Grammar Rules!: For Students, Parents, & Teachers : A Straightforward Approach to Basic English Grammar and Writing Skills PDF
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mdm mar aos! | rammnar For students, parents, & teachers: A straightforward approach to basic English Grammar and Writing Skills ~The thrd section, Diagramming, teaches the ~ ct wel at pictorial exolanations of the relationships ome 40 Units in 4 Sections Each The fist sectien of each Unit intoduces Patt of Speech In @leaming stuaton where witing onaiyzed, students need to Uundorstend the vacebulayy of grammar. When a danging partcfle le pointed out, students need to undetslane whet ¢ participle to be otle to recogrize i ‘he second section of each Unit, Mechanies, excloins a nde fof common enor associatec with each part of speech just learned, ‘he isues chosen reinforce the understanding o” the Parts of Speech section and erdoeess ears most carnmanty found in shiclent wring Cond the SAT I witing test. re of language. Sentence dlagroms provide ongcing review of all pars of sosech, woes, phrases, ond clauses ‘he four secton, Prootieading, concentrates 07 the ski ust learnec ‘ond reviews rues leamedin earlier unis, Prootreacing teaches students to excmine their work caretuly for eror. In ation, th section proves practice h recognizing and eliminating siang, clichés, redundancies, ond wordiness, Pailin ISBN 1-930820-02-%" Reorser Number GF-102 —_ ~~ For students, parents, & teachers: A straightforward approach to basic English Grammar and Writing Skills Mary S.Schatz ‘This set of exercises crew out of my frusttation with conectng college students’ phlesophy pavers, The papers were ful of grammar errors. When | pointod out that a sentence wos a fragrant secouse itiocked a verb, the usual response was "What's a verb?" These exercises are designed fe feach baste grammar concepis and to show how thase concerts are Used in comact witting. The frst saction 0” each Unit (A) Introduces the Parts of Speech ond tecchas the student to recognize them Ina chossourn ahuadian where wring is anciyzed stucients neat fo understand the vocabulery of grammer, When a teacher points ou" 0 dangling parlic ple, the student needs to under stone what a participle Is Je second section uf each unit (2), Mechanics, expicins sore rule or common error associated with the part of speach just ‘earned, The ives are chossn to reinfores *he understanding of the Pails of Speech section and to adress the errors comemanly found in student writing and ihe SAT IL wing test. Mecharics the third section (C). Blagraniming, teaches the student tre 3 sructure of our lengunge, Sentence dlegiams provide on- TMU acing review of ail the parts of speech as wall os pictorial ‘explanations of relationships of words und phrases. The final section (D), Prootteading, reviews the skis earned in the previous sections It teaches students to exorre ine Ihelt work carefuly far errors, Correct wtiling and effec: fiva procfteading are the ultfmate gools of these grammar exercises. cromarRules! Unit) A Nouns B Avoid Sang © Sentence Suryects D Prooftocing BSingutar and Plural Nouns © More Sentence Subjects D Proolteading Unit 3 ‘A. Common and Proper Nouns B Vorb "To Bo” © simple Sentence Diagrams D Subject. Veils Agreement Unit 4 A More Varts B Contractions © More Simple Sentence Dlagicms D Proofreading Unit § ‘A Nouns and Weros More Singuter and Plural Nouns © Compound Subjects D Comoound! Subject.Verb Agrasinent 0 Unit 6 [A More Nouns ara verbs B Porsesive Nouns © Compcurd Werbs 1 Puncharton Plelle Unit 7 A Adjectives B Buta Your Oun Sentences © Diagramming Adactles D More Practice Unit 8 A Briclas—Winpy Adjectives B Spaclal Forms of Adiactives © More Dagramming Adjectives D Prookeading Unit 9 A Boverts B Adactiues ond Adverts © Diagramming Adverbs D Gaod, Wall Bod, Boxy Unit 10 A Wore Adverts B Craating Adveibs © Mote