GRAMMAR I GRAMMAR I Introduction Unit 1: SENTENCE DEVELOPMENT Making a Complete Sentence Nouns (Subject Parts) and Verbs (Predicate Parts) Four Kinds of Sentences Capitalization Paragraph Development Unit 2: CAPITALIZATION Capitalize the First Word in a Sentence and the Pronoun I Capitalize Proper Nouns Capitalize Abbreviations, Titles of People, and Initials Capitalize Titles of Books (Works) Capitalize the First Word in Letter Parts, Outline Topics, and Every Line in a Poem Capitalize the First Word in a Direct Quote Unit 3: PUNCTUATION The Use of a Period in Titles, Initials, and Abbreviations The Use of Quotation Marks The Use of Commas in Addresses, Dates, and Letters The Use of Commas in a Series of Three or More Nouns or Verbs Unit 4: MORE PUNCTUATION The Use of Commas with Phrases and Separating Simple Sentences Commas to Separate a Person Spoken to Directly, Conversation Words, Yes and No, and Well Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Apostrophes in Contractions
GRAMMAR I GRAMMAR I Unit 5: NOUNS Nouns: Proper, Singular, and Plural Pronouns, Subject Pronouns, and Possessive Pronouns Plural and Singular Possessive Nouns Unit 6: VERBS, ADJECTIVES, AND ADVERBS Verbs: Verb Tenses (Present, Past, Future, and Present Perfect Verbs) Adjectives: Comparative, Superlative, and Ordering Adverbs Unit 7: WORD PARTS AND COUNTERPARTS Making Contractions or Compound Words Common Prefixes and Suffixes Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones Unit 8: DICTIONARY AND REFERENCE MATERIALS Alphabetizing and Guide Words Fiction and Nonfiction Books Library Card Catalog: Title, Author, and Subject Using the Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Almanac, and Other Reference Materials Using the Internet as a Reference Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Index Core Learning acknowledges with thanks the contributions of Jan Nesbit and Sandy Cameron of YEA, Inc. 2010 Core Learning Ltd.
GRAMMAR II ESSENTIALS GRAMMAR II Introduction Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: SENTENCE DEVELOPMENT Making a Complete Sentence Subject and Predicate Sentence Ending Punctuation Use of Capitals Paragraph Development CAPITALIZATION Proper Nouns Titles of People, Initials, and Abbreviations Titles of Works and Letters Outline Topics and Poems Proper Adjectives Direct Quotes PUNCTUATION Titles, Initials, and Abbreviations Direct and Indirect Quotations Addresses, Dates, Letters, and Time Commas with a Series of Words Unit 4: Unit 5: MORE PUNCTUATION Commas in Interjections and Conversation Commas: Sentences, Phrases, and Appositives Apostrophes in Possessives and Contractions Punctuation in Titles PARTS OF SPEECH Types of Nouns Types of Pronouns Types of Verbs Common Verb Tenses More Verb Tenses Subject and Verb Agreement
GRAMMAR II ESSENTIALS GRAMMAR II Unit 6: MORE PARTS OF SPEECH Types of Adjectives Types of Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections Unit 7: WORD PARTS AND COUNTERPARTS Contractions and Compound Words Prefixes and Suffixes Synonyms and Antonyms Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Index Core Learning acknowledges with thanks the contributions of Jan Nesbit and Sandy Cameron of YEA, Inc. 2010 Core Learning Ltd.
GRAMMAR III ESSENTIALS GRAMMAR III Introduction Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4: SENTENCE STRUCTURE The Subject in Unusual Positions Using Adjectives and Adverbs Subject and Object Pronouns Sentence Designs Verbs after There, Here, and Where Using Negatives Correctly USING PHRASES Prepositional Phrase Used as an Adjective or Adverb Verb Phrases Be Verbs Noun Phrases Be Verbs Adjective Phrases Be Verbs Adverb Phrases Be Verbs Prepositional Phrases CONFUSING WORDS Special Verbs: Let, Leave; Teach, Learn; Lie, Lay Special Verbs: Rise, Raise; Sit, Set Adjectives: Good, Better, Best, Well, Bad, Worse, Worst Pronouns: Who, Whom, Himself, Herself, Ourselves, Themselves Homophones and Near Homophones More Homophones and Near Homophones PARAGRAPH WRITING Kinds of Paragraphs Outlines Written Reports Fact and Opinion Proofreading and Editing
GRAMMAR III ESSENTIALS GRAMMAR III Unit 5: DICTIONARY AND REFERENCE MATERIALS Alphabetizing and Guide Words Common Reference Materials Fiction and Nonfiction Library Media Skills Internet Research Unit 6: WRITING FORMATS Letters and Correspondence Similes and Metaphors Summary and Compositions Writing Persuasive Articles Kinds of Poetry Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Index Core Learning acknowledges with thanks the contributions of Jan Nesbit and Sandy Cameron of YEA, Inc. 2010 Core Learning Ltd.
GRAMMAR & WRITING IV GRAMMAR IV Introduction Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4: CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION Capitalization Sentence Ending Marks Commas Apostrophes Quotation Marks, Underlining, and Italics Sentence Dividing Punctuation NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES Types of Nouns Nouns Used in Predicate Part Types of Adjectives Adjectives in Comparative and Superlative Form PRONOUNS Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Subject, Object and Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative, Interrogative, Relative, and Indefinite Pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Common Pronoun Errors More Common Pronoun Errors VERBS Action, Linking, Helping, Transitive, and Intransitive Verbs Simple and Perfect Tenses Progressive Tenses Perfect Progressive Tenses Active and Passive Verbs Irregular Verbs
GRAMMAR & WRITING IV GRAMMAR IV Unit 5: Unit 6: GERUNDS, PARTICIPLES, AND INFINITIVES Gerunds Gerund Phrases Participles and Participle Phrases Infinitives CREATING SENTENCES Using Conjunctions Phrases, and Independent and Dependent Clauses Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex Sentences Dependent Clauses: Noun, Adjective and Adverb Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Unit 7: CRITICAL THINKING Analogies Cause and Effect Fact and Opinion Inferences, Drawing Conclusions, and Generalizations Deductive Reasoning Unit 8: WRITING ESSENTIALS Plagiarism Bibliography: Citing Sources in a Research Paper in MLA Format Using the World Wide Web and Search Engines Using the World Wide Web with Keywords Search Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Index Core Learning acknowledges with thanks the contributions of Jan Nesbit and Sandy Cameron of YEA, Inc. 2010 Core Learning Ltd.