Language Arts: Grade 4

by Wagner, Betty Jane, Dr.

• ISBN13: 9781577684749
• ISBN10: 1577684745
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Children's Pub

Summary

This series encourages creativity and builds confidence by making writing fun! Seventy-two four-part lessons strengthen writing skills by focusing on parts of speech, word usage, sentence structure, punctuation, and proofreading. A Writer's Handbook, found at the end of each workbook, offers helpful writing tips. This series is based on the highly respected McGraw-Hill Companies' language arts textbooks. Answer key included.

Table of Contents

Mechanics
Capitalization
Sentences, People, and Pets	p. 6
Places	p. 8
People's Titles	p. 10
Dates and Holidays	p. 12
Titles	p. 14
Friendly Letters	p. 16
Review: Capitalization	p. 18
Punctuation
Periods	p. 20
Abbreviations	p. 22
Question Marks and Exclamation Points	p. 24
End Marks	p. 26
Sentences	p. 28
Sentences II	p. 30
Sentence Fragments	p. 32
Sentence Fragments II	p. 34
Review: End Marks	p. 36
Commas in Series and Introductions	p. 38
Friendly Letters	p. 40
Commas in Dialogue	p. 42
Quotation Marks in Dialogue	p. 44
Quotation Marks and Commas in Dialogue	p. 46
Quotation Marks in Titles	p. 48
Underlining in Book Titles	p. 50
Review: Commas, Quotation Marks, and Underlining	p. 52
Usage
Using the Appropriate Word
Verbs-Do, Have	p. 54
Verbs-Am, Is, Are, Was, Were	p. 56
Review: Verbs	p. 58
Verbs-Sang, Ran	p. 60
Verbs-Wore, Done	p. 62
Verbs-Gave, Went	p. 64
Verbs-Ate, Saw	p. 66
Review: Verbs	p. 68
Adjectives	p. 70
Homophones-Hear/Here, To/Too/Two	p. 72
Homophones: Its/It's	p. 74
Review: Adjectives and Homophones	p. 76
Special Problems
Regular Plurals	p. 78
Irregular Plurals	p. 80
Singular Possessives	p. 82
Singular and Plural Possessives	p. 84
Plurals and Possessives	p. 86
Contractions with Not	p. 88
Contractions with Am, Have, Will, Is, and Are	p. 90
Review: Plurals, Possessives, Contractions	p. 92
Regular Verb Tense	p. 94
Irregular Verb Tense	p. 96
Verb Agreement	p. 98
Review: Verbs	p. 100
Subject-Pronoun Agreement	p. 102
Object-Pronoun Agreement	p. 104
Double Negatives	p. 106
Review: Pronouns and Double Negatives	p. 108
Grammar
Parts of Speech
Nouns	p. 110
Pronouns	p. 112
Verbs	p. 114
Adjectives	p. 116
Adverbs	p. 118
Articles	p. 120
Review: Parts of Speech	p. 122
Sentences
Statements and Questions I	p. 124
Statements and Questions II	p. 126
Exclamations	p. 128
Statements, Questions, and Exclamations	p. 130
Review: Sentence Types	p. 132
Understanding Sentences I	p. 134
Understanding Sentences II	p. 136
Combining Sentences I	p. 138
Combining Sentences II	p. 140
Combining Sentences III	p. 142
Combining Sentences IV	p. 144
Combining Sentences V	p. 146
Review: Sentences	p. 148
Writer's Handbook
Getting Started with the Writing Process	p. 150
Getting Ideas	p. 151
Writing a Paragraph	p. 152
Proofreading Checklist	p. 153
Description in Stories	p. 154
Expository Writing-Writing a Report	p. 155
Persuasive Writing	p. 156
Writing a Friendly Letter	p. 157
An Invitation and an Envelope	p. 158
Word Lists	p. 159
Postal State and Possession Abbreviations	p. 160
Answer Key	p. 161
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