ContentsSection 1 1. Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Let and Leave; Teach and Learn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. Singular Nouns With Plural Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4. Adverb Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5. Quiz 1 and Extra Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Section 2 6. Singular Indefinite Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7. Compare and Contrast—Exploring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8. Compare and Contrast—Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 9. Word Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 10. Quiz 2 and Extra Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Section 3 11. Plural Indefinite Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 12. Commonly Misused Adjectives and Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 13. Subject-Verb Agreement With Indefinite Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 14. Creative Writing, Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 15. Self Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 16. Creative Writing, Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 17. LightUnit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Spelling Word Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Singular Indefinite Pronouns6

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indefinite (in defˊ nǝt) pronoun: a pronoun that does not refer to specific people or things

Indefinite means “not specific .” Indefinite pronouns do not refer to any specific person or thing .

Some indefinite pronouns are always singular . Pronouns ending in –thing, –body, or –one are always singular . The other singular indefinite pronouns are listed below .

each either much neither one another other

Indefinite pronouns can be used as subjects, indirect objects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, and objects of prepositions .

Someone from Sri Lanka gave each of us a postcard.

Marcia bought neither of the two plants.

The red-haired boy is one of Beth’s brothers.

“There’s enough for everyone,” said Philip.

Indefinite pronouns are diagrammed according to their function in a sentence .

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

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A Memorize thesingular indefinitepronouns listed in the teachingboxandthe threeendingsof theothersingular indefinitepronouns.Recite themtoyour teacher.

B Underlineeach indefinitepronoun.

1. Anybody can borrow my ice skates if I’m not using them.

2. Elizabeth Yates is one of my favorite authors.

3. Everyone in New Orleans was affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

4. There were only two kinds of cameras in the shop, and Ward did not like either.

5. While in Ireland, Ashlyn sent a postcard to each of her sisters.

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C Labels forsubject, do fordirect object, io for indirect object, pn forpredicate nominative or op forobject of a preposition toshowthefunctionofeachunderlinedpronoun.

6. Grandma has given each of her neighbors a loaf of homemade bread.

7. Pioneer life was difficult for everybody.

8. “Joel was one of my students,” Mary said.

9. Marilyn invited everyone to her house for a sledding party.

10. No one knew where the lost puppy was.

D Writeapabovetheappositive.Diagrameachsentence.

11. Neither of us children wanted the old bucket.

12. This book was one of Sue’s birthday gifts.

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E Circleeachadverb.Drawanarrowfromeachadverbto theword itmodifies.

13. Books of quotations can be quite interesting to read.

14. Julia carefully laid the baby down on the bed.

15. The younger children are happily playing out in the woods.

16. Father usually whistles while he works.

17. Jonathan does his math very accurately.

18. Miriam doesn’t get home late in the evenings.

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F Underline thecorrectverb.

19. Rickets still affect,affects children today.

20. Seychelles is, are an island nation in the Indian Ocean.

21. Twenty miles of water divide, divides England from France.

22. Politics is, are not a wise topic of conversation.

G Writeadjective or verb to tell the functionofeachunderlinedword.

23. Earth is revolving around the Sun at 67,000 miles per hour.

24. Revolving doors prevent drafts from entering buildings.

25. Beulah’s lost purse was found under a bench in the subway station.

H Underlineeachpronoun.Label itnom fornominative,obj forobjective,or int forinterrogative.

26. We helped Justin look for the new softball, but it was lost for good.

27. Who took them to the train station in Staunton?

28. The long trip exhausted us.

29. Which is Jennie’s?

I Write thecorrect formof theword inparentheses.Circle the formofcomparisonused.

30. (bad) This was the case of chicken pox the doctor had ever seen.

positive comparative superlative

31. (believable) Tony’s explanation of the accident is than Richard’s.

positive comparative superlative

J Rewrite thissentence,usingthe formofcomparisoncorrectly.

32. Snowboarding is more riskier than skiing.

K Writepast, present, or future to label the tenseofeachunderlinedverb.

33. Grandpa collected stamps when he was younger.

34. Donna will call us if she needs anything else.

35. A pair of red-headed woodpeckers comes to our feeder.

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O Usingyourbesthandwriting, listsixkindsof thingsyoucouldread inanewspaper.

L Circleeach letter thatshouldbecapitalized.Underlineeachnameor title thatshouldbein italics.Putquotationmarksaroundeachtitle thatneedsthem.

36.   david copperfield (book)

37.   in christ alone (song)

38.   next year at the latest (chapter)

39.   mary celeste (ship)

M Underlineeachnounofdirectaddress.Addcommaswhereneeded.

40. “Ralph where did you put the socket set?” Dad wondered.

41. “Thank you Candace!” Miss Sheri said.

N Drawaplussign(+)aboveeachcoordinatingconjunction.Underlineeachclause.

42. Jonah tried to run away from God, so he headed for Tarshish.

43. Hairnets are required for this area of the chocolate factory, and only healthy people are

allowed in.

44. You may talk to God about anything, yet we leave the answers up to Him.

Spelling Wordspreoccupied

preparation

preposition

prevail

prevent

preview

problem

procedure

proclaim

produce

professor

profit

pronounce

prosper

subdue

submarine

submerge

submit

substance

substitute

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The prefix pre- means “before in time, space or rank; in advance of or in front of.”

P Write thecorrectspellingwordforeachdescription.

45. to prepare in advance of an event

46. a connecting word positioned in front of a noun or pronoun

47. to look at something ahead of time

48. to have one’s mind occupied on a subject ahead of other things

49. to stop something ahead of time

The prefix pro- can mean nearly the same thing as pre- does. However, it can also mean “in place of (as in pronoun)” or “taking care of.”

Q Write thecorrectspellingwordforeachdescription.

50. gains that come as a result of business moving forward

51. to have things go better than hoped for

52. the rules for going ahead with something; a method

53. to yield fruit; to bring something forth

54. a difficulty or a challenge

The prefix sub- means “under, coming from underneath, secondary, or less than complete.”

R Write thecorrectspellingwordforeachdescription.

55. to bring under subjection; to conquer

56. the material of which an object is made

57. a vehicle that travels underwater

58. to place oneself under another’s leadership

S Write theSection2spellingwords inyournotebook.

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