7th Grade Grammar

1
7th Grade Grammar

• Vocabulary and Notes

2
Grammar Lesson 4

• Vocabulary
• Micro Greek prefix meaning small or minute
• Microbus small vehicle shaped like a bus
• Microcosm a little world
• Microscope an instrument used to view very
  small objects

3
Action Verbs

• Action verbs tell what the subject is or does.
• A sentence can contain more than one action verb.
• Action verbs make writing more vivid and more
  precise.
• Diagramming simple subjects and simple
  predicates. See notes on board.

4
Grammar Lesson 5

• Vocabulary
• Homophones are words that sound the same but have
  different spellings and meanings.
• Waive means to relinquish or give up
  voluntarily
• Wave moving swell on the surface of the water

5
Capitalizing Proper Nouns

• A common noun doesnt name a specific person,
  place, or thing.
• A proper noun names a specific person, place, or
  thing.
• Proper nouns require a capital letter.
• Common nouns that are part of a proper noun are
  capitalized.
• Small words that are part of a proper noun are
  not capitalized unless they are the first or last
  word.

6
Grammar Lesson 6

• Vocabulary
• Climactic refers to climax or culmination
• Climate the general weather of a region over a
  period of years

7
Verb Tense

• Tense means time.
• Verbs tell us what action is occurring and when
  it is happening.
• Verb tense, or form, changes to show when the
  action takes place.
• Three verb tenses
• Present
• Past
• Future

8
Present Tense

• Present tense is action that is happening now.
• Add an s to the verb when it is singular.
• Do not add s to singular verbs when the pronoun
  is I or you.
• When verbs end in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add es when
  the subject is singular.
• When a verb ends in a consonant and a y, change
  the y to i and add es for a singular form.

9
Past Tense

• Past tense shows action that has already
  happened.
• Add ed to form the past tense of regular verbs.
• When one-syllable verbs end in a consonant,
  double the consonant and add ed.
• When a verb ends in e, drop the e and add ed.

10
Errors to Avoid

• Dont use present tense form for past tense
  verbs.
• Do not use past and present tense in same phrase.

11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)