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Tables of Contents for Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
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Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Language Skills Practice
Using This Workbook
ix
 
The Sentence: Subject and Predicate, Kinds of Sentences
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Sentences
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1
Sentences and Sentence Fragments A
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1
Sentences and Sentence Fragments B
3
1
Sentences and Sentence Fragments C
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1
Subjects and Predicates
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1
Simple and Complete Subjects
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1
Simple and Complete Predicates
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1
Verb Phrases
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1
Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates A
9
1
Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates B
10
1
Compound Subjects
11
1
Compound Verbs
12
1
Compound Subjects and Verbs
13
1
Subjects and Verbs A
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1
Subjects and Verbs B
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1
Classifying Sentences by Purpose A
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1
Classifying Sentences by Purpose B
17
1
Review A: Sentences and Sentence Fragments
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1
Review B: Subjects and Predicates
19
1
Review C: Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs
20
1
Review D: Classifying Sentences by Purpose
21
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Dialogue
22
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Brochure
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1
Parts of Speech Overview: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
25
1
Noun
26
1
Compound Nouns
27
1
Common and Proper Nouns
28
1
Concrete, Abstract, and Collective Nouns
29
1
Kinds of Nouns
30
1
Pronouns and Antecedents
31
1
Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns
32
1
Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns
33
1
Indefinite Pronouns and Interrogative Pronouns
34
1
Kinds of Pronouns
35
1
Adjectives and Articles
36
1
Demonstrative Adjectives
37
1
Proper Adjectives
38
1
Noun, Pronoun, or Adjective?
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1
Review A: Nouns
40
1
Review B: Pronouns
41
1
Review C: Nouns and Adjectives
42
4
Language in Context: Literary Model Description
43
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Job Application
45
1
Parts of Speech Overview: Verb, Adverb Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection Language in Context: Choices Exploring Parts of Speech
46
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The Verb
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1
Helping Verbs and Main Verbs
48
1
Action Verbs
49
1
Linking Verbs
50
1
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
51
1
Identifying Kinds of Verbs/Verb Phrases A
52
1
Identifying Kinds of Verbs/Verb Phrases B
53
1
The Adverb
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1
Adverbs and the Words They Modify
55
1
Adverb or Adjective?
56
1
The Preposition
57
1
Prepositional Phrases
58
1
Preposition or Adverb?
59
1
The Conjunction A
60
1
The Conjunction B
61
1
The Interjection
62
1
Determining Parts of Speech
63
1
Review A: Parts of Speech
64
1
Review B: Parts of Speech
65
1
Review C: Parts of Speech
66
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Dialogue
67
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Travel Narrative
69
1
Complements: Direct and Indirect Objects, Subject Complements
Language in Context: Choices Investigating Complements
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1
Complements
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1
Direct Objects
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1
Indirect Objects
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1
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects A
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1
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects B
75
1
Subject Complements
76
1
Predicate Nominatives
77
1
Predicate Adjectives
78
1
Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives A
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1
Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives B
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1
Review A: Complements
81
1
Review B: Complements
82
1
Review C: Complements
83
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Predicate Nominatives in Poetry
84
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Description
86
1
The Phrase: Prepositional, Verbal and Appositive Phrases
Language in Context: Choices Investigating Phrases
87
1
Phrases
88
1
The Prepositional Phrase
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1
The Adjective Phrase
90
1
The Adverb Phrase
91
1
Adjective and Adverb Phrases A
92
1
Adjective and Adverb Phrases B
93
1
The Participle
94
1
The Participial Phrase
95
1
Participles and Participial Phrases A
96
1
Participles and Participial Phrases B
97
1
The Gerund
98
1
The Gerund Phrase
99
1
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases A
100
1
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases B
101
1
Participle or Gerund?
102
1
The Infinitive
103
1
The Infinitive Phrase
104
1
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases A
105
1
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases B
106
1
Verbals and Verbal Phrases
107
1
Appositives
108
1
Appositive Phrases
109
1
Appositives and Appositive Phrases A
110
1
Appositives and Appositive Phrases B
111
1
Review A: Verbal Phrases
112
1
Review B: Phrases
113
1
Review C: Phrases
114
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Using Prepositional Phrases
115
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Using Infinitive Phrases
117
1
The Clause: Independent and Subordinate Clauses
Language in Context: Choices Creating with Clauses
118
1
Identifying Clauses
119
1
The Independent Clause
120
1
The Subordinate Clause
121
1
Independent and Subordinate Clauses
122
1
The Adjective Clause A
123
1
The Adjective Clause B
124
1
Relative Pronouns/Relative Adverbs
125
1
The Adverb Clause A
126
1
The Adverb Clause B
127
1
Subordinating Conjunctions
128
1
The Noun Clause
129
1
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses A
130
1
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses B
131
1
Review A: The Clause
132
1
Review B: The Clause
133
1
Review C: The Clause
134
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Poetry
135
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Letter
137
1
Sentence Structure: The Four Basic Sentence Structures
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Sentence Structure
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1
Simple Sentences
139
1
Compound Sentences
140
1
Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
141
1
Complex Sentences
142
1
Compound Sentence or Complex Sentence?
