70
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A++ A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D
= = = = = = = = =
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