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Grammar Galore
Grammar Review: Nouns *
Grammar Review: Verbs *
Grammar Review: Adjectives *
Grammar Review: Adverbs *
Grammar Review: Articles *
Grammar Review: Conjunctions *
Grammar Review: Prepositions *
Grammar: Clauses *
Comma Splicing *
Using Commas *
Punctuation Quiz *
Writing Dialogue in the Secret Garden *
The Shrink Ray 1 *
The Shrink Ray 2 *
The Shrink Ray 3 *
The Shrink Ray 4 *
Jack and the Beanstalk *

Certificate of Completion
Answer Sheets

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Remember: Nouns are the names of people, places, things and ideas. Special types of nouns are
pronouns and proper names.

�nderline฀the฀nouns฀in฀the฀following฀sentences.
The tired boy walked slowly home from school.
When did Mother bake the cake?
I thought we were going to the movies tonight.
Elizabeth shouted with happiness at the thought of a party.
Are you going to share that dessert?
Jeff and Caleb were late for the first day of school.

Write฀a฀noun฀in฀the฀blank฀to฀complete฀the฀sentence.
The _________________________ galloped through the _________________________.
A _________________________ sang in the _________________________.
Many green _________________________ fell from the _________________________.
Often a _________________________ is sent to _________________________.

The฀underlined฀nouns฀in฀the฀following฀sentences฀are฀scrambled.฀฀Change฀the฀nouns฀to฀
make฀the฀sentence฀corrects.
Maria ran down the party
party.
The dog had a cats of its own.
What time is the birthday house?
My sister has three street.

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Remember: Verbs are word that show action (talk, run) or a state of being (is, want).

Underline฀
the฀
verbs฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Mrs. Wilson sang songs to the happy children.
The dog leaped into the river and swam to the other side.
Where are my blue shoes?
We played jump rope until Mother called us home.
I like when people give me birthday presents.
The fans yelled and scream for the rock star.

Write฀
a฀
verb฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
Who is Greg _________________ to the party?
I _________________ my best friend in the evening.
Carly _________________ pizza and her mother _________________ it often.
The first day of school _________________ hard.

The฀
underlined฀
verbs฀in฀
the฀ following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
verbs฀
to฀
make฀
the฀sentence฀correct.
Diana was her math homework.
There rides no monsters in the closet.
The man completed the last person in line.
Clarissa are her bicycle to school.

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Remember: Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.

Underline฀
the฀
adjectives฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
She went home after the hard work.
The large fish jumped out of the blue water.
The beautiful flowers were placed on the middle table.
Where did the happy elf put the golden coins?
The red, white and blue flag waved gently in the soft breeze.
My lazy cat likes to sit on a big branch of the old tree.

Write฀
an฀
adjective฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.

The __________________________ shoes were left outside.

Paul wants his __________________________ dog to fetch the __________________________ ball.
We ate a __________________________ breakfast.
My __________________________ sister likes __________________________ television shows.

The฀underlined฀
adjectives฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
adjectives฀to฀
make฀the฀sentence฀
correct.
The fluffy horse galloped along the beach.
I want to buy a old car.
The fast birthday cake was eaten quickly.
Lara likes to look at the delicious clouds.

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Remember: An adverb describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. It tells where, why or how the
action takes place. Many adverbs, but not all, end in -ly.

Underline฀
the฀
adverbs฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Stephanie talked softly to her pet rabbit.
The man swiftly moved the car out of the way.
Allison sings well.
Chris swung hard at the baseball pitch.
You must walk very slowly and carefully when there is ice on the sidewalk.
It was the most beautiful rose in the country.

Write฀
an฀
adverb฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
The dog howled ______________________ at the moon.
Sarah slept ______________________ after the ______________________ long day at school.
He ______________________ jumped into the swimming pool.
The man laughed ______________________ at the jokes.

