Possessive a) Nouns b) Noun's c) Nouns'

Tomorrow we will have a quiz on possessive nouns. Remember our rules!

If it is singular possessive, there is an apostrophe s at the end (even if it ends in S like Chris's pencil!)
If it is plural possessive, there is just an apostrophe (if it ends in S) and an apostrophe s if the noun does not end in s (like the mice's shoelaces)

Many people (adults included) make mistakes when they use apostrophes.  Many of these mistakes are related to possessive and plural nouns.  There is even a whole website dedicated to finding the mistakes and sharing them with the world!  Check out Apostrophe Abuse.  Here are some pictures that I found on that site.  Can you find the errors?

Here is a link to the game we played in class today.  Comment to this post with a sentence using a possessive noun!

Compound Sentences

Compound sentences

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Fan Boys and Coordinating Conjunctions

Homework for tonight! (Thursday, October 7)

Find your "FANBOYS" Poster on this post. Take a close look at your sentences. Correct those sentences that you think might be wrong (make sure they have the formula: sentence comma conjunction sentence).

In a comment, explain which sentence you think is wrong, and how it can be corrected. Write your new sentence in the blog post as well. If you think all of your sentences are correct, write one excellent example of a compound sentence using a comma and coordinating conjunction.  


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Good luck!

October 4- October 8

Get ready for a full week!

Social Studies: We are starting to learn about Native Americans: how they got to the Americas, what they did when they got here, and how their arrival has impacted the world.

Language Arts: Our grammar focus this week will be on compound sentences, and our reading focus will be on the "Understanding Sequence" strategy.  We will be reading and discussing the fourth section of Rules and we will begin our first book report (completely in class assignment).

Math: Division is our huge focus this week, and we will have a quick quiz over division facts on Friday.  Some great websites for at-home practice are Soft Schools, AAA Math, and Gamequarium.

Next week there will be a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, a grammar quiz on Thursday, and a math test on Friday.  The States Project is due October 18th.

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend!  See you on Monday!

A Little Bit O' Grammar Practice

The is a really neat game for predicate review. Tomorrow, we are going to begin reviewing predicates.