Our writers have now learned almost all of the parts of speech. We only have interjections left. At this point, fourth graders should be able to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositions in a sentence. .
Just last week, they learned about modal verbs. These are verbs of permission, ability, necessity, and suggestion. It is the difference between 'Can I...' and 'May I...'. Students are beginning to correct themselves when they speak, using 'Can I...' and 'May I.
Just last week, they learned about modal verbs. These are verbs of permission, ability, necessity, and suggestion. It is the difference between 'Can I...' and 'May I...'. Students are beginning to correct themselves when they speak, using 'Can I...' and 'May I.