Visual guide to grammar and punctuation /
Dignen, Sheila,
Visual guide to grammar and punctuation / written by Sheila Dignen. - First American edition. - 128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes index.
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.
"A clear, precise, and comprehensive book that will give children the tools to build confidence in reading, writing, and comprehension through visual explanation.
9781465462589 1465462589
English language--Grammar--Juvenile literature.
English language--Punctuation--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Visual guide to grammar and punctuation / written by Sheila Dignen. - First American edition. - 128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes index.
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.
"A clear, precise, and comprehensive book that will give children the tools to build confidence in reading, writing, and comprehension through visual explanation.
9781465462589 1465462589
English language--Grammar--Juvenile literature.
English language--Punctuation--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.