Last week in Language Arts we worked on verb tense, irregular verbs transitive and intransitive verbs and subject verb agreement.
The fifth graders did well with the skill of verb tense and irregular verbs. Even though we are moving on to a new skill please continue to review and study irregular verbs.
The seventh graders worked on subject-verb agreement. They did well identifying errors in stand alone sentences, but I would like them to use their understanding of the skill to work on finding errors in paragraphs. There will be a proof reading quiz coming up soon :-)
The sixth graders worked on transitive and intransitive verbs. We found this to be a difficult skill, and I would recommend continuing the practice of the skill be visiting one of the grammar websites for additional support as well as to review the transitive and intransitive verb check list. Even though we are moving onto a new skill, transitive and intransitive verbs will pop up sometime in the coming week :-)
Transitive and Intransitive Verb Checklist
The verb is transitive when:
*the verb is followed closely by a noun - Door is a noun
*clearly can tell what the subject did - Greg opened what? the door
Example - Greg opened the door. The verb is intransitive when:
*the sentence can end at the verb - The dog ran. (this is a complete sentence)
*the verb is followed by a word that tell when, where, how or how often - quickly down the street tells how and where the dog ran
Example - The dog ran quickly down the street.
