Adjectives in WritingYoshika Uchida uses specific wordsand
adjectives in this passage fromThe Invisible Thread to convey
herfeelings about a visit to the country.Examine the passage,
focusing especially on the italicized adjectives.
They [the stars] seemed brighterand closer than they were
inBerkeley. It was as though the entiresky had dropped closer to
earth tospread out its full glory right therein front of me.
I listened to the slow clop-clop of the mules as they
ploddedthrough the fields, probably wondering why they were pulling
a wagonload of people in the dark,instead of hauling boxes of
grapesto the shed under the hot, dry sun.
Techniques with AdjectivesTry to apply some of Yoshiko Uchidas
writing techniques when you write and revise your ownwork.
Whenever possible, use specificadjectives to make your
descriptions more precise.
WITHOUT ADJECTIVES under the sun
UCHIDAS VERSION under the hot, drysun
Use comparisons for clarity andbrevity.
WITHOUT COMPARISONS [the stars]seemed bright and close
UCHIDAS VERSION They seemedbrighter and closer than they were
inBerkeley.
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Writing Application 393
Adjectives
Practice these techniques by revising the following passage,
using a separate sheet of paper. Add adjectives to enhance the
description. Use comparisonswhere appropriate.
At dusk we were one of the groups of people enjoying a picnic on
the grass. Wewere clustered on blankets on the hill in front of the
band shell. The smells of foodsfloated in the air around us. The
dark descended as the musicians gathered on stageand tuned their
instruments. They began the concert with several jazz
standards.Some people in the audience stood and began to sway to
the music. Soloists tookturns showing their skills. Soon everyone
was standing, moving, and swaying.
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Glencoe Literature: Writer's Choice, Grade 6Book OverviewPart 1:
CompositionUnit 1: Personal WritingUnit 2: The Writing ProcessTIME:
Facing the Blank PageUnit 3: Descriptive WritingUnit 4: Narrative
WritingUnit 5: Expository WritingUnit 6: Persuasive WritingUnit 7:
TroubleshooterBusiness and Technical Writing
Part 2: Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsUnit 8: Subjects,
Predicates, and SentencesUnit 9: NounsUnit 10: VerbsUnit 11:
PronounsUnit 12: AdjectivesUnit 13: AdverbsUnit 14: Prepositions,
Conjunctions, and InterjectionsUnit 15: Subject-Verb AgreementUnit
16: Glossary of Special Usage ProblemsUnit 17: Diagraming
SentencesUnit 18: CapitalizationUnit 19: PunctuationUnit 20:
Sentence Combining
Part 3: Resources and SkillsUnit 21: Library and Reference
ResourcesUnit 22: Vocabulary and SpellingUnit 23: Study SkillsUnit
24: Taking TestsUnit 25: Listening and SpeakingUnit 26: Viewing and
RepresentingUnit 27: Electronic Resources
Reference SectionWriting and Language GlossarySpanish
GlossaryWriting and Research HandbookIndexAcknowledgments
Table of ContentsPart 1: CompositionUnit 1: Personal
WritingWriting in the Real World: Round-the-World Voyage, Journal
Entries by Bill PinkneyLesson 1.1: Writing as Self-ExpressionWrite
a Personal Response; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and
Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 1.2: Writing with ConfidenceWrite a Journal Entry; Using
Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Lesson 1.3: Making Personal ConnectionsWrite a Friendly Letter;
Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 1.4: Responding to a PoemWrite a Poem; Cross-Curricular
Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Personal Writing ProjectWrite a
