Shurley Grammar

Unit 56th Grade

Lesson 127

Predicate Adjective Jingle1. A predicate adjective is an adjective in the

predicate.2. A predicate adjective modifies only the subject

word.3. A predicate adjective is located after a linking

verb.4. To find the predicate adjective ask WHAT KIND

of subject.

Predicate Adjective JingleListen my comrades and you shall hearAbout predicate adjectives from far and near.No one knows the time or yearWhen the predicate adjectives will appear.Listen now to all the facts,So you will know when the Pred’s are back!Dum De Dum Dum!The predicate adjective is a special adjective in the predicateThat modifies only the subject word.To find a predicate adjective, ask what kind of subjectAfter a linking verb.

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• Earlier you learned that nouns have different jobs, or function, in a sentence.

• You have studied five of these.• What are the five functions of nouns in a

sentence that you have learned?• subject noun, object of the preposition, direct

object, indirect object, and predicate noun.

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• Today you will study a new sentence pattern that adds an adjective, not a noun, to the core parts.

• Pattern 5 for Shurley Grammar is subject noun / linking verb / predicate adjective.

• Like Pattern 4, Pattern 5 has a linking verb.• The adjective that follows the linking verb, the

predicate adjective, describes (modifies) the subject noun.

• The predicate adjective tells what kind of subject.

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• What is Pattern 5 for Shurley Grammar?• subject noun / linking verb / predicate

adjective• To find a predicate adjective, what do you ask?• What kind of subject?• What does the predicate adjective modify?• subject noun

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• The predicate adjective tells what kind of subject.

• It is called a predicate adjective because it is located in the predicate but modifies only the subject and not another noun in the predicate.

• To find the predicate adjective, ask what kind of subject after the linking verb.

• A predicate adjective is labeled PA.

Lesson 127• A predicate adjective is an adjective after the verb

that describes or tells what kind of subject.• A predicate adjective is labeled PA.• To find the predicate adjective, as WHAT KIND

after the verb.• A predicate adjective is often called a predicate

nominative.• A predicate adjective is always after a linking verb.• A linking verb links or connects the subject to a

predicate adjective.

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• A predicate adjective always follows what kind of verb?

• linking verb• How do we label a predicate adjective?• PA• What is Pattern 5 of the Shurley Method?• subject noun / linking verb / predicate

adjective

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1. Her new dress is magnificent.2. What is magnificent? dress – SN3. What is being said about dress? dress is – V4. Dress is what? magnificent – verify the adjective5. What kind of dress? magnificent – PA6. Is – LV7. What kind of dress? new – Adj8. Whose dress? her – PPA9. SN LV PA P5 Check

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10. Linking verb – check again.11. Period, statement, declarative sentence.12. Go back to the verb – divide the complete

subject from the complete predicate.13. Is there an adverb exception? No.14. Is this sentence in a natural or inverted

order? Natural – no change.

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The waves were large.

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During the storm the waves were

large and frightening.

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Our music director was

very creative

during the musical performance.

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The steps to our house are

too steep and narrow

for my grandmother.

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The beans from the garden are

extremely fresh and tender.

Lesson 128• Adjectives have three forms, or degrees, which

we use in making comparisons.• These forms, called degrees of comparisons, are

(1) the simple form (sometimes called positive form), (2) the comparative form, and (3) the superlative form.

• The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives not only describe individual items, but they also give you the ability to compare one item with others.

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• What are the three forms of adjectives?• simple, comparative, and superlative• Which of these two forms allow you to

compare one item with others?• comparative and superlative

Lesson 128• Jesse is tall.• Tall is an adjective that describes Jesse.• There is no one to compare Jesse to, so tall is a simple

form adjective.• Jesse is taller than Mark.• Now that we have two people, we can compare them to

one another.• Taller is a comparative form adjective.• Jessica is the tallest of all three students.• Now that we have three or more people, we can use a

superlative. Tallest is a superlative form adjective.

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• What form of adjective is used when no comparison is made?