The฀underlined฀
adverbs฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
adverbs฀to฀make฀
the฀sentence฀
correct.
The lion very roars on the plain.
The ghost glided hard through the wall.
I like the silently short cartoons.
When Jill falls, she falls often.

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Remember: An article is a word used before a noun to clarify the noun. English articles are
usually ‘”a,” which is used before a word that starts with a consonant sound; “an,” which is used
before a word that starts with a vowel sound, and “the.”

Underline฀
the฀
articles฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Her cat caught the large mouse.
The window was open only an inch.
A tired student is not a good student.
When does the train for New York leave the station?
Let the teacher know the minute you have an answer.
Does a big dog have as long a tail as a little dog?

Write฀
an฀
article฀
in฀
the฀
blanks฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
___________________ best times to see ___________________ stars is at night.
___________________ good friend tells you ___________________ truth.
My favorite snack is ___________________ apple.
It was ___________________ unusual time to sleep on ___________________ couch.

A฀
or฀
An?฀
Put the correct article, a or an, in the blank.

___________________ dog ___________________ otter

___________________ pumpkin ___________________ unicorn
___________________ experience ___________________ yellow umbrella
___________________ hour ___________________ house

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Remember: A conjunction connects two thoughts, phrases or sentences.

Underline฀
the฀
conjuctions฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Susan and Maggie went to the fair.
The dinner tasted good, but wasn’t very hot.
Monica was late to school because she got lost.
The dog whines and yelps because he is afraid of the cats.
We will go to the beach but not to the mountains.
Do you like oranges or apples?

Write฀
a฀
conjunction฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
On our trip we went to Paris ________________________ London.
July is a good time to go swimming ________________________ it is hot.
You have a choice of blue ________________________ yellow.
The teacher gave James a good grade ________________________ he worked hard on the report.

The฀underlined฀conjunctions฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
conjunctions฀to฀
make฀ the฀sentence฀
correct.
Lindsey walks because jogs to stay in shape.
Friday is a fun day or Saturday is even better.
The woman laughed and the monkey did funny tricks.
Does Rebecca but Shannon have the best grades?

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Remember: A preposition is a word that starts a phrase. The phrase gives a description, like
where, when or what.

Underline฀
the฀
prepositions฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
She drank a bottle of juice from the refrigerator.
He is the first person in the long line.
Did you see the show on television?
On July 4th, we celebrate Independence Day.
We go to the store in the town on Wednesday.
Anne and Madeline are at their grandmother’s house over the weekend.

Write฀
a฀
prepostition฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
The bird flew _____________________ the roof.
The tiger crept slowly _____________________ the forest.
I like to eat popcorn _____________________ the movies.
We rode the horses _____________________ the hill and rested _____________________ the lake.

The฀underlined฀prepositions฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
prepositions฀to฀
make฀the฀ sentence฀
correct.
The pioneer walked near the trail.
My favorite ice cream is the flavor during the month.
Jennifer talked of class.
Josh lives along the park.

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 Grammar: Clauses
A clause is a phrase that contains both a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone
or combine with other clauses to form a sentence.
An independent clause makes sense by itself. It can form a sentence on its
own. For example, Julia wants to go shopping is an independent clause. A
dependent clause needs the main clause to make its full meaning clear. For
example, in the phrase Julia wants to go shopping because she has nothing to wear,
the phrase “because she has nothing to wear” is a dependent clause.

1. Break the following sentences down into independent clauses.

Example:
Sentence: I was not very hungry, but I ate my lunch.
Clause 1: I was not very hungry.
Clause 2: I ate my lunch.

Sentence: Julia loves to wear bright colors, so she often dresses in red.
Clause 1: _________________________ Clause 2: _________________________

Sentence: Julia shops at secondhand stores because they have the best bargains.
Clause 1: _________________________ Clause 2: _________________________

2. Combine the clauses into one complete sentence. Use conjunctions, such as
and, because, but, and so, to create the sentences.
Example:
Sentence: I did not eat the tuna sandwich. I do not like tuna.
Clause 1: I did not eat the tuna sandwich because I do not like tuna.