personal account about a special day
Literature Model: from The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko
UchidaLinking Writing and Literature: Collect Your Thoughts; Talk
About Reading; Write About Reading
Unit 1 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
Unit 2: The Writing ProcessWriting in the Real World: from The
Empire Builder: Scenic and Historic Announcements, Guide by Curtis
KatzLesson 2.1: Exploring the Writing ProcessWrite About Your
Writing Process; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar
Link
Lesson 2.2: Prewriting: Finding a TopicExplore a Topic; Using
Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 2.3: Prewriting: Ordering IdeasWrite an Ordered List;
Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar
Link
Lesson 2.4: Drafting: Getting It Down on PaperWrite a Draft;
Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar
Link
Lesson 2.5: Revising: Reviewing Your IdeasRevise Your Draft;
Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 2.6: Revising: Getting Paragraphs into ShapeUse Strong
Paragraphs; Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing;
Grammar Link
Lesson 2.7: Revising: Achieving Sentence FluencySmooth Out
Paragraphs; Viewing and Representing; Using Computers; Grammar
Link
Lesson 2.8: Editing/Proofreading: Checking DetailsEdit Your
Draft; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 2.9: Publishing/Presenting: Sharing Your WorkPresent Your
Work; Viewing and Representing; Using Computers; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Writing Process ProjectFollow a
method for writing an explanation
Literature Model: from Coast to Coast by Betsy ByarsLinking
Writing and Literature: Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading;
Write About Reading
Unit 2 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
TIME: Facing the Blank PageWriting for
TIMEPrewritingDraftingRevisingEditing/ProofreadingPublishing/Presenting
Unit 3: Descriptive WritingWriting in the Real World: from
"Attacking the Nunataks," Magazine Article by John BoulangerLesson
3.1: Painting a Picture with WordsWrite a Description of a Wolf;
Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
Lesson 3.2: Observing and Taking NotesWrite a Description of
Living Things; Listening and Speaking; Cross-Curricular Activity;
Grammar Link
Lesson 3.3: Elaborating: Focusing on the DetailsWrite a
Description of Art; Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and
Representing; Grammar Link
Lesson 3.4: Ordering Descriptive DetailsDescribe a Scene; Using
Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 3.5: Describing a PlaceDescribe a Place; Using Computers;
Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Lesson 3.6: Getting to Know a New PlaceWrite a Travel Brochure;
Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Descriptive Writing ProjectDescribe a
memorable experience
Literature Model: from Morning Girl by Michael DorrisLinking
Writing and Literature: Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading;
Write About Reading
Unit 3 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
Unit 4: Narrative WritingWriting in the Real World: from W. E.
B. Du Bois: A Biography, Biographical Sketch by Virginia
HamiltonLesson 4.1: Developing a Real-Life StoryWrite About the
Past; Collaborative Writing; Viewing and Representing; Grammar
Link
Lesson 4.2: Keeping a Story OrganizedWrite a Real-Life
Narrative; Listening and Speaking; Cross-Curricular Activity;
Grammar Link
Lesson 4.3: Writing DialogueWrite a Dialogue; Cross-Curricular
Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 4.4: Writing About an EventWrite a Narrative About
Learning a Skill; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar
Link
Lesson 4.5: Responding to a BiographyWrite a Brief Biography;
Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Narrative Writing ProjectWrite a
story about clothes you used to wear
Literature Model: "The Jacket" by Gary SotoLinking Writing and
Literature: Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About
Reading
Unit 4 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
Unit 5: Expository WritingWriting in the Real World: from "How
Does Michael Fly?" Newspaper Article by Julie SheerLesson 5.1:
Writing to Help Others UnderstandWrite an Explanation of a Game;
Summarizing Ideas; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Lesson 5.2: Comparing and Contrasting Two ThingsWrite a
Comparison-Contrast Piece; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking;
Grammar Link
Lesson 5.3: Explaining How to Do SomethingWrite a "How to"
Explanation; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking;
Grammar Link
Lesson 5.4: Writing a ReportWrite a Report; Using Computers;
Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 5.5: Writing a Book ReportWrite a Book Report; Using
Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Expository Writing ProjectWrite an
explanation of a process
Literature Model: "Bathing Elephants" by Peggy ThomsonLinking
Writing and Literature: Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading;
Write About Reading
Unit 5 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
Unit 6: Persuasive WritingWriting in the Real World: from "A
Popular Little Planet," TV Script by Douglas AndersonLesson 6.1:
Taking a StandCreate a Poster; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening
and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 6.2: Stating a PositionWrite a Proposal; Using Computers;
Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Lesson 6.3: Using Facts and OpinionsWrite a Persuasive Letter;
Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Lesson 6.4: Writing a TV ReviewWrite a TV Review; Using
Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
Writing Process in Action: Persuasive Writing ProjectWrite a
persuasive newspaper article
Literature Model: from "Thanking the Birds" by Joseph
BruchacLinking Writing and Literature: Learning to Learn; Talk
About Reading; Write About Reading
Unit 6 Review: Reflecting on the Unit, Adding to Your Portfolio,
Writing Across the Curriculum
Unit 7: TroubleshooterLesson 7.1: Sentence FragmentLesson 7.2:
Run-on SentenceLesson 7.3: Lack of Subject-Verb AgreementLesson
7.4: Incorrect Verb Tense or FormLesson 7.5: Incorrect Use of
PronounsLesson 7.6: Incorrect Use of AdjectivesLesson 7.7:
Incorrect Use of CommasLesson 7.8: Incorrect Use of
ApostrophesLesson 7.9: Incorrect CapitalizationLesson 7.10: Lack of
Parallelism
Business and Technical WritingBusiness LettersMemosApplication
FormsInstructionsIncident ReportsMultimedia Presentations
Part 2: Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsUnit 8: Subjects,
Predicates, and SentencesLesson 8.1: Kinds of SentencesLesson 8.2:
Sentences and Sentence FragmentsLesson 8.3: Subjects and
PredicatesLesson 8.4: Finding SubjectsLesson 8.5: Compound Subjects
and Compound PredicatesLesson 8.6: Simple, Compound, and Complex
SentencesGrammar Review: Subjects, Predicates, and
SentencesLiterature Model: from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty
SmithWriting Application: Compound Predicates and Compound
