Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Skillbook

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1 M A N Y V O I C E S L A N G U A G E Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics Skillbook Level J Perfection Learning

2 Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Parts of Speech Finding Nouns 7 Finding Common and Proper Nouns 8 Capitalizing Proper Nouns 9 Common and Proper Nouns 10 Finding Compound and Collective Nouns 11 Spelling Compound Nouns 12 Finding Nouns 13 Finding Pronouns 14 Correcting Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement 15 Finding Indefinite, Demonstrative, and Interrogative Pronouns 16 Using Pronouns 17 Changing Indefinite Pronouns to Change Meaning 18 Mixed Practice 19 Finding Action Verbs 20 Using Specific Verbs 21 Finding Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 22 Finding Verb Phrases 23 Using Verb Phrases 24 Verb Phrases 25 Finding Linking Verbs 26 Distinguishing between Linking Verbs and Action Verbs 27 Using Linking Verbs and Action Verbs 28 Verbs 29 Quick Check Mixed Practice 30 Finding Adjectives 31 Writing Adjectives and Articles Correctly 32 Determining Word Use 33 Using Adjectives as Different Parts of Speech 34 Finding Adverbs 35 Using Adverbs to Modify Verbs 36 Finding Adverbs 37 Using Adverbs 38 Adverbs 39 Mixed Practice 40 Finding Prepositional Phrases 41 Using Prepositions and Adverbs 42 Prepositional Phrases 43 Finding Conjunctions 44 Using Conjunctions to Combine Sentences 45 Finding Interjections 46 Identifying Parts of Speech 47 Determining Parts of Speech 48 Chaper 2: The Sentence Base Recognizing Sentences and Fragments 49 Finding Complete and Simple Subjects 50 Finding Subjects 51 Position of Subjects 52 Finding Complete Predicates and Verbs 53 Finding Verbs 54 Using Vivid Verbs 55 Predicates 56 Finding Compound Subjects and Verbs 57 Combining Subjects and Verbs Subject and Verb Agreement 60 Recognizing Sentences and Fragments 61 Finding Direct Objects 62 Finding Direct and Indirect Objects 63 Composing Sentences with Direct Objects 64 Direct and Indirect Objects 65 Finding Predicate Nominatives 66 Finding Predicate Adjectives 67 Finding Subject Complements 68 Complements 69 Chapter 3: Phrases Recognizing Adjective Phrases as Modifiers 70 Adding Adjective Phrases 71 Adjective Phrases 72 Recognizing Adverb Phrases as Modifiers 73 Punctuating Adverb Phrases 74 Adverb Phrases 75 Finding Appositives and Appositive Phrases 76 Writing Sentences with Appositive Phrases 77 Appositives and Appositive Phrases 78 Many Voices Language Book J 3

3 Table of Contents Finding Participles 79 Recognizing Participial Phrases as Modifiers 80 Using Commas with Participial Phrases 81 Writing Sentences 82 Recognizing Gerunds 83 Recognizing Gerund Phrases 84 Understanding the Uses of Gerund Phrases 85 Using Verbs as Gerunds and Participles 86 Recognizing Infinitives 87 Recognizing Infinitive Phrases 88 Understanding the Uses of Infinitive Phrases 89 Adding Infinitives to Sentences 90 Infinitives 91 Recognizing Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 92 Verbals as Modifiers 93 Recognizing Phrase Fragments 94 Chapter 4: Clauses Identifying Subordinate Clauses 95 Writing Sentences Using Subordinate Clauses 96 Identifying Subordinating Conjunctions 97 Recognizing Adverb Clauses as Modifiers 98 Punctuating Adverb Clauses 99 Identifying Relative Pronouns 100 Recognizing Adjective Clauses as Modifiers 101 Determining the Function of a Relative Pronoun 102 Punctuating Adjective Clauses 103 Identifying Misplaced Modifiers 104 Identifying Noun Clauses 105 Determining the Uses of Noun Clauses 106 Writing Sentences with Noun Clauses 107 Classifying Sentences 108 Recognizing Clause Fragments 109 Complete Sentences 110 Recognizing Run-on Sentences 111 Complete Sentences 112 Chapter 5: Using Verbs Determining the Principal Parts of Verbs 113 Using the Correct Verb Form 114 Correcting Verb Forms 115 Determining the Correct Verb Form 116 Using the Correct Verb Form 117 Editing for Correct Verb Forms 118 Using the Correct Verb Form 119 Supplying the Correct Verb Form 120 Correcting Verb Forms 121 Using Problem Verbs Correctly 122 Determining the Correct Verb Form 123 Correcting Verb Forms 124 Problem Verbs 125 Past Participles 126 Identifying Verb Tenses 127 Choosing the Correct Tense 128 Using the Proper Tense 129 Verb Tenses 130 Identifying Progressive and Emphatic Forms 131 Writing Sentences 132 Progressive and Emphatic Forms 133 Identifying Tenses 134 Identifying Shifts in Tense 135 Recognizing Active and Passive Voice 136 Using Active Voice 137 Chapter 6: Using Pronouns Determining Case 138 Using Pronouns as Subjects 139 Using Pronouns as Subjects and Predicate Nominatives 140 Using Pronouns as Predicate Nominatives 141 Supplying Pronouns in the Nominative Case 142 Using Pronouns Correctly 143 Writing Sentences with Pronouns 144 Nominative Case Pronouns 145 Using Pronouns as Direct and Indirect Objects 146 Using Objective Case Pronouns 147 Using Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions 148 Supplying Pronouns in the Objective Case 149 Using Objective Case 4 Many Voices Language Book J

