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The Giggly Guide to Grammar

by Cathy Campbell Author

This book is divided into 3 sections - grammar, usage, and mechanics. This is no light coverage of the topics, yet students will enjoy reading the definitions and explanations which use terminology such as 'varmints' and 'blahjectives' (vague adjectives which offer an unclear mental picture). The wacky writing examples are packed with unusual names, strange animals, people with questionable hygiene, mythical creatures and generally off-the-wall situations (while we haven't noticed anything outright objectionable here, this book may not appeal to the very conservative household). Excerpts from books like Harry Potter, Winnie-the-Pooh and authors including Dickens, Faulkner and Hemingway add spice as well. Funny blackline doodles appear throughout the book to add humor, but also to give a visual to accompany concepts - a curly-headed pig, a child with a small dragon atop its head, or a bulgy-eyed something.

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ISBN
978-1-931492-25-6
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
38
Suggested Grades
6th - 12th

Lessons

  • 1 Nouns Pronouns and Adjectives
  • 2 Verbs and Adverbs
  • 3 Prepositions, Conjuctions and interjections
  • 4 Parts of The Sentence, Subject and Predicate and Complement
  • 5 Dazed by Phrases?
  • 5 Dazed by Phrases?- EXERCISE 2
  • 5 Dazed by Phrases?- EXERCISE 3
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- Intro. & Independent Clause vs. Dependent Clause
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 1
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- The Adjective Clause
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- Essential and Nonessential (a.k.a. Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses)
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 2
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- The Adverb Clause
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 3
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- The Noun Clause
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 4
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 5
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- Sentence Structure
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 6
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 7
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- Sentence Variety
  • 6 Eliminating Clause-trophobia- EXERCISE 8
  • 7 Fragments and Run-Ons- Sentence Fragments
  • 7 Fragments and Run-Ons- EXERCISE 1
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