Sentences in Writing; Techniques with Sentences; Practice
Unit 9: NounsLesson 9.1: Common and Proper NounsLesson 9.2:
Singular and Plural NounsLesson 9.3: Possessive NounsGrammar
Review: NounsLiterature Model: from Black Star, Bright Dawn by
Scott O'DellWriting Application: Nouns in Writing; Techniques with
Nouns; Practice
Unit 10: VerbsLesson 10.1: Action Verbs and Direct ObjectsLesson
10.2: Indirect ObjectsLesson 10.3: Linking Verbs and Predicate
WordsLesson 10.4: Present, Past, and Future TensesLesson 10.5: Main
Verbs and Helping VerbsLesson 10.6: Present and Past Progressive
FormsLesson 10.7: Perfect TensesLesson 10.8: Irregular VerbsLesson
10.9: More Irregular VerbsGrammar Review: VerbsLiterature Model:
from All Stories are Anansi's by Harold CourlanderWriting
Application: Action Verbs in Writing; Techniques with Action Verbs;
Practice
Unit 11: PronounsLesson 11.1: Personal PronounsLesson 11.2:
Using Pronouns CorrectlyLesson 11.3: Pronouns and AntecedentsLesson
11.4: Possessive PronounsLesson 11.5: Indefinite PronounsGrammar
Review: PronounsLiterature Model: from "The Wise Old Woman," a
Japanese folktale retold by Yoshiko UchidaWriting Application:
Pronouns in Writing; Techniques with Pronouns; Practice
Unit 12: AdjectivesLesson 12.1: Adjectives and Proper
AdjectivesLesson 12.2: Articles and DemonstrativesLesson 12.3:
Adjectives That CompareLesson 12.4: Special Adjectives That
CompareGrammar Review: AdjectivesLiterature Model: from Giants of
Jazz by Studs TerkelWriting Application: Adjectives in Writing;
Techniques with Adjectives; Practice
Unit 13: AdverbsLesson 13.1: Adverbs Modifying VerbsLesson 13.2:
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and AdverbsLesson 13.3: Adverbs That
CompareLesson 13.4: Telling Adjectives and Adverbs ApartLesson
13.5: Avoiding Double NegativesGrammar Review: AdverbsLiterature
Model: from Across Five Aprils by Irene HuntWriting Application:
Adverbs in Writing; Techniques with Adverbs; Practice
Unit 14: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and InterjectionsLesson
14.1: PrepositionsLesson 14.2: Prepositional PhrasesLesson 14.3:
Pronouns After PrepositionsLesson 14.4: Prepositional Phrases as
Adjectives and AdverbsLesson 14.5: Telling Prepositions and Adverbs
ApartLesson 14.6: ConjunctionsLesson 14.7: InterjectionsGrammar
Review: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and InterjectionsLiterature
Model: from One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora WeltyWriting
Application: Prepositions and Conjunctions in Writing; Techniques
with Prepositions and Conjunctions; Practice
Unit 15: Subject-Verb AgreementLesson 15.1: Making Subjects and
Verbs AgreeLesson 15.2: Problems with Locating the SubjectLesson
15.3: Agreement with Compound SubjectsGrammar Review: Subject-Verb
AgreementLiterature Model: from John Muir by Eden ForceWriting
Application: Subject-Verb Agreement in Writing; Techniques with
Subjects and Their Verbs; Practice
Unit 16: Glossary of Special Usage ProblemsLesson 16.1: Using
Troublesome Words ILesson 16.2: Using Troublesome Words IIGrammar
Review: Glossary of Special Usage ProblemsLiterature Model: from
Exploring the Titanic by Robert D. BallardWriting Application:
Usage of Glossary Words in Writing; Techniques with Correct Usage;
Practice
Unit 17: Diagraming SentencesLesson 17.1: Diagraming Simple
Subjects and Simple PredicatesLesson 17.2: Diagraming the Four
Kinds of SentencesLesson 17.3: Diagraming Direct and Indirect
ObjectsLesson 17.4: Diagraming Adjectives and AdverbsLesson 17.5:
Diagraming Predicate Nouns and Predicate AdjectivesLesson 17.6:
Diagraming Prepositional PhrasesLesson 17.7: Diagraming Compound
Sentence Parts
Unit 18: CapitalizationLesson 18.1: Capitalizing Sentences,
Quotations, and SalutationsLesson 18.2: Capitalizing Names and
Titles of PeopleLesson 18.3: Capitalizing Names of PlacesLesson
18.4: Capitalizing Other Proper Nouns and AdjectivesGrammar Review:
CapitalizationLiterature Model: from A Secret for Two by Quentin
ReynoldsWriting Application: Capitalization in Writing; Techniques
with Capitalization; Practice
Unit 19: PunctuationLesson 19.1: Using the Period and Other End
MarksLesson 19.2: Using Commas ILesson 19.3: Using Commas IILesson
19.4: Using Commas IIILesson 19.5: Using Semicolons and
ColonsLesson 19.6: Using Quotation Marks and ItalicsLesson 19.7:
Using Apostrophes and HyphensLesson 19.8: Using AbbreviationsLesson
19.9: Writing NumbersGrammar Review: PunctuationLiterature Model:
from Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People by Langston
HughesWriting Application: Punctuation in Writing; Techniques with
Punctuation; Practice
Unit 20: Sentence CombiningLesson 20.1: Compound SentencesLesson
20.2: Compound ElementsLesson 20.3: Prepositional PhrasesMixed
Review
Part 3: Resources and SkillsUnit 21: Library and Reference
ResourcesLesson 21.1: Using a LibraryLesson 21.2: How Books Are
OrganizedLesson 21.3: How to Find a BookLesson 21.4: Using
ReferencesLesson 21.5: Using a DictionaryLesson 21.6: Understanding
a Dictionary Entry
Unit 22: Vocabulary and SpellingLesson 22.1: Borrowed
WordsLesson 22.2: Clues to Word MeaningsWord Works: Words Borrowed
from the French
Lesson 22.3: Using Word PartsWord Works: Word Origins
Lesson 22.4: Synonyms and AntonymsWord Works: Homographs
Lesson 22.5: Words That Sound AlikeLesson 22.6: Spelling Rules
ILesson 22.7: Spelling Rules IIWord Works: Coded Language
Lesson 22.8: Problem Words
Unit 23: Study SkillsLesson 23.1: Exploring a BookLesson 23.2:
Planning Your StudyLesson 23.3: Using a Study MethodLesson 23.4:
Notes and OutlinesLesson 23.5: Using Graphic Aids
Unit 24: Taking TestsLesson 24.1: Tips for Test TakingLesson
24.2: Test ItemsLesson 24.3: Standardized TestsLesson 24.4:
Standardized Test Practice
Unit 25: Listening and SpeakingLesson 25.1: ListeningLesson
25.2: Informal SpeakingLesson 25.3: How to Give an Oral Report
Unit 26: Viewing and RepresentingLesson 26.1: Interpreting
Visual MessagesLesson 26.2: Analyzing Media MessagesLesson 26.3:
Producing Media Messages
Unit 27: Electronic ResourcesLesson 27.1: The InternetLesson
27.2: Getting on the InternetLesson 27.3: Evaluating Internet
SourcesLesson 27.4: Using E-MailLesson 27.5: Other Electronic
Resources
Reference SectionWriting and Language GlossarySpanish
GlossaryWriting and Research HandbookWriting Good SentencesWriting
Good ParagraphsWriting Good CompositionsWriting Good Research
Papers
IndexAcknowledgmentsLiterature ModelsComposition ModelsSkill
ModelsLanguage Models
Fine Art
Student WorksheetsGrammar and Language WorkbookHandbook of
Definitions and RulesTroubleshooterPart 1: GrammarUnit 1: Subjects,
Predicates, and Sentences1.1 Kinds of Sentences: Declarative and
Interrogative1.2 Kinds of Sentences: Exclamatory and Imperative1.3
Subjects and Predicates: Simple and Complete1.4 Subjects and
Predicates: Compound1.5 Simple and Compound Sentences1.6 Sentence
Fragments1.7 Run-On SentencesUnit 1 ReviewCumulative Review
Unit 2: Nouns2.8 Nouns: Proper and Common2.9 Nouns: Singular and
Plural2.10 Nouns: Collective2.11 Nouns: PossessivesUnit 2
ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-2
Unit 3: Verbs3.12 Action Verbs and Direct Objects3.13 Action