4 Table of Contents Pronouns Correctly 150 Writing Sentences with Pronouns 151 Nominative and Objective Case Pronouns 152 Correcting Pronoun Use 153 Using Pronouns in the Possessive Case 154 Using Possessive Pronouns Correctly 155 Possessive Pronouns 156 Correct Pronoun Use 157 Using Forms of Who in Questions 158 Using Forms of Who in Clauses 159 Using Who and Whom Correctly 160 Using Pronouns in Elliptical Clauses 161 Writing Sentences with Elliptical Clauses 162 Using Appositives 163 Using Pronouns with and as Appositives 164 Writing Sentences Using Appositives 165 Appositives 166 Correct Pronoun Usage 167 Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree 168 Using Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly 169 Making Pronouns Agree 170 Using Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly 171 Pronouns and Antecedents Identifying Unclear, Missing, or Confusing Antecedents 174 Using Pronouns and Antecedents Correctly 175 Chapter 7: Subject and Verb Agreement Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 176 Correcting Subject and Verb Agreement 177 Making Interrupted Subjects and Verbs Agree 178 Subject and Verb Agreement Making Verbs Agree with Compound Subjects 181 Correcting Errors in Agreement 182 Making Verbs Agree with Indefinite Pronoun Subjects 183 Correcting Subject and Verb Agreement 184 Making Subjects and Verbs in Inverted Order Agree 185 Writing Sentences in Inverted Order 186 Mixed Practice 187 Making Problem Subjects and Verbs Agree 188 Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement with Problem Subjects 189 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree Mixed Practice 192 Chapter 8: Using Adjective and Adverbs Determining Degrees of Comparison 193 Forming the Comparison of Modifiers 194 Using the Correct Form of Comparison 195 Writing Sentences with Forms of Comparison 196 Using the Correct Form of Comparison 197 Mixed Practice 198 Identifying the Correct Form of Modifiers 199 Using Modifiers Correctly 200 Adjectives and Adverbs 201 Modifiers 202 A Writer s Glossary of Usage Finding the Correct Word 203 Recognizing Correct Usage 204 Finding the Correct Word 205 Writing Negatives Correctly 206 Repetition 207 Finding the Correct Word 208 Recognizing Correct Usage 209 Finding the Correct Word Recognizing Correct Usage 212 Correct Usage Chapter 9: Capital Letters Using Capital Letters Capitalizing Geographical Names 218 Using Capital Letters Capitalizing Proper Nouns 224 Using Capital Letters Capital Letters Capitalizing Proper Adjectives Capitalizing Titles 231 Using Capital Letters Correctly 232 Mixed Practice: Capital Letters 233 Many Voices Language Book J 5

5 Table of Contents Chapter 10: End Marks and Commas Classifying Sentences 234 Identifying Correct Abbreviations 235 Using Periods 236 Abbreviations 237 Using Commas to Separate 238 Writing Sentences 239 Using Commas Correctly 240 Using Commas with Compound Sentences 241 Writing Compound Sentences 242 Using Commas in Compound Sentences 243 Using Commas with Introductory Elements 244 Writing Sentences 245 Using Commas with Introductory Elements 246 Using Commas 247 Using Commas in a Letter 248 Writing Commas 249 Using Commas with Interrupters 250 Writing Sentences with Interrupters 251 Using Commas with Interrupters 252 Using Commas with Nonessential Elements 253 Writing Sentences 254 Using Commas with Nonessential Elements 255 Chapter 11: Italics and Quotation Marks Using Italics (Underlining) 256 Using Underlining 257 Using Quotation Marks with Titles Quotation Marks 260 Direct Quotations 261 Using Capital Letters with Direct Quotations Using Commas with Direct Quotations 264 Using Capital Letters with Direct Quotations 265 Using End Marks with Direct Quotations 266 Using End Marks with Quotations 267 Mixed Practice: Quotation Marks 268 Using Quotation Marks Correctly 269 Punctuating Dialogue 270 Mixed Practice: Italics and Quotation Marks 271 Chapter 12: Other Punctuation Using Possessive Nouns 272 Forming Possessive Nouns Using Possessive Nouns 275 Using Possessive Pronouns Using Apostrophes to Show Joint Ownership 278 Using Apostrophes with Time or Amounts Using Apostrophes 281 Mixed Practice: Apostrophes 282 Writing Contractions 283 Contractions and Possessive Pronouns Using Apostrophes Using Semicolons Using Colons 297 Correcting for Colons 298 Colons and Semicolons Using Hyphens to Divide Words Using Hyphens Using Dashes and Parentheses Mixed Practice: Punctuation Many Voices Language Book J

