Glencoe Language Arts, Grade 7, Grammar and Language Workbook

by GLENCOE00

• ISBN13: 9780078205408
• ISBN10: 0078205409
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 1999-08-27
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub

Summary

TheGrammar and Language Workbookoffers sequential language instruction along with extensive drill and practice in grammar, usage, and mechanics. This important tool includes a handbook as well as vocabulary, spelling, and composition lessons.

Table of Contents

Handbook of Definitions and Rules	1	(22)
Troubleshooter	23	(22)
Part 1 Grammar	45	(172)
Unit 1 Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences
Kinds of Sentences: Declarative and Interrogative	47	(2)
Kinds of Sentences: Exclamatory and Imperative	49	(2)
Subjects and Predicates	51	(2)
Compound Subjects and Predicates	53	(2)
Sentence Fragments	55	(2)
Simple and Compound Sentences	57	(4)
Unit 1 Review	59	(1)
Cumulative Review	60	(1)
Unit 2 Nouns
Nouns: Proper and Common	61	(2)
Nouns; Concrete, Abstract, and Collective	63	(2)
Nouns: Compound and Possessive	65	(2)
Nouns: Distinguishing Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions	67	(2)
Appositives	69	(4)
Unit 2 Review	71	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-2	72	(1)
Unit 3 Verbs
Action Verbs	73	(2)
Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive	75	(2)
Verbs with Indirect Objects	77	(2)
Linking Verbs and Predicate Words	79	(4)
Verb Tenses; Present, Past, and Future	83	(4)
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs	87	(4)
Progressive Forms: Present and Past	91	(2)
Perfect Tenses: Present and Past	93	(2)
Irregular Verbs I	95	(2)
Irregular Verbs II	97	(6)
Unit 3 Review	101	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-3	102	(1)
Unit 4 Pronouns
Pronouns: Personal	103	(2)
Pronouns and Antecedents	105	(2)
Using Pronouns Correctly	107	(2)
Pronouns: Possessive and Indefinite	109	(2)
Pronouns: Reflexive and Intensive	111	(2)
Pronouns: Interrogative	113	(4)
Unit 4 Review	115	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-4	116	(1)
Unit 5 Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives	117	(2)
Articles and Proper Adjectives	119	(2)
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives	121	(2)
More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives	123	(2)
Demonstratives	125	(2)
Adverbs	127	(2)
Intensifiers	129	(2)
Adverbs: Comparative and Superlative	131	(2)
Using Adverbs and Adjectives	133	(2)
Avoiding Double Negatives	135	(6)
Unit 5 Review	137	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-5	138	(3)
Unit 6 Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases	141	(2)
Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions	143	(2)
Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs	145	(2)
Conjunctions and Interjections	147	(6)
Unit 6 Review	149	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-6	150	(3)
Unit 7 Clauses and Complex Sentences
Simple and Compound Sentences and Main Clauses	153	(2)
Complex Sentences and Subordinate Clauses	155	(2)
Adjective Clauses	157	(2)
Adverb Clauses	159	(2)
Noun Clauses	161	(6)
Unit 7 Review	163	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-7	164	(3)
Unit 8 Verbals
Participles and Participial Phrases	167	(4)
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases	171	(4)
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases	175	(8)
Unit 8 Review	179	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-8	180	(3)
Unit 9 Subject-Verb Agreement
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree	183	(2)
Locating the Subject	185	(2)
Collective Nouns and Other Special Subjects	187	(2)
Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects	189	(2)
Agreement with Compound Subjects	191	(6)
Unit 9 Review	193	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-9	194	(3)
Unit 10 Diagraming Sentences
Diagraming Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates	197	(2)
Diagraming the Four Kinds of Sentences	199	(2)
Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects and Predicate Words	201	(2)
Diagraming Adjectives and Adverbs	203	(2)
Diagraming Prepositional Phrases	205	(2)
Diagraming Compound Sentence Parts	207	(2)
Diagraming Compound Sentences	209	(2)
Diagraming Complex Sentences with Adjective and Adverb Clauses	211	(6)
Unit 10 Review	213	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-10	214	(3)
Part 2 Usage Glossary	217	(16)
Unit 11 Usage Glossary
Usage: accept to a Lot	219	(2)
Usage: Beside to chose	221	(2)
Usage: in to teach	223	(2)
Usage: leave to sit	225	(2)
Usage: than to whose	227	(6)
Unit 11 Review	229	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-11	230	(3)
Part 3 Mechanics	233	(52)
Unit 12 Capitalization
Capitalization of Sentences, Quotations, and Letter Parts	235	(2)
Capitalization of Names and Titles of Persons	237	(4)
Capitalization of Names of Places	241	(4)
Capitalization of Other Proper Nouns and Adjectives	245	(8)
Unit 12 Review	249	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-12	250	(3)
Unit 13 Punctuation
Using the Period and Other End Marks	253	(2)
Using Commas to Signal Pause or Separation	255	(2)
Using Commas in Clauses and Compound Sentences	257	(2)
Using Commas with Titles, Addresses, and Dates	259	(2)
Using Commas with Direct Quotes, in Letters, and for Clarity	261	(2)
Commas in Review	263	(2)
Using Semicolons and Colons	265	(2)
Using Quotation Marks I	267	(2)
Using Quotation Marks II	269	(2)
Italics (Underlining)	271	(2)
Using Apostrophes	273	(2)
Using Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses	275	(2)
Using Abbreviations	277	(2)
Writing Numbers	279	(6)
Unit 13 Review	281	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1-13	282	(3)
Part 4 Vocabulary and Spelling	285	(20)
Unit 14 Vocabulary and Spelling
Building Vocabulary: Learning from Context	287	(2)
Building Vocabulary: Word Roots	289	(2)
Building Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes	291	(2)
Synonyms and Antonyms	293	(2)
Homonyms	295	(2)
Basic Spelling Rules I	297	(2)
Basic Spelling Rules II	299	(6)
Review: Building Vocabulary	301	(2)
Review: Basic Spelling Rules	303	(2)
Part 5 Composition	305	(38)
Unit 15 Composition
The Writing Process: Prewriting	307	(4)
The Writing Process: Drafting	311	(4)
The Writing Process: Revising	315	(2)
The Writing Process: Editing	317	(2)
The Writing Process; Presenting	319	(2)
Outlining	321	(2)
Writing Effective Sentences	323	(4)
Building Paragraphs	327	(4)
Paragraph Ordering	331	(4)
Personal Letters: Formal	335	(2)
Personal Letters: Informal	337	(2)
Business Letters: Letters of Request or Complaint	339	(2)
Business Letters: Stating Your Opinion	341	(2)
Index	343