Grammar Picnic
By topic
Sentences
23 topics
Kinds of sentences and their parts, joining words, and writing them clearly.
Kinds of sentences
5 topics- Statements and questionsStatement or question? Is the monkey hungry
- Who, what, where, when, why, howAsk a question about the marked words. Parrots talk.
- Which and whoseAsk a question about the marked words. Nick's kitten yawns.
- Short answersChoose the word that finishes the short answer. Do the stars shine? Yes, they ____.
- Commands and exclamationsStatement, question, command, or exclamation? What wet sand
Parts of a sentence
4 topics- Subjects and predicatesFind the whole subject. I ride the red sled.
- Subjects and objectsFind the whole subject. Chefs cook pasta.
- What comes after the verbChoose the right order after the verb. The driver will drive ____.
- Sentence orderKeep the beginning. Put the blocks in order to finish the sentence. Mom … herself weighs
Joining sentences
8 topics- And, but, so, becauseChoose the joining word. The milk is cold ____ the soup is hot.
- Choose the combined sentenceChoose the one sentence that says it all. Dad lights the candles. Grandma lights the candles.
- Combining sentencesJoin the two sentences into one with and. Check the verb. The dolphin chases the fish. The shark chases the fish.
- Either/or, neither/norChoose the word that completes the pair. Either the bakers ____ Grandpa bakes bread.
- When, before, after, if, althoughChoose the joining word. Dad will light the fire ____ he builds it.
- Starting with because or whenStart with "Because the child". The child yawns because he is sleepy.
- Simple, compound, complexSimple, compound, or complex? Babies spill milk.
- Relative clausesFind the relative clause. The kittens that the puppy chases are soft.
Writing it clearly
6 topics- One word insteadFind the words that it can take the place of. Camels drink water.
- Same meaningChoose the sentence that means the same. Dad lights the fire.
- Needed words and extra wordsFind the extra words. The sentence still works without them. The girl dances well.
- Fragments and run-onsComplete sentence, fragment, or run-on? Scratches its ears.
- Sentence checkChoose the sentence with the right verb agreement. A. The ducks floats on the lake.B. The ducks floating on the lake.C. The ducks float on the lake.
- Edit a paragraphFind the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed. the babies smiled. They laughed. They napped. they crawled.