Grammar Rules! NSW 5 student book sample/look inside

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Underline the personal pronouns in Battle for the Planets. Write the nouns/noun groups that the
pronouns refer to.
Ferlings and Grimlies each begin with a capital letter because they are proper nouns. They are the
names for creatures from particular places. Write the proper nouns for people from the following places.
Australia
Iraq
Japan
Somalia
Earth
Germany
Philippines
Spain
Rule!
Verbs are words for actions, saying, thinking (and feeling) and relating.
A verb group can include a verb and an auxiliary (helping) verb.
is called had vanished hadn’t been seen
wasn’t sleeping are trying
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Underline the auxiliary (helping) verb in each sentence. Circle the verb groups.
The alien was flying.
The Ferlings are collecting berries.
The star has exploded.
The children were giggling.
The Grimly was shouting.
Joseph is jumping.
The form of the verb must agree with its singular or plural subject.
We were scared. Lia was scared. They scare easily. Max scares easily.
Collective nouns are singular. The gang was coming.
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Circle the collective nouns in Battle for the Planets.
Circle the auxiliary (helping) verb that agrees with each underlined noun.
A group of Grimlies (are/is) setting a trap.
The dogs (were/was) running through the park.
A pack of wolves (was/were) hunting.
The seagulls (is/are) flying overhead.
The boy (is/are) going to be late.
The pod of whales (are/is) moving north past Moreton Bay.
The herd (is/are) heading for the river.
Write an ending for the narrative Battle for the Planets. Or write a narrative
of your own about creatures from outer space. Create interesting descriptions
of characters and settings using noun groups with adjectives.
Grammar Rules! Student Book 5 (ISBN 9780655092452) © Tanya Gibb
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