Grammar and Language Workbook

194 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6

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Grammar

pres. prog. 20. I am holdingthe ladder steady.

pres. perf. 21. The snow has comeat last!

P 22. The wind rattles the window panes.

P 23. My bird feeder hangs on a limb outside my bedroom window.

past 24. The baron rose and stood by the window, dreaming of his princess.

past perf. 25. The meat had not frozen properly.

pres. prog. 26. I’m teaching my puppy to sit, roll over, and fetch.

pres. perf. 27. That tree has stoodthere for hundreds of years.

P 28. The little field mouse hides timidly under the tulip leaves.

Exercise 3 Write pro.if the italicized noun is a proper noun, com. if it is a common

noun, or col.if it is a collective noun. For nouns that are both common and collective,

wirte col.

col. The group has decided not to pay for a new slide projector.

col. 1. The family will buy this land for a new store.

pro. 2. Mrs. Smithwill teach our class next week.

pro. 3. Dr. Johnsonsays a lot of funny things when I visit him.

col. 4. When will the legislature vote on that bill?

com. 5. The Carlson’s dog is always in our yard.

pro. 6. Tom Sawyeris one of my favorite story characters.

col. 7. The cheerleading squad will practice after school on Tuesday.

com. 8. What’s the name of the actor who played the butler?

pro. 9. President Abraham Lincolnis my favorite American leader.

col. 10. According to Bob, our class will go on a field trip next week.

com. 11. The alligator crossed the road right in front of us!

com. 12. The giant battleship is now a war memorial for our state.

col. 13. My brother’s army battalion will pass through our town today.

com. 14. The clouds looked like white feathers on the underwing of the sky.

com. 15. Although cricket is played with a ball and a bat, it is different from baseball.