Visual guide to grammar and punctuation
"A clear, precise, and comprehensive book that will give children the tools to build confidence in reading, writing, and comprehension through visual explanation.
| Main Author: | Dignen, Sheila (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
DK Publishing,
2017.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Parts of speech: Nouns
- proper nouns
- Abstract nouns
- Singular and plural nouns
- Compound nouns
- Collective nouns
- Verbs
- Verbs and subjects
- Subjects and objects
- The verb be
- Pronouns I or me?
- Possessive pronouns
- Present and past tenses
- Future tense
- Progressive tenses
- Perfect tenses
- Auxiliary verbs
- Infinitives
- Adjectives
- Where to put adjectives
- Adverbs
- Adjectives into adverbs
- Adverbs of place
- Adverbs of time
- Adverbs before adjectives
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Prepositions
- Prepositions of place
- Preposition of time
- Other prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Interjections
- Determiners
- Parts of speech quiz
- Sentences, phrases, and clauses: Sentences
- Statements
- Questions
- Exclamations
- Commands
- Noun phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Adverbials
- Fronted adverbials
- Clauses
- Main clauses
- Subordinate clauses
- Relative clauses
- Relative pronouns
- Active and passive sentences
- Direct speech
- Reported speech
- Direct to reported speech
- Sentences quiz
- Punctuation: Capital letters
- Periods
- Question marks
- Exclamation points
- Commas
- Apostrophes
- Its or it's
- Parentheses
- Quotation marks
- Dashes
- Hyphens
- Colons
- Semicolons
- Ellipses
- Bullet points
- Punctuation quiz
- Writing tips
- Common mistakes in grammar
- Common mistakes in punctuation.