عنوان

Visual guide to grammar and punctuation /

0241283841

1465462589

9780241283844

9781465462589

Visual guide to grammar and punctuation /

[Book]

written by Sheila Dignen.

First American edition.

New York :

DK Publishing,

2017.

128 pages :

color illustrations ;

29 cm

"A first reference for young writers and readers"--Cover.

"Supports curriculum teaching for ages 6 and up"--Page 4 of Cover.

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.

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"A clear, precise, and comprehensive book that will give children the tools to build confidence in reading, writing, and comprehension through visual explanation."

Grammar and punctuation

English language-- Grammar, Juvenile literature.

English language-- Punctuation, Juvenile literature.

English language-- Grammar.

English language-- Punctuation.

English language-- Grammar.

English language-- Punctuation.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / Grammar.

Dignen, Sheila

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