ENG005 Grammar Punctuation. Text: English 2600 (Sixth Edition) by Joseph Blumenthal COURSE OUTLINE. Work not completed in class is HOMEWORK.

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1 WEEK 1 Text: English 2600 (Sixth Edition) by Joseph Blumenthal COURSE OUTLINE UNIT 1 The Verb and its Subject pp (Frames 1-32) What Makes a Sentence? pp (Frames 33-64) The Complete Subject and Predicate pp (Frames 65-95) The Simple Subject and the Verb pp (Frames ) Finding the Verb pp (Frames ) Here Comes the Noun! pp (Frames ) Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 1 in the worksheet packet in your folder WEEK 2 Take Test 1 in the Testing Center UNIT 2 Patterns of the Simple Sentence pp & 1-55 (Frames ) The Subject-Verb and Direct Object Patterns pp (Frames ) The Indirect Object Pattern pp (Frames ) Completing the Linking Verb pp (Frames ) The Subject Complement Pattern pp (Frames ) Recognizing Basic Sentence Patterns pp (Frames ) Sentences with Compound Parts pp (Frames ) Verbs of More Than one Word pp & pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 2 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 2 in the Testing Center

2 WEEK 3 UNIT 3 The Work of Modifiers pp (Frames ) What Makes a Sentence? pp (Frames ) The Complete Subject and Predicate pp (Frames 65-95) The Simple Subject and the Verb pp (Frames ) Finding the Verb pp (Frames ) Here Comes the Noun! pp (Frames ) Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 3 in the worksheet packet in your folder WEEK 4 Take Test 3 in the Testing Center UNIT 4 Building Better Sentences pp (Frames ) Recognizing Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Building Good Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Understanding the Adverb Clause pp (Frames ) How to Make Adverb Clauses pp (Frames ) Using Adverb Clauses to Improve Sentences pp (Frames ) Understanding the Adjective Clause pp & 1-61 (Frames ) How to Make Adjective Clauses pp (Frames ) Using Adjective Clauses to Improve Sentences pp (Frames ) Using ing Word Groups to Combine Ideas pp (Frames ) Using Appositives to Combine Ideas pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 4 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 4 in the Testing Center

3 WEEK 5 UNIT 5 Understanding the Sentence Unit pp (Frames ) Avoiding Sentence Fragments pp & 1-11 (Frames ) More Types of Sentence Fragments pp (Frames Run-on Sentences: Three Guilty Words pp (Frames ) When Does a Sentence End? pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 5 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 5 in the Testing Center WEEK 6 UNIT 6 Using Verbs Correctly pp (Frames ) Overcoming the Dangerous Six pp (Frames ) Thirteen Irregular Verbs pp (Frames ) Straightening Out Lie and Lay pp & 2-56 (Frames ) Learning the Difference Between Sit and Set pp (Frames ) Straightening Out Rise and Raise pp (Frames ) Leave and Let pp (Frames ) Bring and Take pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 6 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Halfway Practice Test A (Units 1 6) (If needed, take Halfway Practice Test B.) Take Test 6 in the Testing Center

4 WEEK 7 UNIT 7 Agreement of Subject and Verb pp (Frames ) Was and Were; Don t and Doesn t pp (Frames ) The Useful Rule of S pp & 1-10 (Frames ) Keeping Track of the Subject pp (Frames ) Words That Mean One pp (Frames ) The And, Or, and Nor Problem pp (Frames ) Sentences Beginning with Here, There, and Where pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 7 in the worksheet packet in your folder WEEK 8 Take Test 7 in the Testing Center UNIT 8 Choosing the Right Modifier pp (Frames ) Words That Describe Actions pp (Frames ) Choosing Between Good and Well pp (Frames ) Modifiers After Sense Verbs pp & 1-44 (Frames ) Making Comparisons Correctly pp (Frames ) One No is Enough! pp (Frames ) An A An Checkup pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 8 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 8 in the Testing Center

5 WEEK 9 UNIT 9 Using Pronouns Correctly pp (Frames ) The Subject Form of Pronouns pp (Frames ) The Object Form of Pronouns pp (Frames ) The Problem of Omitted Words pp & 1-32 (Frames ) Pronouns That Show Ownership pp (Frames ) We Boys and the -self Pronouns pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 9 in the worksheet packet in your folder WEEK 10 Take Test 9 in the Testing Center UNIT 10 How to Use Capitals pp (Frames ) Capitalizing Geographical and Group Names pp (Frames ) Using Capital Letters for Organizations and Institutions pp (Frames ) Various Other Uses of Capitals pp & 1-12 (Frames ) Learning to Capitalize Titles pp (Frames ) Capitals Not Too Many, Not Too Few pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 10 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 10 in the Testing Center

6 WEEK 11 UNIT 11 Learning to Use Commas pp (Frames ) Commas in Series pp (Frames ) Commas in Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Commas After Introductory Phrases and Clauses pp (Frames ) Commas for Setting Off Interrupters pp & 1-14 (Frames ) Commas in Addresses and Dates pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 11 in the worksheet packet in your folder WEEK 12 Take Test 11 in the Testing Center UNIT 12 Apostrophes and Quotation Marks pp (Frames ) Spotting the Apostrophe pp (Frames ) Using Apostrophes a Few Don ts pp (Frames ) Pronouns and Contractions Avoiding Confusion pp (Frames ) Quotation Marks to Make Words Talk pp (Frames ) Unit Review Worksheet Packet Take practice test 12 in the worksheet packet in your folder Take Test 12 in the Testing Center WEEK(s) 13 - Finals All course requirements must be completed by end of semester