All About Ryder

My boyfriend has 4 nieces and nephews. His oldest nephew is named Ryder. Ryder is 6 and a half years old. He was born at a hospital on Long Island and lives on Long Island. Ryder is currently in the first grade. He has a younger sister named Cassidy and a younger brother named Oliver. Ryder is an admirable big brother! He loves playing with his siblings. Ryder enjoys building with Legos. He also likes to play with superhero action figures. Ryder is a marvelous reader! He enjoys reading fiction books about animals and superhero comic books. Ryder is a pleasant child and I love spending time with him!

Vocabulary
niece (noun) - a daughter of a person's brother or sister
nephew (noun) - a son of a person's brother or sister
admirable (adjective) - excellent or great
marvelous (adjective) - excellent or great
fiction (noun) - a made-up or imagined story
pleasant (adjective) - enjoyable

Vocabulary Exercise
Use the vocabulary words above to complete the story.

Lynn loves her family so much. She has a _________ named Jessica and a _________ named Mark. One day, Lynn, Jessica, and Mark went to the bookstore. They looked in the __________ book section at the bookstore. The bookstore had a ____________ selection of books to choose from. After they chose their books they went to the register. The cashier was polite and _________, she did her job with a smile on her face. Lynn, Jessica, and Mark had a ___________ trip to the bookstore.

Grammar Point
State of being verbs are verbs that do not express action. State of being verbs link the subject to a noun or adjectives in the predicate. For example, I wrote, "Ryder is a marvelous reader!" The verb "is" is part of the verb "be." The word "marvelous" is a predicate adjective that describes the type of reader that Ryder is. Other examples of state of being verbs are:
be
am
are
is
was
were

Grammar Exercise:
Which state of being verbs do you see in my paragraph? Write three sentences using state of being verbs.

Watch this video if you want to learn more about state of being verbs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ3b8BX08Zc