Verbs and Indirect Objects3.14 Transitive and Intransitive
Verbs3.15 Linking Verbs and Predicate Words3.16 Verb Tenses:
Present, Past, and Future3.17 Main Verbs: Principal Parts3.18
Helping Verbs3.19 Verb Forms: Present Progressive and Past
Progressive3.20 Perfect Tenses: Present and Past3.21 Irregular
Verbs I3.22 Irregular Verbs II3.23 Irregular Verbs III3.24 More
Practice with Verb FormsUnit 3 ReviewCumulative Review: Units
1-3
Unit 4: Pronouns4.25 Personal Pronouns4.26 Using Pronouns
Correctly4.27 Pronouns and Antecedents4.28 Possessive Pronouns4.29
Indefinite PronounsUnit 4 ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-4
Unit 5: Adjectives5.30 Adjectives and Proper Adjectives5.31
Articles and Demonstratives5.32 Adjectives That Compare5.33 Special
Adjectives That CompareUnit 5 ReviewCumulative Review: Units
1-5
Unit 6: Adverbs6.34 Adverbs Modifying Verbs6.35 Adverbs
Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs6.36 Adverbs That Compare6.37
Irregular Comparative Forms6.38 Telling Adjectives and Adverbs
Apart I6.39 Telling Adjectives and Adverbs Apart II6.40 Avoiding
Double NegativesUnit 6 ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-6
Unit 7: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections7.41
Prepositions7.42 Prepositional Phrases7.43 Pronouns After
Prepositions7.44 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and
Adverbs7.45 Telling Prepositions and Adverbs Apart7.46
Conjunctions7.47 InterjectionsUnit 7 ReviewCumulative Review: Units
1-7
Unit 8: Subject-Verb Agreement8.48 Making Subjects and Verbs
Agree8.49 Subject Pronouns and Verb Agreement8.50 Locating the
Subject8.51 Agreement with Compound SubjectsUnit 8 ReviewCumulative
Review: Units 1-8
Unit 9: Diagraming Sentences9.52 Diagraming Simple Subjects and
Simple Predicates9.53 Diagraming the Four Kinds of Sentences9.54
Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects and Predicate Words9.55
Diagraming Adjectives and Adverbs9.56 Diagraming Prepositional
Phrases9.57 Diagraming Compound Sentence PartsUnit 9
ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-9
Part 2: UsageUnit 10: Usage Glossary10.58 Usage: accept to a
lot10.59 Usage: beside to chose10.60 Usage: in to learn10.61 Usage:
leave to sit10.62 Usage: than to whoseUnit 10 ReviewCumulative
Review: Units 1-10
Part 3: MechanicsUnit 11: Capitalization11.63 Capitalizing
Sentences, Quotations, and Salutations I11.64 Capitalizing
Sentences, Quotations, and Salutations II11.65 Capitalizing Names
and Titles of Persons I11.66 Capitalizing Names and Titles of
Persons II11.67 Capitalizing Names of Places I11.68 Capitalizing
Names of Places II11.69 Capitalizing Other Proper Nouns and
Adjectives I11.70 Capitalizing Other Proper Nouns and Adjectives
IIUnit 11 ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-11
Unit 12: Punctuation12.71 Using the Period and Other End
Marks12.72 Using Commas I12.73 Using Commas II12.74 Using Commas
III12.75 Using Commas IV12.76 Commas in Review12.77 Semicolons and
Colons12.78 Quotation Marks12.79 Quotation Marks and Italics12.80
Apostrophes12.81 Hyphens12.82 Abbreviations I12.83 Abbreviations
II12.84 Writing Numbers I12.85 Writing Numbers IIUnit 12
ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-12
Part 4: Vocabulary and SpellingUnit 13: Vocabulary and
Spelling13.86 Building Vocabulary: Learning from Context13.87
Building Vocabulary: Prefixes13.88 Building Vocabulary:
Suffixes13.89 Synonyms and Antonyms13.90 Homonyms13.91 Basic
Spelling Rules I13.92 Basic Spelling Rules II13.93 Basic Spelling
Rules III13.94 Often Misspelled Words13.95 Easily Confused