Dagramming Adverts D Proofieading Review Skill Check cnmnaRUlest Ree Lessons 11-20 Unit 11 A Conjunettons B Compound Senterces © Diagramring Compound Sentences D Prooftsadng Unit 12 ‘A Prepositions 8 Prepositions Go Fh © 38. Creative! © Prooteadhg Unit 13 A Prepetitonal Phrases BOF 04 eve © Acjective Prepostional Phrases D Prooteadng Unit 14 A Mote Preposticnsl Fhnatas 8 Povalll Suche © Acvert Proportional Phrases D Proofreading Unit 15 A Dhact Objects B There. Thea: Mey‘ © Diagramming Dirsct Cbjecs D Prooheading i crm RUOS! eo “4 “6 4% a BEES esas eee BoB Unit 16 A Inckect Objects B Vero Tereas ane tnegular Verb: Diogromrring Indirect Objects D Prootecarg Unit 17 & Proneune B Prorouns and Certractons © More Objects D Prooheading Unit 18 {A Subject and Object Proneuns B Mote Subject and Object Pronauns © More Practios D Praokeading Unit 19 1A Who anal Wher B Scrambled Pronouns © Who, Whom? D Prcofieading Uni 20 ‘A Posessive Pronouns B Pronouns end Antecedents © De Crectivel D Preofieading Review Skill Check RRS B9B8 n 7 ” a £8 Unit 21 ‘A Barble’s Sleepover B Pronoun Agreement © Sentence Patterns D Prostecdng Unit 22 ‘A Subject Complements B Subject and Obfact Prenouns Diegramrring Sublect Complernenrs D Wo Be Polticaly Comect Unit 23 A Unling Veros and Action Verbs B More Subject and Object Pronouns © Unking Verbs and Action verbe D Prostteccing Unit 24 A Predicate Aciectives B Vito the Rules © Busptins D Prosfeacing Unit 25 ‘A Phrases and Clauses, B This’ That ond Anieceaenis © Mera Sentence Patiairs D Rrosfeading Lessons 21-30 102 108 Unit 26 [A Subordinate Coriunctions 10s 3B Uke ond As 108 © Diogiomming Adverb Clcusss 107 2B Frootrsading 108 Unit 27 A Relative Pronouns Td B Who ered When rn Adoctve Clauses 110 € Diogromming Adjective Clouses 111 © Footeading we Unit 28. A Noun Clauses us 8 Senione Fragments m4 € Ciagammrg Non Cae IS 2 Froutsuseg 6 Unit 29 A Coriunctive Adverse Ww B Runon Sentences 18 © Clauses and More Clauses us B Conecting Runon Sentences 120 Unit 30 ‘A Changing Sentence Pattems 121 BToCommacr Netto Comma 122 tha Mother of All Serrences 138, D Prookeceing 24 Review 125 Skill Check ww sreroneRUIES! iit Table of Conter Unit 31 A Apponinves B Avcld Cliches Diagramming Appeaitives D A ciche Coser Unit 32 A Fantciples and Participial Priases B Coonan Port ciples © Diagrernmang Paticiples D Proofteacing Unit 33 4 Garurass and Gerund Phrases B Gerund ond Pastisple Problerne © Diagramming Gerunds D ambiguity Unit 34 A innrtves ont Inirtive Phrases B Too Many Words! © Diagrammeng nfintives D Proofisading Unit 35 1A priate cna Clause Keviow B Vony Your Senrence Sinacture © Moe Intritives D Gicdethe tins v srommor Rules! Lessons 31-40 Unit 36 12 & Active and Passive vores 50 Me Arve and Praswve Verbs 31 ¢ Too Mary Fragments! 32. B Protecting Unit 37 38 Veh Tonwes 34 Tense Ambiguity "88 G Gre 30g 36 B Conect Tense Unit 38 87 A S.tjunctive Verbs 188 _-B Reclinelancy and Oxnnvons 389 © Choe the Conect Foirn at Proctrecciing Unit 39 lal verbs ancl More Verbs Sad B Words. Weick, Words. a3 Miplacea Modiies, 44D More Worciness andl Redundancy Unit 40 a3 A Sentence Rogmenis 4B Commas Semicolons, ond Colons 47 © Mixed Practice 48D Spellchack Goofs Review Skill Check e 10 181 182 153 1a 158 186 1 158 19 10 181 162 ire} 16d 188, 166 a 168 19 m Glossary 13 Diagramming Pattems 7 Answer Key yet creme RL@St eit 114, rots of speoen| Know Your Building Materials! A noun is ¢ word that names q person, piace. of thing Gahn, batn, hat Dtotw a Ine under each noun. 1. Anasty dragon ate the teacher. (2) 2. Desserts should be eaten before vegetables. (2) 3. Barble anc Skipper are annoying. (2) 4, Ask Joe and Jim to come. (2) 5. The Beaties were a singing group. (2) 6. Rich hit the ball nd then ron around the bases. (3) Allin the blanks. Anoun sc word that names a _pevs or — oe Grammar RUE! 1
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