Grammar Topics for Grade 5 Students

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This discussion is about the grammar topics that are typically taught in Grade 5. We will discuss the specific topics that are covered, how they are taught and the importance of grammar in the language arts curriculum. We will also discuss how grammar can be taught in an engaging way that is both fun and educational.

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Grammar topics in Grade 5 include:

Nouns: Identifying common, proper, abstract, singular, plural, and collective nouns. Using nouns as subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects.
Pronouns: Types of pronouns, using pronouns to replace nouns, using pronoun antecedents, modifying nouns with pronouns.
Verbs: Differentiating between action and linking verbs. Identifying verb tenses. Using helping verbs.
Adjectives and Adverbs: Identifying adjectives and adverbs. Understanding the differences between adjectives and adverbs and how they modify nouns and verbs.
Punctuation: Rules for using commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, and dashes.
Sentence Structure: Information about simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Understanding subject-verb agreement and verb tense consistency.
Paragraphs: Writing effective paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.

For more information, check out these resources from PBS Learning Media:

English Language Arts Standards for Grade 5 (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/comm05ela-stand-grade5/english-language-arts-standards-grade-5/)
Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammaradjectives-adverbs/grammar-adjectives-and-adverbs/)
Grammar: Nouns and Pronouns (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammarnounspronouns/grammar-nouns-and-pronouns/)
Grammar: Paragraphing (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammarparagraphing/grammar-paragraphing/)
Grammar: Punctuation (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammarpunctuation/grammar-punctuation/)
Grammar: Sentence Structure (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammarsentence/grammar-sentence-structure/)
Grammar: Verbs (http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lrt612-ela-grammarverbs/grammar-verbs/)