Teaching page · Grade 3 · Lesson 36
Key verbs — use the words
Two words can both fit a sentence, and one of them fits better.
The words
predict
say what will happen
Watch how it is built
1record means about the same as write down.
Record the temperature each morning.
2measure means about the same as find how much.
Measure the water in the cup.
3predict means about the same as say what will happen.
Predict which seed grows first.
Two ways to say it
✗ Record the temperature each morning. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ Record the temperature each morning. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Who is reading this, and does my word suit them?”
Remember
The verb decides how the sentence moves.
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