Conjunctions
The restaurant had delicious (yet / or) expensive food,
yet
The perfect tense is formed with the helping verb had, has, have, or will have and the past participle of the main verb.
rewrite the sentences correctly
My mom bake bread since I was little. (present perfect)
My mom has baked bread since I was little.
A modal is a helping verb that comes before the main verb of the sentence. Modals never change tense or number.
What is the modals?
The gym teacher says we must collect all the balls after class.
Must
I am the taller/tallest member of my family.
I am the tallest member of my family.
Rewrite the fragment
Scattered the toys all around the room
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The little boy Scattered the toys all around the room
combine the sentences using a conjunction
I might buy the book. I might get it at the library.
I might buy the book, or I might get it at the library.
It was sunny when I left, but now it (is, was) cloudy.
It was sunny when I left, but now it is cloudy.
Modals include can, could, should, will, would, may, might, must.
Complete the sentence.
Humans and animals (can/will/should) eat a lot of protein because it is an important nutrient.
Humans and animals should eat a lot of protein because it is an important nutrient.
Suggestion
Dad needs a sharp knife. He asked me to get the ____________ we have.
Dad needs a sharp knife. He asked me to get the sharpest we have.
Complete the sentence
A clerk standing ______________ the counter greeted us.
A clerk standing behind the counter greeted us.
Use a Subordinating Conjunction.
I will stay with you ______________________ the bus arrives
I will stay with you until the bus arrives
Find the incorrect verb and rewrite the sentence correctly.
We needs new shoes, so Mom says she takes us to the store tomorrow.
We needs new shoes, so Mom says she will take us to the store tomorrow.
complete the sentence with a modal
You ______________________ do well on your audition if you want to get the part. (command)
You will do well on your audition if you want to get the part. (command)
All of the flowers were pretty, but I thought the dahlias were the
____________.
All of the flowers were pretty, but I thought the dahlias were the prettiest.
rewrite the sentences to make it compound
That tomato plant needs a lot of water and sunlight. The fern does not need a lot of water and sunlight.
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That tomato plant needs a lot of water and sunlight, but the fern does not need a lot of water and sunlight.
Combine the sentences using a conjunction.
I waited for the next bus. The first bus was crowded
I waited for the next bus, for the first bus was crowded.
That quilt is so much more colorful than the ones you_____________________ last year!
That quilt is so much more colorful than the ones you made/knitted last year!
If it is nice outside, Sasha may running in the park
If it is nice outside, Sasha could go running
in the park
Complete the sentence and tell whether it is comparative or superlative adjective
That was the (more interesting, most interesting) crossword puzzle I’ve ever done. ____________________
Complete the sentence and tell whether it is comparative or superlative adjective
That was the most interesting crossword puzzle I’ve ever done. Superlative
re write the sentences to vary sentences structures
My vegetable garden gets a lot of sun. It’s a great spot for growing herbs. I grow basil and parsley. I also grow oregano.
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My vegetable garden gets a lot of sun, so it’s a great spot for growing herbs. I grow basil, parsley, and oregano.
Combine the sentences using a conjunction
I could stay home and watch my little sister. My parents could hire a babysitter.
I could stay home and watch my little sister, or my parents could hire a babysitter.
Yesterday, Josh ______________________ by the time I could say goodbye.
(leave; past perfect)
Yesterday, Josh had left by the time I could say goodbye.
The lacrosse team ____ get new equipment this season. (possibility)
The lacrosse team should get new equipment this season. (possibility)
Complete the sentence and tell whether it is comparative or superlative adjective
Our cat is (happier, happiest) now that we bought him a new bed.
____________________
Our cat is happier now that we bought him a new bed.
comparative
rewrite the sentence adding detail for it to be more interesting.
Then the crime would be solved quickly.
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After the fingerprints were identified, the crime would be quickly solved.