• simple form adjective• What form of adjective compares two people,

places, things, or ideas?• comparative form adjective• What form of adjective compares three or

more nouns?• superlative form adjectives

Lesson 128• The Simple Form is used when no comparison is made. There

are no rules for simple form.• Examples: tall, nervous• The Comparative Form is used to compare TWO people, places,

things, or ideas.• Rule: Use –er with most 1 or 2 syllable words.• Examples: taller, bigger• Rule: Use more with words ending in –ful or whenever the –er

sounds awkward.• Examples: more beautiful, more nervous• Rule: Use more with all 3 or more syllable words.• Examples: more enchanting, more sophisticated

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• The Superlative Form is used to compare THREE or more people, places, things, or ideas.

• Rule: Use –est with most 1 or 2 syllable words.• Examples: tallest, craziest• Rule: Use most with words ending in –ful or

whenever the –est ending sounds awkward.• Examples: most beautiful, most awkward• Rule: Use most for all 3 or more syllable words.• Examples: most delicate, most challenging

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• Irregular Adjectives have no rules and must be memorized.

Simple Comparative Superlativegood better bestbad worse worstlittle less least much, many more most

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• What is the comparative form of happy?• happier• What is the superlative form of beautiful?• most beautiful• What is the comparative form of good?• better • What is the superlative form of bad?• worst

Jingle Review

Predicate Noun Jingle1. A predicate noun is a noun or pronoun.2. A predicate noun means the same thing as

the subject word.3. A predicate noun is located after a linking

verb.4. To find the predicate noun as WHAT or WHO

after the verb.

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Those mushrooms in the forest are

very poisonous.

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The dishes in the sink are

dirty and broken.

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My brother is very tall for his age.

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The leaves on the trees are

green in the spring.

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My mother was nervous

about her interview today.

Lesson 130Toni couldn’t believe she had a flat tire in the

middle of nowhere. She kicked the flat tire in front of her. She looked at the scorching sun, and she looked up and down the empty highway. Then she wondered if she had a spare tire. She knew with her luck that she probably didn’t, and she kicked the flat for a third time.

Then a jolly little voice behind her asked her if she was a little testy today. As Toni turned, she caught a quick glimpse of a little elf. Toni blinked her eyes quickly and said that she didn’t believe in elves, ghosts, or little people, but if someone could help her change her tire, she would let him.

Lesson 130Compare the same story written differently.

“I can’t believe I have a flat tire in the middle of nowhere,” Toni muttered as she kicked the flat tire in front of her. She looked at the scorching sun, and she looked up and down the empty highway. “Well, I wonder if I have a spare tire. With my luck, I probably don’t,” Toni muttered again as she kicked the flat for a third time.

“My, my, aren’t we a little testy today?” said a jolly little voice behind her.

As Toni turned, she caught a quick glimpse of a little elf. Blinking her eyes quickly, Toni said very loudly, “I don’t believe in elves, ghosts, or little people, but if you can help me change this tire, I’ll let you.”

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• Using quotations or dialogue helps the reader feel like he/she is right in the middle of the action.

• Quotations (dialogue) are words spoken by someone.

• Quotation marks are used to set off the exact words that are spoken.

Lesson 130• Begin quotations with a capital letter.• End a quotation with a terminating punctuation mark—a

period, exclamation mark, or question mark.• Example: “We are going camping this weekend!”• Pause a quotation by using a comma.• Example: “Listen,” mama said, “to the falling rain.”• Assign a speaker after a quotation by using a comma,

question mark, or exclamation mark inside the quotation marks.

• Example: “Can we stay inside for recess?” the class begged.

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• Quotations always begin with what?• a capital letter• Quotations/dialogue are offset from the rest

of the text by what marks?• quotation marks

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• The pattern for a beginning quote is:• “C -quote- (,!?)” explanatory words/speaker (.)• Follow the steps to fix this sentence.• the boys and i are going hunting on friday with

bj moss my dad said• Identify the explanatory words/speaker. Put a

period after those words.• the boys and i are going hunting on friday with

bj moss my dad said.

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• the boys and i are going hunting on friday with bj moss my dad said.

• Enclose the quote with a comma, exclamation mark, or a question mark in quotation marks.

• “the boys and i are going hunting on friday with bj moss,” my dad said.

• Start the quotation with a capital letter and fix other capitalization errors.

