This week’s Grammar lessons focus on pronoun-verb agreement, possessive pronouns, pronoun-verb contractions, and the difference between contractions and possessive pronouns.

A present-tense verb must agree with its subject pronoun. Add -s or -es to most present-tense action verbs when you use the singular pronouns he, she, and it. (He gets a bike. She washes the bike.) Do not add -s or -es to an action verb in the present-tense when you use the plural pronouns we, you, and they, or the singular pronouns I and you. (They get a bike. I wash the bike.)

A possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessive noun. A possessive pronoun shows who or what owns something. (Al’s favorite book/his favorite book) (the book’s cover/its cover)

A contraction is a shortened form of two words. An apostrophe (‘) replaces letters that are left out in a pronoun-verb contraction. (We will see the kittens soon. We’ll see the kittens soon.)

Do not confuse possessive pronouns with contractions. The words it’s, you’re, and they’re are contractions. The words its, your, and their are possessive pronouns.

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This is an excellent site for practicing language arts skills with activities and interactive games. When you first visit the site, you will see the Math section. Scroll down to get to the Language Arts links.

http://www.funbrain.com
A fun site with learning games for students. We often visited the site in previous years, when the whole class had finished writing assignments in the Computer Lab. Try Grammar Gorillas.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Includes funny children's poems and poetry, books, games, contests, lessons, discussion forum, journals, and a rhyming dictionary for reference.

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