143
1
Compound-Complex Sentences
144
1
Complex or Compound-Complex?
145
1
Review A: Classifying Sentences According to Structure
146
1
Review B: Classifying Sentences According to Structure
147
1
Review C: Classifying Sentences According to Structure
148
5
Language in Context: Literary Model Sentence Structures in Tall Tales
149
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Description
151
1
Agreement: Subject and Verb, Pronoun and Antecedent
Language in Context: Choices Examining Agreement
152
1
Subject-Verb Agreement A
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1
Subject-Verb Agreement B
154
1
Subject-Verb Agreement C
155
1
Subject-Verb Agreement D
156
1
Subject-Verb Agreement E
157
1
Subject-Verb Agreement F
158
1
Subject-Verb Agreement G
159
1
Subject-Verb Agreement H
160
1
Subject-Verb Agreement I
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1
Subject-Verb Agreement J
162
1
Subject-Verb Agreement K
163
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A
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1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement B
165
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement C
166
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement D
167
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement E
168
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement F
169
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement G
170
1
Review A: Subject-Verb Agreement
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1
Review B: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
172
1
Review C: Agreement
173
1
Review D: Agreement
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6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Speech
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1
Language in Context: Literary Model Short Story
176
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Directions
178
1
Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts, Regular and Irregular Verbs, Tense, Voice
Language in Context: Choices Investigating Verbs
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1
The Principal Parts of Verbs
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1
Regular Verbs
181
1
Irregular Verbs A
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1
Irregular Verbs B
183
1
Irregular Verbs C
184
1
Irregular Verbs D
185
1
Irregular Verbs E
186
1
Tense
187
1
Consistency of Tense
188
1
Active and Passive Voice
189
1
Sit and Set
190
1
Lie and Lay
191
1
Rise and Raise
192
1
Six Troublesome Verbs
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1
Review A: Principal Parts of Verbs
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1
Review B: Verb Tense and Voice
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1
Review C: Six Troublesome Verbs
196
1
Review D: Correct Use of Verbs
197
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Process
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1
Language in Context: Literary Model Narrative
199
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Personal Goals
201
1
Using Pronouns Correctly: Case Forms of Pronouns; Special Pronoun Problems
Language in Context: Choices Investigating Pronoun Usage
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1
Case Forms
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1
The Nominative Case
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1
The Objective Case
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1
Nominative and Objective Case A
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Nominative and Objective Case B
207
1
The Possessive Case
208
1
Who and Whom
209
1
Appositives and Reflexive Pronouns
210
1
Special Pronoun Problems
211
1
Review A: Case
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1
Review B: Case and Special Pronoun Problems
213
1
Review C: Case and Special Pronoun Problems
214
6
Language in Context: Literary Model Poetry
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2
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Personal Essay
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1
Language in Context: Writing Application Newspaper Article
218
1
Using Modifiers Correctly: Comparison and Placement
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Modifiers
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1
What Is a Modifier?
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1
Adjective or Adverb?