Clauses: Jamey likes to draw. He enjoys painting the most.

Sentence: __________________________________________________________

Clauses: Jamey wants to paint a picture. He takes out his paints and brushes.
Sentence: __________________________________________________________

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 Comma Splicing
Comma splicing is the use of a comma to separate two independent clauses. A
clause is a part of a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate. Use
punctuation and/or conjunctions to fix the comma splices below. There may be more
than one correct answer for each example.

Examples of punctuation Examples of conjunctions

. because
? and
! so
: but
; for

Example of comma splicing: Mary ran fast, she was late for school.
Example of a correction: Mary ran fast because she was late for school.

Comma splice: I was not hungry, I ate lunch anyway.

1. Correction: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Comma splice: She went to the grocery store, she bought a quart of milk.
2. Correction: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Comma splice: Toby was the fastest runner on the track team, he won many awards.
3. Correction: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

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Who is going to pick up the dogs at three o’clock?

That is the same restaurant we would have gone to if it had not

snowed last night.

We will not make it to the movie in time if Molly does not arrive in
the next ten minutes.

Who is the new next door neighbor and what is her name?

I cannot believe we were not awake during the earthquake last night.

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How did Simon manage to climb over that ten foot tall fence?

That is where you would have gone to school if we had not

decided to move last year.

Rude behavior will not be tolerated in this classroom.

We have been digging this hole for over an hour and we still have
not found any treasure.

Mrs. Alcantara said that she had forgotten her sunglasses at the
grocery store.

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Mandy did not go to gymnastics on Thursday because she was sick.

Daphne makes sure that she has brushed and lossed her teeth
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Learning to ride a bike is not any more diicult than learning to whistle.

Troy is not cooperating and will not be allowed to play video

games any more tonight .

If we measure the walls in the kitchen, then we will know how

much wood to buy for the cabinets.

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David should have done his homework instead of playing video games.

This is the hottest it has been since the summer of 2002.

It is a shame that William will not be able to play tennis this week
because he has a broken wrist.

Where is the screw driver that we are going to use to ix your bicycle?

I will sweep the porch everyday if you promise you will give me
ten dollars each week.

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N��NS
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Remember: Nouns are the names of people, places, things and ideas. Special types of nouns are
pronouns and proper names.

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The tired boy walked slowly home from school.
When did Mother bake the cake?
I thought we were going to the movies tonight.
Elizabeth shouted with happiness at the thought of a party.
Are you going to share that dessert?
Jeff and Caleb were late for the first day of school.

Write฀a฀noun฀in฀the฀blank฀to฀complete฀the฀sentence.฀Examples฀of฀correct฀answers:
horse
The _________________________ forest
galloped through the _________________________.
bird
A _________________________ cage
sang in the _________________________.
leaves
Many green _________________________ trees
fell from the _________________________.
criminal
Often a _________________________ jail
is sent to _________________________.

The฀underlined฀nouns฀in฀the฀following฀sentences฀are฀scrambled.฀฀Change฀the฀nouns฀to฀
make฀the฀sentence฀corrects.
Maria ran down the street.
The dog had a house of its own.
What time is the birthday party?
My sister has three cats.

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�ER�S
ANSWERS
Remember: Verbs are word that show action (talk, run) or a state of being (is, want).

Underline฀
the฀
verbs฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Mrs. Wilson sang songs to the happy children.
The dog leaped into the river and swam to the other side.
Where are my blue shoes?
We played jump rope until Mother called us home.
I like when people give me birthday presents.
The fans yelled and screamed for the rock star.

Write฀
a฀
verb฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.฀
Examples฀
of฀
correct฀
answers:
asking
Who is Greg _________________ to the party?
call
I _________________ my best friend in the evening.
loves
Carly _________________ makes
pizza and her mother _________________ it often.
is
The first day of school _________________ hard.

