Grammar practice book grade 3 harcourt

Grammar Practice Book Grade www.harcourtschool.com RXENL08AWK31_GPB_i.indd i 9/14/06 3:44:47 PM Copyright © by Harcourt, Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher Permission is hereby granted to individuals using the corresponding student’s textbook or kit as the major vehicle for regular classroom instruction to photocopy entire pages from this publication in classroom quantities for instructional use and not for resale Requests for information on other matters regarding duplication of this work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777 Fax: 407-345-2418 HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions Printed in the United States of America ISBN 10 0-15-349910-9 ISBN 13 978-0-15-3499104 10 073 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format RXENL08AWK31_GPB_ii.indd ii 9/14/06 4:17:06 PM Contents T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Statements and Questions Commands and Exclamations Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates Compound Subjects and Predicates 13 Review 17 T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 10 Simple and Compound Sentences 19 Common and Proper Nouns 23 Abbreviations 27 Singular and Plural Nouns 31 Review 35 T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 11 12 13 14 15 Possessive Nouns 37 Singular and Plural Pronouns 41 Subject and Object Pronouns 45 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 49 Review 53 T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 16 17 18 19 20 Adjectives 55 Adjectives That Compare 59 Articles 63 Action Verbs 67 Review 71 Grammar Practice Book â Harcourt ã Grade RXENL08AWK31_GPB_iii.indd iii 9/8/06 8:08:55 AM Contents T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 21 22 23 24 25 The Verb Be 73 Main and Helping Verbs 77 Present-Tense Verbs 81 Past-Tense and Future-Tense Verbs 85 Review 89 T HEME Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 26 27 28 29 30 Irregular Verbs 91 Adverbs 95 Contractions 99 Punctuation 103 Review 107 Index 109 Grammar Practice Book © Harcourt • Grade RXENL08AWK31_GPB_iv.indd iv 9/8/06 8:09:09 AM Statements and Questions Name Rewrite each group of words to form a statement that makes sense Use capital letters and end marks correctly Lesson 1 Vaughn on Maple Street lives he a student new is math he enjoys flute the he plays from London is Andrea science she good is at lives she near park the she likes dance to teaches Mr Jackson third grade 10 He the welcomes children new RXENL08AWK31_GPB_001.indd Grammar Practice Book 8/10/06 6:33:29 PM Statements and Questions Name Rewrite each group of words to form a question that makes sense Use capital letters and end marks correctly Lesson 1 you a brother have what his name is he to school go does he read can play he does where Turn each statement into a question Use the word in parentheses ( ) as the first word My little sister’s name is Sara (What) She copies everything I (Why) She meets me after school (When) She wants to go to the store (Where) RXENL08AWK31_GPB_002.indd Grammar Practice Book 8/15/06 10:04:42 AM Grammar–Writing Connection Name Read this part of a student’s rough draft Then answer the questions that follow Lesson (1) I to like skip (2) Why I skip (3) it is more fun than walking (4) I skip all the way to school (5) With my friends at recess (6) you like to skip, too? In which sentence are the words in an order that does not make sense? A Sentence B Sentence C Sentence D Sentence Which sentence does not tell a complete thought? A Sentence B Sentence C Sentence D Sentence 5 Which word in Sentence should be capitalized? A is B it C way D fun Which word would make sense in the blank in Sentence 6? A Why B But C Do D Where Which sentence should end with a question mark? A Sentence B Sentence C Sentence D Sentence RXENL08AWK31_GPB_003.indd Which sentence is missing a period? A Sentence B Sentence C Sentence D Sentence Grammar Practice Book 8/15/06 10:05:00 AM Statements and Questions Name Add the correct end mark to each sentence Then label each as a statement or a question Lesson 1 Where is the teacher I not like to jump When does Anita run Do you know Mr Wang We play in the grass Rewrite each group of words to form a statement or a question Put the words in an order that makes sense Use capital letters and end marks correctly to the park I go (statement) walk you to school (question) Willow ball the throws (statement) can Kurt play softball (statement) 10 you can football play (question) RXENL08AWK31_GPB_004.indd Grammar Practice Book 8/15/06 10:05:24 AM Commands and Exclamations Name Rewrite each sentence, using capital letters and end marks correctly Then label each as a command or an exclamation Lesson give the book to Violet what a great author he is how excited I am to read his new story let your brother read oops, I lost the book help me find it search in the living room wow, it is a mess in here hurray, here it is 10 look at the pretty cover RXENL08AWK31_GPB_005.indd Grammar Practice Book 8/10/06 6:34:19 PM Commands and Exclamations Name Rewrite each sentence, using capital letters and end marks correctly Then label each as a statement, a question, a command, or an exclamation Lesson Cathy wants to be a writer read Cathy’s story what does she write about what a good writer Cathy is Add words and end marks to make four kinds of sentences out of the words in the box the things Cathy does a question a statement an exclamation a command RXENL08AWK31_GPB_006.indd Grammar Practice Book 9/18/06 6:25:18 PM