Basics for Communicating EffectivelyChristian Liberty Press, 1996 - 262 pages This book lays a foundation for effective communication with the English language. The student will learn the basics of English grammar, including the definition and usage of the eight parts of speech. In addition, the student will examine how these are to be properly used in phrases, clauses, and sentences. Correct sentence structure, diagramming, pronoun usage, and forming good paragraphs are also emphasized. Grade 7." |
Contents
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WORDS THAT JOINCONJUNCTIONS | 20 |
WORDS THAT EXCLAIMINTERJECTIONS | 27 |
ANTONYMS | 119 |
HOMONYMS AND HOMOGRAPHS | 121 |
UNIT REVIEW | 127 |
Using Pronouns | 131 |
USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS AS SUBJECTS AND SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS | 132 |
USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS AS OBJECTS | 135 |
PERSONAL PRONOUNS AS APPOSITIVES AND OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS | 139 |
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS | 140 |
UNIT REVIEW | 29 |
Building Sentences | 33 |
SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES | 36 |
MORE ABOUT SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES | 38 |
COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES | 41 |
SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES | 43 |
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS AND RUNON SENTENCES | 46 |
FUNCTION OF SENTENCES | 49 |
UNIT REVIEW | 51 |
Sentence Design | 55 |
SENTENCE DESIGN B | 58 |
SENTENCE DESIGN C | 61 |
SENTENCE DESIGN D | 64 |
SENTENCE DESIGN E | 66 |
COMPOUNDS IN SENTENCE DESIGNS | 69 |
UNIT REVIEW | 73 |
Forming Phrases | 77 |
ADJECTIVE PHRASES | 78 |
ADVERB PHRASES | 80 |
NOUN PHRASES | 83 |
MISPLACED PHRASES | 85 |
PREPOSITIONS OR ADVERBS? | 87 |
UNIT REVIEW | 88 |
Do They Agree? | 91 |
PERSON | 94 |
SUBJECTVERB AGREEMENT | 96 |
STUMBLING OVER PHRASES AND COMPOUNDS | 98 |
VERBS WITH INDEFINITE PRONOUNS | 101 |
OTHER PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT | 104 |
UNIT REVIEW | 107 |
Using Words | 111 |
SYNONYMS | 118 |
INDEFINITE AND RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS | 143 |
INTERROGATIVE AND DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS | 147 |
COMPOUND PRONOUNS | 151 |
PRONOUNANTECEDENT AGREEMENT | 154 |
UNIT REVIEW | 157 |
Using Verbs | 161 |
TENSE AND PERSON OF VERBS | 167 |
VOICE OF VERBS | 171 |
UNIT REVIEW | 181 |
Using Modifiers | 185 |
MODIFIERS ENDING IN LY | 187 |
DEGREES OF COMPARISON ADJECTIVES | 189 |
DEGREES OF COMPARISON ADVERBS | 191 |
GOOD AND WELL | 192 |
OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MODIFIERS | 196 |
COMPARING ABSOLUTES | 199 |
UNIT REVIEW | 201 |
Using Punctuation Capitalization | 205 |
USING COMMAS TO INTRODUCE OR ENCLOSE | 210 |
SEMICOLONS AND COLONS | 213 |
ENDING MARKS | 217 |
APOSTROPHES AND QUOTATION MARKS | 221 |
CAPITALIZATION | 225 |
UNIT REVIEW | 229 |
Writing Skills | 233 |
SELECTING A SUBJECT | 237 |
DEVELOPING YOUR TOPIC | 239 |
BLUEPRINT FOR A GOOD PARAGRAPH | 243 |
WRITING PROJECT | 247 |
Glossary | 249 |
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Common terms and phrases
1st Person 2nd 2nd Person 3rd action verb active voice antecedent appositive Bible blanks called capital Christian communication complete predicate complete thought COMPOUND PRONOUNS compound sentence compound subject conjunctive adverb coordinating conjunctions dark print degrees of comparison diagram dictionary direct object English EXAMPLES EXERCISE A Underline EXERCISE B Write following sentences FUTURE PERFECT TENSE grammar group of words helping verb idea indefinite pronouns independent clauses indicate interjections interrogative pronouns Jesus language learned LESSON letter linking verb main verb meaning modify mother noun or pronoun objective complements paragraph passive voice past participle PERFECT TENSE Person 2nd Person personal pronouns PLURAL 1st Person predicate adjectives predicate nominative prepositional phrases present participle punctuation RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS Rule semicolon SENTENCE DESIGN simple predicate simple sentences singular and plural SINGULAR PLURAL 1st speech spelling superlative tell TENSE SINGULAR PLURAL thing topic sentence usually verb or verb verb phrase