The฀
underlined฀
verbs฀in฀
the฀ following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
verbs฀
to฀
make฀
the฀sentence฀correct.
Diana completed her math homework.
There are no monsters in the closet.
The man was the last person in line.
Clarissa rides her bicycle to school.

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A��ECT��ES
ANSWERS
Remember: Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.

Underline฀
the฀
adjectives฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
She went home after the hard work.
The large fish jumped out of the blue water.
The beautiful flowers were placed on the middle table.
Where did the happy elf put the golden coins?
The red, white and blue flag waved gently in the soft breeze.
My lazy cat likes to sit on a big branch of the old tree.

Write฀
an฀
adjective฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.฀
Examples฀
of฀
correct฀
answers:

new
The __________________________ shoes were left outside.
brown
Paul wants his __________________________ big
dog to fetch the __________________________ ball.
hot
We ate a __________________________ breakfast.
little
My __________________________ sad
sister likes __________________________ television shows.

The฀underlined฀
adjectives฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
adjectives฀to฀
make฀the฀sentence฀
correct.
The old horse galloped along the beach.
I want to buy a green car.
The delicious birthday cake was eaten quickly.
Lara likes to look at the fluffy clouds.

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A��ER�S
ANSWERS
Remember: An adverb describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. It tells where, why or how the
action takes place. Many adverbs, but not all, end in -ly.

Underline฀
the฀
adverbs฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Stephanie talked softly to her pet rabbit.
The man swiftly moved the car out of the way.
Allison sings well.
Chris swung hard at the baseball pitch.
You must walk very slowly and carefully when there is ice on the sidewalk.
It was the most beautiful rose in the country.

Write฀
an฀
adverb฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.฀
Examples฀
of฀
correct฀
answers:
sadly
The dog howled ______________________ at the moon.
well
Sarah slept ______________________ very
after the ______________________ long day at school.
quickly
He ______________________ jumped into the swimming pool.
loudly
The man laughed ______________________ at the jokes.

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adverbs฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
adverbs฀to฀make฀
the฀sentence฀
correct.
The lion often roars on the plain.
The ghost glided silently through the wall.
I like the very short cartoons.
When Jill falls, she falls hard.

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AR����ES
ANSWERS
Remember: An article is a word used before a noun to clarify the noun. English articles are
usually ‘”a,” which is used before a word that starts with a consonant sound; “an,” which is used
before a word that starts with a vowel sound, and “the.”

Underline฀
the฀
articles฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Her cat caught the large mouse.
The window was open only an inch.
A tired student is not a good student.
When does the train for New York leave the station?
Let the teacher know the minute you have an answer.
Does a big dog have as long a tail as a little dog?

Write฀
an฀
article฀
in฀
the฀
blanks฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
The
___________________ the
best times to see ___________________ stars is at night.
A
___________________ the
good friend tells you ___________________ truth.
an
My favorite snack is ___________________ apple.
an
It was ___________________ a or the
unusual time to sleep on ___________________ couch.

A฀
or฀
An?฀
Put the correct article, a or an, in the blank.

A
___________________ dog An
___________________ otter
A
___________________ pumpkin A
___________________ unicorn
An
___________________ experience A
___________________ yellow umbrella
An
___________________ hour A
___________________ house

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C�N� UNCT��NS
ANSWERS
Remember: A conjunction connects two thoughts, phrases or sentences.

Underline฀
the฀
conjuctions฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
Susan and Maggie went to the fair.
The dinner tasted good, but wasn’t very hot.
Monica was late to school because she got lost.
The dog whines and yelps because he is afraid of the cats.
We will go to the beach but not to the mountains.
Do you like oranges or apples?

Write฀
a฀
conjunction฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.
and
On our trip we went to Paris ________________________ London.
because
July is a good time to go swimming ________________________ it is hot.
or
You have a choice of blue ________________________ yellow.
because
The teacher gave James a good grade ________________________ he worked hard on the report.

