#383 McGraw-Hill Grammar 20 (grade 3)

Grammar 20 p.48 possessive form of a noun N-singular + 's N-plural ending with "s" + ' N-plural ending without "s" + 's p.49 The volunteer women's group at the hospital held a bake sale. They raise money to help decorate children's wing. Now there is a beautiful mural showing animals' homes. My favorite part shows the Pacific Ocean's sea life. You can almost hear the many dolphins' cries. p.50 A bird's song is a beautiful thing to hear. A geese's honk can be heard all over the barnyard. A monkey's chatter can be noisy and loud. Whales' songs have been recorded for many years. A wolf's howl can sound scary on a dark night. p.51 I read a book about birds. (read) I learned about their nests. (learned) My neighbor is a bird watcher. (is) She writes about the birds in our town. (writes) I saw a hummingbird in the flowers. (saw) A hummingbird is very small. (is) Its wings move very fast. (move) A hummingbird drinks nectar. (drinks) Some hummingbirds fly south in the winter. (fly) My dad and I made a special feeder for them. (made) p.52 Our class planned a picnic. (planned) We put tablecloths on the picnic tables. (put) Everyone brought sandwiches. (brought) Jon likes potato salad. (likes) He cooked the potatoes. (cooked) His mom cut them into pieces. (cut) Jon added lots of good things to the salad. (added) I tried the lemonade. (tried) It tasted too sour. (tasted) I poured sugar in the lemonade. (poured) p.53 "I'd like to see the new movie about penguins," said Mom. "Let's all go this afternoon," Dad suggested. "I'll check the paper to see what time it starts," I told them. "Do you want to see the one at 2:30 or the one at 5:00?" I asked. "Let's go at 2:30 since we're having company over about 6:15," Mom said. p.54 Last week my sister said, "let's plan a birthday party for Dad." We decided to have the party on Saturday at 3:00. "It will be fun to have the party in the park," I told my sister and mom. "I'll get some balloons and party hats," Mom said. We went to the park at 2:30 to set up. Then we waited, but Dad did not come at 3:00. He did not come at 3:15. "I think we forgot to tell Dad about the party!" said Mom. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn