Grammar for Writing: Grade 10, 5th Course

by Lee, Martin; Goldenberg, Phyllis; Epstein, Elaine; Domblewski, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780821503102
• ISBN10: 0821503103
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: William H Sadlier

Table of Contents

COMPOSITION
The Writing Process	8	(12)
Prewriting	9	(4)
Prewriting and Drafting	13	(2)
Revising and Editing	15	(3)
Proofreading and Publishing	18	(2)
Writing Effective Paragraphs and Essays	20	(13)
Unity	21	(2)
Elaborating with Supporting Details	23	(2)
Coherence	25	(3)
Types of Paragraphs	28	(3)
Writing Expository Essays	31	(2)
Writing Workshops	33	(44)
Narrative Writing: Biographical Essay	34	(5)
Persuasive Writing: Editorial	39	(8)
Writing About Literature: Analyzing Poetry	47	(6)
Expository Writing: Cause-and-Effect Essay	53	(7)
Expository Writing: Research Paper	60	(12)
Practical Writing: Workplace Writing	72	(5)
GRAMMAR
Parts of Speech	77	(24)
Nouns	79	(2)
Pronouns	81	(2)
Verbs	83	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	85	(2)
Adjectives	87	(2)
Adverbs	89	(2)
Combining Sentences: Inserting Single-Word Modifiers	91	(2)
Prepositions	93	(2)
Conjunctions and Interjections	95	(2)
Determining a Word's Part of Speech	97	(4)
Revising and Editing Worksheet	98	(1)
Chapter Review	99	(2)
Parts of a Sentence	101	(26)
Using Complete Sentences	103	(2)
Subject and Predicate	105	(2)
Correcting Sentence Fragments	107	(2)
Combining Sentences: Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs	109	(2)
Finding the Subject	111	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	113	(2)
Compound Sentences	115	(2)
Run-on Sentences	117	(2)
Direct and Indirect Objects	119	(2)
Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives	121	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	123	(2)
Chapter Review	125	(2)
Phrases	127	(20)
Prepositional Phrases: Adjective and Adverb Phrases	129	(2)
Appositives and Appositive Phrases	131	(2)
Participles and Participial Phrases	133	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	135	(2)
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases	137	(2)
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases	139	(2)
Combining Sentences: Inserting Phrases	141	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	143	(2)
Chapter Review	145	(2)
Clauses	147	(30)
Independent Clauses and Subordinate Clauses	149	(2)
Subordinate Clauses: Adjective Clauses	151	(2)
Subordinate Clauses: Adverb Clauses	153	(2)
Combining Sentences: Using Subordinate Clauses	155	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	157	(2)
Noun Clauses	159	(2)
Four Types of Sentence Structures	161	(2)
Effective Sentences: Parallel Structure	163	(2)
Effective Paragraphs: Varying Sentences	165	(12)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	167	(2)
Chapter Review	169	(2)
Cumulative Review, Chapters 4-7	171	(2)
Grammar Test	173	(4)
USAGE
Using Verbs	177	(18)
Regular Verbs	179	(2)
Irregular Verbs 1	181	(2)
Irregular Verbs 2	183	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	185	(2)
Verb Tense	187	(2)
Using the Active Voice	189	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	191	(2)
Chapter Review	193	(2)
Subject-Verb Agreement	195	(16)
Agreement in Person and Number	197	(2)
Agreement with Intervening Phases; Subjects Following Verbs	199	(2)
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns	201	(2)
Agreement with Compound Subjects	203	(2)
Other Problems in Agreement	205	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	207	(2)
Chapter Review	209	(2)
Using Pronouns	211	(20)
Using Subject Pronouns	213	(2)
Using Object Pronouns	215	(2)
Who or Whom?	217	(4)
Mid-Chapter Review	219	(2)
Appositives and Incomplete Constructions	221	(2)
Agreement with Antecedent	223	(2)
Clear Pronoun Reference	225	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	227	(2)
Chapter Review	229	(2)
Using Modifiers	231	(16)
Forming Degrees of Comparison	233	(2)
Using the Degrees of Comparison	235	(2)
Illogical Comparisons and Double Negatives	237	(2)
Misplaced Modifiers	239	(2)
Dangling Modifiers	241	(6)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	243	(2)
Chapter Review	245	(2)
Choosing the Right Word	247	(20)
From Accept to Anywhere	249	(2)
From Bad to Good	251	(2)
From Imply to Most	253	(2)
From Raise to When	255	(12)
Revising and Editing Worksheets	257	(2)
Chapter Review	259	(2)
Cumulative Review, Chapters 8-12	261	(2)
Usage Test	263	(4)
MECHANICS
Punctuation: End marks and Commas	267	(18)
End Marks and Abbreviations	269	(2)
Commas in a Series	271	(2)
Commas with Compound Sentences and Introductory Elements	273	(2)
Commas with Sentence Interrupters and Nonessential Elements	275	(2)
Other Comma Uses	277	(2)
Correcting Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments	279	(6)
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets	281	(2)
Chapter Review	283	(2)
Punctuation: All the Other Marks	285	(20)
Colons	287	(2)
Semicolons	289	(2)
Underlining (Italics)	291	(2)
Quotation Marks	293	(2)
Punctuating Dialogue	295	(2)
Apostrophes	297	(2)
Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses	299	(6)
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets	301	(2)
Chapter Review	303	(2)
Capitalization	305	(14)
Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives	307	(2)
Titles; Greetings	309	(2)
First Words, Groups, Organizations, Religions, School Subjects	311	(2)
I and O; Historical Events, Documents, and Periods; Calendar Items; Brand Names; Awards	313	(6)
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets	315	(2)
Chapter Review	317	(2)
Spelling	319	(20)
Using a Dictionary	321	(2)
Spelling Rules	323	(2)
Prefixes and Suffixes	325	(2)
Noun Plurals	327	(12)
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets	329	(2)
Chapter Review	331	(2)
Cumulative Review, Chapters 13-16	333	(2)
Mechanics Test	335	(4)
Glossary	339	(6)
Index	345