The฀underlined฀conjunctions฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
conjunctions฀to฀
make฀ the฀sentence฀
correct.
Lindsey walks and jogs to stay in shape.
Friday is a fun day but Saturday is even better.
The woman laughed because the monkey did funny tricks.
Does Rebecca or Shannon have the best grades?

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�RE��S�T��NS
ANSWERS
Remember: A preposition is a word that starts a phrase. The phrase gives a description, like
where, when or what.

Underline฀
the฀
prepositions฀
in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences.
She drank a bottle of juice from the refrigerator.
He is the first person in the long line.
Did you see the show on television?
On July 4th, we celebrate Independence Day.
We go to the store in the town on Wednesday.
Anne and Madeline are at their grandmother’s house over the weekend.

Write฀
a฀
prepostition฀
in฀
the฀
blank฀
to฀
complete฀
the฀
sentence.฀
Examples฀
of฀
correct฀
answers:
over
The bird flew _____________________ the roof.
into
The tiger crept slowly _____________________ the forest.
at
I like to eat popcorn _____________________ the movies.
up
We rode the horses _____________________ beside
the hill and rested _____________________ the lake.

The฀underlined฀prepositions฀in฀
the฀
following฀
sentences฀
are฀
scrambled.฀
฀
Change฀
the฀
prepositions฀to฀
make฀the฀ sentence฀
correct.
The pioneer walked along the trail.
My favorite ice cream is the flavor of the month.
Jennifer talked during class.
Josh lives near the park.

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Grammar: Clauses
ANSWERS
A clause is a phrase that contains both a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone
or combine with other clauses to form a sentence.
An independent clause makes sense by itself. It can form a sentence on its
own. For example, Julia wants to go shopping is an independent clause. A
dependent clause needs the main clause to make its full meaning clear. For
example, in the phrase Julia wants to go shopping because she has nothing to wear,
the phrase “because she has nothing to wear” is a dependent clause.

1. Break the following sentences down into independent clauses.

Example:
Sentence: I was not very hungry, but I ate my lunch.
Clause 1: I was not very hungry.
Clause 2: I ate my lunch.

Sentence: Julia loves to wear bright colors, so she often dresses in red.
Clause 1: Julia She often dresses in red.
loves to wear bright colors. Clause 2: _________________________
_________________________

Sentence: Julia shops at secondhand stores because they have the best bargains.
Clause 1: Julia shops at secondhand stores. Clause 2: _________________________
_________________________ They have the best bargains.

2. Combine the clauses into one complete sentence. Use conjunctions, such as
and, because, but, and so, to create the sentences.
Example:
Sentence: I did not eat the tuna sandwich. I do not like tuna.
Clause 1: I did not eat the tuna sandwich because I do not like tuna.

Clauses: Jamey likes to draw. He enjoys painting the most.

Jamey likes to draw, but he enjoys painting the most.
Sentence: __________________________________________________________

Clauses: Jamey wants to paint a picture. He takes out his paints and brushes.
Jamey wants to paint a picture, so he takes out his paints and brushes.
Sentence: __________________________________________________________

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Comma Splicing
Answer Key
Comma splicing is the use of a comma to separate two independent clauses. A
clause is a part of a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate. Use
punctuation and/or conjunctions to fix the comma splices below. There may be more
than one correct answer for each example.

Examples of punctuation Examples of conjunctions

. because
? and
! so
: but
; for

Example of comma splicing: Mary ran fast, she was late for school.
Example of a correction: Mary ran fast because she was late for school.

Comma splice: I was not hungry, I ate lunch anyway.

