1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
GRAMMAR HELP FOR YOUR SCRIPTS!

2. Puzzling Pronouns Used in place of a noun
Common pronouns are: he, she, they, it, him, her, theirs.
Only use them when you have already stated the noun before.
Ex. Charlie wanted a golden ticket. He ate a lot of chocolate.

3. Perplexing Progressive Verbs
Use the progressive form when you want to show that an action is continuing.
Present tense:
Past Tense:
Person
Singular
Plural
First Person
I am (verb)-ing
We are (verb)-ing
Second Person
You are (verb)-ing
Third Person
He/she/it is (Verb) -ing
They are (verb)-ing
Person
Singular
Plural
First Person
I was (verb)-ing
We were (verb)-ing
Second Person
You were (verb)-ing
Third Person
He, she, it was (verb)-ing
They were (verb)-ing

4. More Progressive Verbs!
Future Tense:
Person
Singular
Plural
First Person
I will be (verb)-ing
We will be (verb)-ing
Second Person
You will be (verb)-ing
Third Person
He/she/it will be (verb)-ing
They will be (verb)-ing

5. Awesome Adjectives Size Color Shape Amount Big, small, medium
Adjectives describe a noun
Examples
Size
Color
Shape
Amount
Big, small, medium
Red, blue, pink
Round, square
A lot, a little

6. Amazing Adverbs Use with verbs Usually end in –ly
Adverbs describe an action
Examples
Use with verbs
Usually end in –ly
Similar to adjectives
He walked swiftly to class
Slowly, quickly, softly
They both describe!

7. Prepositions
Used to link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in the sentence
Can become prepositional phrases
Ex. The book is on the shelf.
To view a list of 49 prepositions, click below and scroll to page 6

8. Sentence Structure Katie watches movies.
A simple sentence structure has one clause.
A compound sentence has two clauses joined by a conjunction.
Katie watches movies.
Katie watches movies and I play piano.

9. Editing Symbols
In this project we will be self and peer editing our projects!
Use the link below to view common editing marks that we will use in class:

10. Writing Tips Use all your prior knowledge to write good sentences
Include adjectives and adverbs
Look over your writing when you are finished
Make sure you use proper grammar
Take information from the PowerPoint to enhance your skills