Words13.96 Review: Building Vocabulary13.97 Review: Basic Spelling
RulesUnit 13 ReviewCumulative Review: Units 1-13
Part 5: CompositionUnit 14: Composition14.98 The Writing
Process: Prewriting I14.99 The Writing Process: Prewriting II14.100
The Writing Process: Drafting I14.101 The Writing Process: Drafting
II14.102 The Writing Process: Revising I14.103 The Writing Process:
Revising II14.104 The Writing Process: Editing14.105 The Writing
Process: Presenting14.106 Outlining14.107 Writing Effective
Sentences I14.108 Writing Effective Sentences II14.109 Writing
Effective Sentences III14.110 Building Paragraphs I14.111 Building
Paragraphs II14.112 Building Paragraphs III14.113 Paragraph
Ordering14.114 Personal Letters I14.115 Personal Letters II14.116
Personal Letters III14.117 Business Letters: Letters of Request or
Complaint14.118 Business Letters: Letters of Opinion
Index
Grammar Practice WorkbookUnit 8: Subjects, Predicates, and
Sentences8.1-2 Sentences and Sentence Fragments8.3 Subjects and
Predicates8.4 Finding Subjects8.5 Compound Subjects and Compound
Predicates8.6 Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Unit 9: Nouns9.1 Common and Proper Nouns9.2 Singular and Plural
Nouns9.3 Possessive Nouns
Unit 10: Verbs10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects10.2 Indirect
Objects10.4 Present, Past, and Future Tenses10.5 Main Verbs and
Helping Verbs10.6 Present and Past Progressive Forms10.7 Perfect
Tenses10.8-9 Irregular Verbs
Unit 11: Pronouns11.1-2 Using Pronouns Correctly11.3 Pronouns
and Antecedents11.4 Possessive Pronouns11.5 Indefinite Pronouns
Unit 12: Adjectives12.1 Adjectives and Proper Adjectives12.2
Articles and Demonstratives12.3 Adjectives That Compare
Unit 13: Adverbs13.1 Adverbs Modifying Verbs13.2 Adverbs
Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs13.3 Adverbs That Compare13.4
Telling Adjectives and Adverbs Apart13.5 Avoiding Double
Negatives
Unit 14: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections14.1-2
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases14.3 Pronouns After
Prepositions14.4 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and
Adverbs14.5 Telling Prepositions and Adverbs Apart14.6-7
Conjunctions and Interjections
Unit 15: Subject-Verb Agreement15.1 Making Subjects and Verbs
Agree15.2 Problems with Locating the Subject15.3 Agreement with
Compound Subjects
Unit 16: Glossary of Special Usage Problems16.1-2 Using
Troublesome Words
Unit 18: Capitalization18.1 Capitalizing Sentences, Quotations,
and Salutations18.2 Capitalizing Names and Titles of People18.3
Capitalizing Names of Places18.4 Capitalizing Other Proper Nouns
and Adjectives
Unit 19: Punctuation19.1 Using the Period and Other End
Marks19.2 Using Commas I-A19.2 Using Commas I-B19.3 Using Commas
II-A19.3 Using Commas II-B19.4 Using Commas III-A19.4 Using Commas
III-B19.5 Using Semicolons and Colons19.6 Using Quotation Marks and
Italics19.7 Using Apostrophes and Hyphens19.8 Using
Abbreviations19.9 Writing Numbers
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ITBS Preparation and Practice Workbook & Ten Days to the
ITBSPreparation and PracticeExercise 1: VocabularyExercise 2:
Reading ComprehensionExercise 3: SpellingExercise 4:
CapitalizationExercise 4: PunctuationExercise 5:
Usage/ExpressionExercise 6: Capitalization/PunctuationExercise 7:
Usage/ExpressionExercise 8: Reference Materials
Practice TestVocabularyReading Comprehension
Ten Days to the ITBSIntroductionBasic SkillsVocabulary
QuestionsReading Comprehension
SAT-9 Preparation and Practice Workbook & Ten Days to the
