5th Grade: Grammar Part 2

quotation marks

punctuation marks at the beginning and end of a direct quotation. ex. "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." Walt Disney

interjection

single word or group of words used to express a feeling or emotion ex. Wow! That is a huge snake.

indirect object

tells to or for whom or what the action is done ex. Robert baked the class cookies. Class is the indirect object because Robert is baking the cookies and not the class.

action verb

tells what the subject does, did, or will do ex. Kenny hit the baseball.

direct quotation

the exact words a character or person says ex. "Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead." This is a direct quote from Harry Potter.

direct object

the word that receives the action of the verb ex. Joel kicked the soccer ball. Ball is the direct object because it receives the action kicked.

compound direct object

words that receive the action of the same verb ex. Lilium drew portraits and landscapes. Both portraits and landscapes are the direct objects of the verb drew.

subordinating conjunction

a conjunction that joins two clauses to form a complex sentence ex. Shawn ran ahead while the class walked behind. While is the subordinating conjunction.

coordinating conjunction

a conjunction that joins two words, groups of words, or sentences ex. Alessandra completed all of her classwork, and she cooked dinner for her family. And is the coordinating conjunction.

correlative conjunctions

a pair of conjunctions that joins parallels words or phrases ex. Paloma likes both cats and dogs. Both and and are correlative conjunctions.

complex sentence

a sentence containing a dependent and an independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction ex. Since Julian didn't eat his dinner, he did not get dessert. He did not get dessert is independent and since Julian didn't eat his dinner is dependent.

verb tense

a verb form that conveys time, sequence, state, or condition. Verb tenses tell if the verb is happening in the past, present, or future. ex. Clarence sang in the choir. (past) Clarence sings in the choir. (present) Clarence will sing in the choir. (future)

helping verb

adds detail to the main verb. Common helping verbs are: am, are, been, being, can, could, dare, did, should, etc. ex. Lily was humming while working. Was is the helping verb for humming.

linking verb

connects a subject of a sentence to information about it. A linking verb shows state of being and not action. ex. She is a rock star. Who IS she? A rock star.

main verb

conveys the most important action, state, or condition in a sentence. ex. Abbie blew bubbles in the classroom. Blew is the main verb.