Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics - Perfection Learning

1 M A N Y V O I C E S L A N G U A G E. grammar , usage , &. Mechanics Skillbook Level I. Perfection Learning . 1 10/24/06 11:08:53 AM. Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Parts of Speech Distinguishing Between Finding Nouns .. 8 Adjectives and Pronouns .. 43. Using Specific Nouns .. 9 Writing Sentences Using Adjectives Analyzing the Use of Nouns .. 10 and Pronouns .. 44. Finding Common and Proper Nouns .. 11 Advertisement: Using Adjectives .. 45. Capitalizing Proper Nouns .. 12 Identifying Adjectives .. 46. Finding Antecedents.. 13 Finding Adverbs That Modify Verbs.

2 47. Replacing Nouns with Pronouns .. 14 Using Adverbs for Sentence Variety .. 48. Finding Personal Pronouns .. 15 Writer's Craft: Analyzing the Finding Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns . 16 Use of Adverbs.. 49. Using Intensive Pronouns .. 17 Finding Adverbs That Modify Persuasive Letter: Using Pronouns.. 18 Adjectives and Other Adverbs .. 50. Finding Indefinite Pronouns .. 19 Adding Adverbs .. 51. Making Pronouns and Their Distinguishing Between Adjectives Antecedents Agree .. 20 and Adverbs .. 52. Finding Demonstrative and Interrogative Writing Sentences Using Adverbs Pronouns.

3 21 and Adjectives .. 53. Finding Action Verbs .. 22 Identifying Adverbs .. 54. Finding Verb Phrases .. 23 Finding Prepositions .. 55. Replacing Verbs .. 24 Supplying Prepositions .. 56. Postcard: Using Action Verbs.. 25 Finding Prepositional Phrases .. 57. Finding Transitive and Intransitive Verbs .. 26 Creating Sentence Variety.. 58. Using Action Verbs .. 27 Setting: Using Prepositional Phrases.. 59. Identifying Linking Verbs .. 28 Distinguishing Between Prepositions Finding Linking Verbs .. 29 and Adverbs .. 60. Changing Questions into Statements.

4 30 Writing Sentences Using Descriptive Paragraph: Using Prepositions and Adverbs .. 61. Linking Verbs .. 31 Mixed Practice: Prepositional Phrases.. 62. Distinguishing Between Linking Finding Conjunctions .. 63. Verbs and Action Verbs.. 32 Using Conjunctions to Combine Writing Sentences .. 33 Sentences.. 64. Personal Narrative: Using Finding Interjections.. 65. Action and Linking Verbs .. 34 Writing Sentences with Interjections .. 66. Mixed Practice: Verbs .. 35 Determining Parts of Speech .. 67. Finding Adjectives .. 36 Writing Sentences.

5 68. Supplying Adjectives .. 37 Informative Writing: Using Using Vivid Adjectives .. 37 Parts of Speech .. 69. Finding Adjectives .. 38 Chapter 2: The Sentence Base Finding Proper and Compound Recognizing Sentences and Fragments .. 70. Adjectives .. 39. Friendly Letter: Writing Capitalizing Proper Adjectives .. 40. Complete Sentences .. 71. Distinguishing Between Finding Complete Subjects .. 72. Adjectives and Nouns.. 41. Finding Complete and Simple Subjects .. 73. Writing Sentences Using Writing Complete Subjects .. 74. Adjectives and Nouns.

6 42. Finding Complete Predicates .. 75. Many Voices Language Level I 3. 3 10/24/06 11:08:53 AM. Table of Contents Finding Complete and Simple Predicates .. 76 Writing Sentences with Participles Using Vivid Verbs .. 77 and Verbs.. 112. Mixed Practice: Simple Subjects and Verbs . 78 Finding Participial Phrases .. 113. Finding Verb Phrases .. 79 Recognizing Participial Phrases Finding Verbs.. 80 as Modifiers .. 114. Using Verb Interrupters .. 81 Using Participial Phrases in Sentences .. 115. Informal Speech: Using Verbs .. 82 Writer's Craft: Analyzing the Finding Compound Subjects.

7 83 Use of Participles .. 116. Combining Sentences .. 84 Finding Gerunds .. 117. Finding Compound Verbs.. 85 Distinguishing Between Gerunds Combining Sentences .. 86 and Participles .. 118. Recognizing Natural and Inverted Using Gerunds and Participles Sentence Order .. 87 in Sentences .. 119. Varying Sentence Beginnings.. 88 Finding Gerund Phrases.. 120. Understood Subjects.. 89 Understanding the Uses of Using Understood Subjects .. 90 Gerund Phrases .. 121. Directions: Understood You .. 91 Using Gerunds in Sentences .. 122. Mixed Practice: Subjects and Verbs.

8 92 Informative Article: Using Gerunds .. 123. Recognizing Fragments .. 93 Finding Infinitives .. 124. E-Mail Message: Writing Complete Distinguishing Between Infinitives Sentences.. 94 and Prepositional Phrases .. 125. Recognizing Phrase Fragments .. 95 Using Infinitives in Sentences .. 126. Writer's Craft: Analyzing the Use Finding Infinitive Phrases .. 127. of Phrase Fragments .. 96 Recognizing Infinitive Phrases Recognizing Clause Fragments .. 97 as Modifiers .. 128. Mixed Practice: Sentence Fragments .. 98 Correcting Split Infinitives.

9 129. Recognizing Run-on Sentences.. 99 Writer's Craft: Analyzing the Mixed Practice: Fragments and Use of Infinitives .. 130. Run-on Sentences .. 100 Recognizing Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers .. 131. Chapter 3: Phrases Mixed Practice: Verbals and Finding Prepositional Phrases .. 101 Verbal Phrases .. 132. Recognizing Adjective Phrases as Modifiers .. 102 Chapter 4: Clauses Using Adjective Phrases to Distinguishing Between Kinds Combine Sentences .. 103 of Clauses .. 133. Persuasive Letter: Using Adjective Finding Subordinating Conjunctions.

10 134. Phrases .. 104 Recognizing Adverb Clauses Recognizing Adverb Phrases as as Modifiers .. 135. Modifiers .. 105 Writing Sentences Using Identifying Misplaced Modifiers .. 106 Adverb Clauses .. 136. Mixed Practice: Adjective and Persuasive Letter: Using Adverb Phrases .. 107 Adverb Clauses .. 137. Finding Appositives and Finding Relative Pronouns .. 138. Appositive Phrases .. 108 Recognizing Adjective Phrases Editorial: Using Appositives .. 109 as Modifiers .. 139. Recognizing Participles as Modifiers .. 110 Determining the Function of Distinguishing Between Participles a Relative Pronoun.