SAT-9IntroductionPreparation and PracticeReading VocabularyReading
ComprehensionSpellingLanguageStudy SkillsListeningLanguage
SAReading Comprehension II
Practice TestTen Days to the Stanford 9Reading VocabularyReading
ComprehensionSpellingLanguageStudy SkillsListeningLanguage SA
Spelling Power WorkbookStudent Progress ChartScoring ScaleUnit
1Lesson 1: Short Vowel SpellingsLesson 2: Long Vowel
SpellingsLesson 3: The Vowel uLesson 4: Double ConsonantsReview
Lessons 1-4
Unit 2Lesson 5: The \s\ Sound with c or sLesson 6: The \k\ Sound
with c, ck, ch, or quLesson 7: The \j\ Sound with g or jLesson 8:
Words with Silent LettersReview Lessons 5-8
Unit 3Lesson 9: Spelling the Schwa SoundLesson 10: Spelling the
\\ SoundLesson 11: Spelling the \or\ SoundLesson 12: Doubling the
Final ConsonantReview Lessons 9-12
Unit 4Lesson 13: The \ou\ and \oi\ SoundsLesson 14: Words with
ie and eiLesson 15: Dropping the Final SilentLesson 16: Keeping the
Final Silent eReview Lessons 13-16
Unit 5Lesson 17: Keeping the Final yLesson 18: Changing y to
ILesson 19: The Suffix -ousLesson 20: The Suffix -ionReview Lessons
17-20
Unit 6Lesson 21: The Suffixes -ant and -entLesson 22: Adding
PrefixesLesson 23: The Prefix in-Lesson 24: Nouns with Unusual
PluralsReview Lessons 21-24
Unit 7Lesson 25: Words with Greek and Latin RootsLesson 26:
Plurals for Nouns Ending in oLesson 27: Plurals for Nouns Ending in
s, sh, ch, xLesson 28: Plurals for Nouns Ending in f and feReview
Lessons 25-28
Unit 8Lesson 29: Compound WordsLesson 30: Words Often
ConfusedLesson 31: Words Often MisspelledLesson 32: Multi-syllable
WordsReview Lessons 29-32
TerraNova Preparation and Practice Workbook & Ten Days to
the TerraNovaIntroductionIntroduction to the TerraNovaProcess of
Elimination
Preparation and PracticeSpellingLanguage
MechanicsVocabularyReading and Language Arts 1Reading and Language
Arts 2Reading and Language Arts 3Reading and Language Arts 4Reading
and Language Arts 5
Ten Days to the TerraNovaPractice TestWhat Do I Need to Know
About the TerraNova?Process of EliminationThe PassagesReading
QuestionsWriting Questions
Vocabulary Power WorkbookStudent Progress ChartScoring ScaleUnit
1Lesson 1 Using Context CluesLesson 2 The Prefixes em- and
en-Lesson 3 Using SynonymsLesson 4 Using Reference Skills-Using a
ThesaurusReviewTest
Unit 2Lesson 5 Using Context CluesLesson 6 The Word Roots homo,
humanus, anima, animus, anthropo, and bioLesson 7 Word UsageLesson
8 The Latin Roots movere and mobilisLesson 9 Using Reading
Skills-Using Context CluesReviewTest
Unit 3Lesson 10 UsageLesson 11 UsageLesson 12 The Latin Roots
scribere and signareLesson 13 Using Reference Skills-Finding the
Right DefinitionReviewTest
Unit 4Lesson 14 Using SynonymsLesson 15 The Latin Root
vertoLesson 16 The Prefix de-Lesson 17 Using Reading
Skills-Understanding HomophonesReviewTest
Unit 5Lesson 18 Using SynonymsLesson 19 Sentence
CompletionLesson 20 The Latin Root pendereLesson 21 Using Reading
Skills-Understanding HomographsReviewTest
Unit 6Lesson 22 Using SynonymsLesson 23 UsageLesson 24 The
Prefix dis-Lesson 25 The Latin Words bene and malLesson 26 Using
Idiomatic Skills-Understanding IdiomsReviewTest
Unit 7Lesson 27 Using SynonymsLesson 28 The Prefixes over- and
under-Lesson 29 The Prefix re-Lesson 30 The Latin Root venLesson 31
Using Reading Skills-Using Dictionary RespellingsReviewTest
Unit 8Lesson 32 Using SynonymsLesson 33 The Latin Roots specere
and speciesLesson 34 The Latin Root tempus and the Greek Root
chronosLesson 35 Using Reading Skills-Using Base
WordsReviewTest
Pronunciation Guide
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