6 CHAPTER 4 Clauses (pages 66 83) Determining the Uses of Noun Clauses Underline each noun clause Then label how it is used in the sentence with one of the following abbreviations direct object = DO subject = S indirect object =IO predicate nominative = PN object of the preposition = OP 1 Many people once believed that angry gods lived inside volcanoes 2 What scientists hypothesize often occurs 3 The government will make evacuation plans for whoever lives near El Popo 4 The only trouble with the evacuation plan is that it may not work 5 Give whoever lives near the volcano the evacuation plan 6 Tell me what you will attempt to do to help the scientists 7 How volcanoes erupt was thoroughly explained in science class today 8 The scientists opinion is that the volcano will erupt soon 9 Did you know that even dormant volcanoes can become dangerous? 10 How the government responds depends on the scientists plans All rights reserved 106 Many Voices Language Level J: Chapter 2: 4: The Clauses Sentence Base

7 CHAPTER 4 Clauses (pages 66 83) Writing Sentences with Noun Clauses Complete the following sentences by adding noun clauses 1 The scientists hope 2 Did you know? 3 I wonder 4 The difficulty is 5 It is no surprise 6 They will bring back All rights reserved 7 Have they decided 8 Depending on the day s weather 9 The evacuation will? Many Voices Many Language Voices Language Level J: Chapter Level J 2: The Chapter Sentence 4: Clauses Base 107

8 CHAPTER 5 Using Verbs (pages ) Writing Sentences For each verb listed below, write two sentences: one with the verb in progressive form and one with the verb in emphatic form 1 write 2 act progressive emphatic progressive emphatic 3 sing progressive emphatic 4 direct progressive emphatic 5 dance progressive emphatic All rights reserved 132 Many Voices Language Level J: Chapter 2: 5: The Using Sentence Verbs Base

9 CHAPTER 5 Using Verbs (pages ) Progressive and Emphatic Forms The counselor at your school has announced that a local museum is going to accept applications from students who would like to spend the summer working in an art gallery Write a letter to the director of the museum, explaining why you would like to have the job Be sure to use some progressive and emphatic forms of verbs All rights reserved Many Many Voices Voices Language Language Level Level J: Chapter J Chapter 2: The Sentence 5: Using Verbs Base 133

10 CHAPTER 10 End Marks and Commas (pages ) Using Commas with Interrupters Use commas to set off nouns of direct address, to set off parenthetical expressions, and to set off most appositives and their modifiers Circle a or b to indicate which sentence in each pair shows the correct use of commas 1 a Mr Donaldson, the most ambitious drama coach at our school, wants to direct a musical b Mr Donaldson, the most ambitious drama coach at our school wants to direct a musical 2 a A musical is after all, one of the most challenging forms of theater b A musical is, after all, one of the most challenging forms of theater 3 a Randy, not Stewart, is being considered for the lead b Randy not Stewart, is being considered for the lead 4 a Have you ever heard him sing Mara? b Have you ever heard him sing, Mara? 5 a Maria, is Dr Angelo S DeVito Jr your voice coach or your acting coach? b Maria, is Dr Angelo S DeVito, Jr, your voice coach or your acting coach? 6 a I hope everyone will work hard on the musical b I hope, everyone will work hard on the musical 7 a Julia, has had many more years of performing experience moreover b Julia has had many more years of performing experience, moreover 8 a My oldest brother Joey hopes to work on the stage crew b My oldest brother, Joey, hopes to work on the stage crew All rights reserved 250 Many Voices Language Level J: Chapter 2: 5: 10: The Using End Sentence Marks Verbs and BaseCommas

11 CHAPTER 10 End Marks and Commas (pages ) Writing Sentences with Interrupters Write sentences that follow each set of directions Add commas where needed 1 Write a sentence that uses a direct address at the beginning of the sentence 2 Write a sentence that uses a parenthetical expression at the end of the sentence 3 Write a sentence using an appositive in the middle of the sentence 4 Write a sentence using a title or degree as an appositive All rights reserved 5 Write a sentence using a contrasting expression as a parenthetical expression Many Voices Many Language Many Voices Voices Language Level Language J Level Chapter Level J: Chapter 10: J End Chapter 2: Marks The Sentence 5: and Using Commas Verbs Base 251

12 CHAPTER 10 End Marks and Commas (pages ) Writing Sentences with Interrupters Write sentences that follow each set of directions Add commas where needed 1 Write a sentence that uses a direct address at the beginning of the sentence 2 Write a sentence that uses a parenthetical expression at the end of the sentence 3 Write a sentence using an appositive in the middle of the sentence 4 Write a sentence using a title or degree as an appositive All rights reserved 5 Write a sentence using a contrasting expression as a parenthetical expression Many Voices Many Language Many Voices Voices Language Level Language J Level Chapter Level J: Chapter 10: J End Chapter 2: Marks The Sentence 5: and Using Commas Verbs Base 251