Grammar lessons Marking period 1

WEEK 1: YOUR VS YOU'RE Your: possessive pronoun, shows ownership​ Ex: Your locker is messy.​ You’re: contraction of you are​ Ex: You’re in trouble!​

WEEK 2: their, there, they're​ Their: shows possession​ Ex: Their children are naughty.​ There: pronoun​ Ex: The children are over there.​ They’re: contraction of they are​ Ex: They’re getting the children ready for school.

WEEK 3: AFFECT VS EFFECT Affect: verb, to cause a change​ Ex: The late night affected Sam’s test score. ​ Effect: noun, a result​ Ex: An effect of the poor test score was that Sam was grounded

WEEK 4: PRINCIPAL VS PRINCIPLE ​ Principal: noun; the head of an organization or a sum of money.​ Ex: The principal spoke at the assembly.​ Principle: noun; a basic truth or law​ Ex: The teacher taught us many important life principles.

WEEK 5: CAPITAL VS CAPITOL ​ Capital: city, money, punishable by death, or letter​ Ex: The residents of the state capital held a protest.​ Capitol: a building where lawmakers meet​ Ex: The capitol has undergone extensive renovations

WEEK 6: WEATHER, WHETHER, AND WETHER Noun: the condition of the atmosphere​ Ex: The weather is supposed to be cold and rainy.​ Verb: to expose to the elements or to safely come through, survive​ Ex: The building weathered the storm.​ Whether​ Conjunction: introduces possibilities (similar to "if")​ Ex: Whether you want to or not, you must attend school.​ Wether​ Noun: male sheep ​ Ex: The wether ran through the pasture.

WEEK 7: SIT VS. SET ​ Set: verb, to place an object​ Ex: She set the book on the table.​ Sit: verb, to be seated​ Ex: You need to sit down in your chair.​ Sat: verb, past tense of sit​ Ex: The dog sat in the window all day