Guides to Grammar and Writing

The Grammar Handbook

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Students should be encouraged to utitlize these guides to english grammar and writing as reference tools. A Handy Grammar Reference for Home or School. Twenty-four short grammar lessons, complete with examples and practice exercises, help students review and master the basics of clear and correct writing. This versatile handbook allows for independent study at school or at home, helping students acquire the skills that make writing a more natural and satisfying experience.

The Grammar Handbook:

Reviews important rules of grammar
Reinforces classroom instruction
Develops writing confidence and satisfaction
Evaluates student knowledge and needs with Pre-Test and Post-Test
Includes an Answer Key for independent study

Table of Contents:

Pre-Test

Getting Basic: Parts of Speech

Unit 1 Nouns
Unit 2 Subject Nouns
Unit 3 Verbs
Unit 4 Pronouns
Unit 5 Adjectives
Unit 6 Adverbs
Unit 7 Prepositions
Unit 8 Conjunctions
Unit 9 Interjections

Vital Signs: Special Verb Usage and Verbals

Unit 10 Kinds of Verbs
Unit 11 Indirect Objects and Objective Complements
Unit 12 Voice of the Verb-Active/Passive

Pointed Punctuation Practice

Unit 14 Punctuation-Part 1
Unit 15 Punctuation-Part II

Sentence Sense

Unit 17 Kinds of Sentences
Unit 18 Modifiers-Dangling and Misplaced
Unit 19 Sentence Errors

Style Sense

Unit 20 Clauses with Special Functions
Unit 21 Coordination and Subordination
Unit 22 Parallelism

Post-Test

Answer Key: Pre-Test

Answer Key: Practices

Answer Key: Post-Test

Introduction
The purpose of The Grammar Handbook is to provide you, the student, with a convenient grammar reference when you need to review the elements of language structure. Certain concepts will be new for some of you; therefore, this handbook will guide your understanding. For others, this book will serve as a refresher course and will aid the fine-tuning of your skills. Using this book will help you develop confidence in your writing ability.

The book begins with a grammar pre-test to encourage you to self-check your skill level and to identify those concepts on which you should focus your study. Each unit includes review sections with examples and simple exercises to test your knowledge of each unit.

We suggest that you read the review sections, complete any practice exercises, and check the Answer Key. If you find you have missed a point, double-check the review section again. If necessary, you can clarify an issue with your English teacher.

The book ends with a grammar post-test, which you can use to self-check your mastery of the concepts reviewed in this book.

Advantages of this book

Independent study
Condensed information for quick reference
Practice exercises
Pre-Tests and Post-Tests to self-check mastery of concepts
Answer Key

The more you understand the grammar patterns of the English language, the more effectively you will write and speak. Excellent communication skills will give you both personal pleasure and academic rewards. In addition, those skills will serve you well in any field or job you choose in the future.