1. I was not hungry, but I ate lunch anyway.
Correction: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Comma splice: She went to the grocery store, she bought a quart of milk.
2. She went to the grocery store, and she bought a quart
Correction: __________________________________________________________
of milk.
____________________________________________________________________

Comma splice: Toby was the fastest runner on the track team, he won many awards.
3. Toby was the fastest runner on the track team, so
Correction: __________________________________________________________
he won many awards.
____________________________________________________________________

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W R I T I N G
G R A M M A R
THE
THE SHRINK
SHRINK RAY
RAY
The shrink ray takes word pairs and shrinks them into
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single words.
Underline the words that make up each contraction and
rewrite each sentence with the proper contractions.

Who is going to pick up the dogs at three o’clock?

Who’s going to pick up the dogs at three o’clock?

That is the same restaurant we would have gone to if it had not

snowed last night.
That’s the same restaurant we would’ve gone to if it hadn’t
snowed last night.

We will not make it to the movie in time if Molly does not arrive in
the next ten minutes.
We won’t make it to the movie in time if Molly doesn’t arrive in the
next ten minutes.
Who is the new next door neighbor and what is her name?
Who’s the new next door neighbor and what’s her name?

I cannot believe we were not awake during the earthquake last night.
I cannot believe we weren’t awake during the earthquake last night.

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W R I T I N G
G R A M M A R
THE
THE SHRINK
SHRINK RAY
RAY
The shrink ray takes word pairs and shrinks them into
2
single words.
Underline the words that make up each contraction and
rewrite each sentence with the proper contractions.

How did Simon manage to climb over that ten foot tall fence?
How’d Simon manage to climb over that ten foot tall fence?

That is where you would have gone to school if we had not

decided to move last year.
That’s where you would’ve gone to school if we hadn’t
decided to move last year.
Rude behavior will not be tolerated in this classroom.
Rude behavior won’t be tolerated in this classroom.

We have been digging this hole for over an hour and we still have
not found any treasure.
We’ve been digging this hole for over an hour and we still
haven’t found any treasure.
Mrs. Alcantara said that she had forgotten her sunglasses at the
grocery store.
Mrs. Alcantara said that she’d forgotten her sunglasses at the
grocery store.

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W R I T I N G
G R A M M A R
THE
THE SHRINK
SHRINK RAY
RAY
The shrink ray takes word pairs and shrinks them into
3
single words.
Underline the words that make up each contraction and
rewrite each sentence with the proper contractions.

Mandy did not go to gymnastics on Thursday because she was sick.

Mandy didn’t go to gymnastics on Thursday because she was sick.

Daphne makes sure that she has brushed and flossed her teeth
every day.
Daphne makes sure that she’s brushed and flossed her teeth
every day.

Learning to ride a bike is not any more difficult than learning to whistle.
Learning to ride a bike isn’t any more difficult than learning to whistle.

Troy is not cooperating and will not be allowed to play video

games any more tonight .
Troy isn’t cooperating and won’t be allowed to play video games
any more tonight.

If we measure the walls in the kitchen, then we will know how

much wood to buy for the cabinets.
If we measure the walls in the kitchen, then we’ll know how much
wood to buy for the cabinets.

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W R I T I N G
G R A M M A R
THE
THE SHRINK
SHRINK RAY
RAY
The shrink ray takes word pairs and shrinks them into
4
single words.
Underline the words that make up each contraction and
rewrite each sentence with the proper contractions.

David should have done his homework instead of playing video games.

David should’ve done his homework instead of playing video games.

This is the hottest it has been since the summer of 2002.

This is the hottest it’s been since the summer of 2002.

It is a shame that William will not be able to play tennis this week
because he has a broken wrist.
It’s a shame that William won’t be able to play tennis this week
because he has a broken wrist.
Where is the screw driver that we are going to use to fix your bicycle?
Where’s the screw driver that we’re going to use to fix your bicycle?

I will sweep the porch everyday if you promise you will give me
ten dollars each week.
I’ll sweep the porch everyday if you promise you’ll give me ten
dollars each week.

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you know how many beans make ive?”

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