• “The boys and I are going hunting on Friday with BJ Moss,” my dad said.

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• Using the pattern for a beginning quote, fix these sentences.

• “C -quote- (,!?)” explanatory words/speaker (.)

• joe, i want you to do the dishes tonight mom said

• we were outside playing the children explained

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• The pattern for an end quote is:• C –explanatory words/speaker (,) “C –quote- (.!?)”• Follow the steps to fix this sentence.• my dad said the boys and i are going hunting on

friday with bj moss• Identify the explanatory words/speaker. Capitalize

the first word and follow with a comma.• My dad said, the boys and i are going hunting on

friday with bj moss

Lesson 130• My dad said, the boys and i are going hunting on friday with

bj moss• Put quotation marks around what is being said.• My dad said, “the boys and i are going hunting on friday

with bj moss”• Capitalize the beginning of the quotation and all other

proper nouns within the quotation.• My dad said, “The boys and I are going hunting on Friday

with BJ Moss”• End the sentence with terminating punctuation.• My dad said, “The boys and I are going hunting on Friday

with BJ Moss.”

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• Using the pattern for end quotations, fix these sentences.

• C –explanatory words/speaker (,) “C –quote- (.!?)”

• mom said i want you to do the dishes tonight

• henry screamed stop poking me with your pencil

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• The pattern for split quotations is:• “C –quote- (,)” lc –explanatory words(,) “lc –

quote- (.!?)”• Follow the steps to fix this sentence.• the boys and i my dad said are going hunting on

friday with bj moss• Identify the explanatory words/speaker. Follow

them with a comma.• the boys and i my dad said, are going hunting on

friday with bj moss

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• the boys and i my dad said, are going hunting on friday with bj moss

• Put quotation marks around what is being said.• “the boys and i” my dad said, “are going hunting

on friday with bj moss”• Punctuate the quotation. Add a comma where

after the interrupted piece of the quotation and end with terminating punctuation.

• “the boys and i,” my dad said, “are going hunting on friday with bj moss.”

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• “the boys and i,” my dad said, “are going hunting on friday with bj moss.”

• Capitalize the first word of the quotation and all proper nouns.

• “The boys and I,” my dad said, “are going hunting on Friday with BJ Moss.”

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• Use the pattern for split quotations to fix these sentences.

• “C –quote- (,)” lc –explanatory words(,) “lc –quote- (.!?)”

• joe mom said your father and i want you to do the dishes tonight

• we have to walk across town jan said to get to the park

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The hides of some animals are

very valuable.

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They appeared happy about the

big trip.

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The lights on the stage were

extremely bright.

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After the ceremony Sandra will be

too tired for a shopping trip.

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The actor’s performance

in the musical was

absolutely tremendous.

Jingle Review

Jingle Review

Lesson 135

The adhesive tape was too sticky

for the children.

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The July morning was

clear and hot.

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The road to our house is

hilly and rough.

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The wind from the north was

very strong during the storm.

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Jingle Review

Lesson 137

Kelly’s novel was exceptionally

good for a beginning writer.

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The castle on the top of the hill

is enormous.

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At night the old house was

dark and scary.

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The lawyer from the prestigious

firm was very dependable.

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Lesson 139

My new boss was very tactful

about the new rules and

regulations.

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Our chairs in the den are

torn and ragged.

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We were warm and cozy in front

of the blazing fireplace.

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During August the weather is

hot and miserable.

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Jingle Review

Lesson 140

Fire and disease are the worst

enemies of the forest.

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The President is elected by the

people and serves for four years.

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The encyclopedia gave us

the answer to our question.

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The chestnut-brown moccasin is

poisonous.

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Lesson 143

Jan selected furniture for the

bedroom and ordered drapes

for the windows.

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The animals in the everglades are

deer, bears, cougars, and

alligators.

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The baby ducks in our ponds are

yellow and soft.

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An unusual story about a raccoon

was charmingly told.

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Lesson 145

Deciduous trees lose their leaves

in the fall of the year.

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The bank teller showed us

the hidden camera during our

investigation.

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This log house is too expensive

for the average buyer.

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The weary travelers

impatiently awaited the end

of the heavy snowfall.