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1
Good and Well
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1
Regular Comparison
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1
Irregular Comparison
224
1
Regular and Irregular Comparison A
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1
Regular and Irregular Comparison B
226
1
Use of Comparative and Superlative Forms A
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1
Use of Comparative and Superlative Forms B
228
1
Double Comparisons and Double Negatives
229
1
Misplaced Prepositional Phrases
230
1
Misplaced and Dangling Participial Phrases
231
1
Misplaced Clauses
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1
Misplaced Phrases and Clauses
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1
Review A: Modifiers
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1
Review B: Comparisons and Double Negatives
235
1
Review C: Misplaced Modifiers
236
1
Review D: Modifiers
237
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Review
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1
Language in Context: Literary Model Description
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2
Language in Context: Writing Application Directions
241
1
A Glossary of Usage: Common Usage Problems
Language in Context: Choices Practicing Correct Usage
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1
Usage Glossary A
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1
Usage Glossary B
244
1
Usage Glossary C
245
1
Usage Glossary D
246
1
Usage Glossary E
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1
Review A: Usage Glossary
248
1
Review B: Usage Glossary
249
1
Review C: Usage Glossary
250
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Video Script
251
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Narrative
252
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Announcement
254
1
Capital Letters: Rules for Capitalization
Language in Context: Choices Investigating Capital Letters
255
1
First Words and I and O
256
1
Proper Nouns A
257
1
Proper Nouns B
258
1
Proper Nouns C
259
1
Proper Nouns D
260
1
Proper Nouns E
261
1
Proper Nouns F
262
1
Proper Adjectives and Names of School Subjects
263
1
Proper Nouns and Adjectives A
264
1
Proper Nouns and Adjectives B
265
1
Titles Used with People
266
1
Titles of Works
267
1
Titles A
268
1
Titles B
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1
Review A: Capitalization
270
1
Review B: Capitalization
271
1
Review C: Capitalization
272
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Web Page
273
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Poetry
274
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Brochure
276
1
Punctuation: End Marks, Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
Language in Context: Choices Examining Punctuation Marks
277
1
End Marks
278
1
Abbreviations
279
1
End Marks and Abbreviations
280
1
Commas with Items in a Series
281
1
Commas with Compound Sentences
282
1
Commas with Interrupters A
283
1
Commas with Interrupters B
284
1
Commas with Introductory Elements
285
1
Using Commas
286
1
Conventional Uses of Commas
287
1
Comma Review A
288
1
Comma Review B
289
1
Semicolons A
290
1
Semicolons B
291
1
Colons
292
1
Review A: End Marks and Abbreviations
293
1
Review B: Commas
294
1
Review C: Semicolons and Colons
295
1
Review D: End Marks, Abbreviations, Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
296
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Invitation
297
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Novel
298
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Letter
300
1
Punctuation: Underlining (Italics), Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Hyphens, Parentheses, Brackets, Dashes
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Punctuation
301
1
Underlining (Italics) A
302
1
Underlining (Italics) B
303
1
Underlining (Italics) C
304
1
Quotation Marks A
305
1
Quotation Marks B
306
1
Quotation Marks C
307
1
Quotation Marks D
308
1
Quotation Marks E
309
1
Apostrophes A
310
1
Apostrophes B
311
1
Apostrophes C
312
1
Apostrophes D
313
1
Apostrophes E
314
1
Apostrophes F
315
1
Hyphens
316
1
Parentheses, Brackets, and Dashes
317
1
Review A: Italics and Quotations Marks
318
1
Review B: Apostrophes
319
1
Review C: Hyphens, Parentheses, Brackets, and Dashes
320
1
Review D: All Marks of Punctuation
321
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Advertisement
322
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Using Contractions in a Short Story
323
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Memo
325
1
Spelling: Improving Your Spelling
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Spelling
326
1
Good Spelling Habits
327
1
ie and ei
328
1
-cede, -ceed, and -sede
329
1
Prefixes
330
1
Suffixes A
331
1
Suffixes B
332
1
Suffixes C
333
1
Suffixes D
334
1
Spelling Rules Review A
335
1
Spelling Rules Review B
336
1
Plurals A
337
1
Plurals B
338
1
Plurals C
339
1
Plurals D
340
1
Numbers
341
1
Plurals and Numbers
342
1
Words Often Confused A
343
1
Words Often Confused B
344
1
Words Often Confused C
345
1
Words Often Confused D
346
1
Words Often Confused E
347
1
Review A: Spelling Rules
348
1
Review B: Words Often Confused
349
1
Review C: Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused
350
1
Review D: Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused
351
6
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Public Notice
352
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Folk Tale
353
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Spelling Handbook
355
1
Correcting Common Errors: Key Language Skills Review
Language in Context: Choices Exploring Common Errors
356
1
Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences A
357
1
Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences B
358
1
Subject-Verb Agreement A
359
1
Subject-Verb Agreement B
360
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A
361
1
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement B
362
1
Verb Forms A
363
1
Verb Forms B
364
1
Pronoun Forms A
365
1
Pronoun Forms B
366
1
Comparative and Superlative Forms A
367
1
Comparative and Superlative Forms B
368
1
Double Comparison and Double Negatives
369
1
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers A
370
1
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers B
371
1
Standard Usage A
372
1
Standard Usage B
373
1
Capitalization A
374
1
Capitalization B
375
1
Commas A
376
1
Commas B
377
1
Semicolons and Colons
378
1
Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation A
379
1
Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation B
380
1
Apostrophes
381
1
All Marks of Punctuation Review
382
1
Spelling A
383
1
Spelling B
384
1
Words Often Confused
385
1
Spelling and Words Often Confused
386
1
Review A: Usage
387
1
Review B: Mechanics
388
1
Review C: Usage and Mechanics
389
4
Language in Context: Proofreading Application Book Report
390
1
Language in Context: Literary Model Journal
391
2
Language in Context: Writing Application Survey
393