{"product_id":"got-grammar-ready-to-use-lessons-and-activities-that-make-grammar-fun-isbn-9780787993870","title":"Got Grammar? Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities That Make Grammar Fun!","description":"\u003ci\u003eGot Grammar?\u003c\/i\u003e is the comprehensive classroom guide.  Each of the over 60 lessons are ready-to-use and reproducible, and each begins with helpful teaching pages that define, explain, and illustrate grammar, usage, or mechanics concepts.   These lessons and the many ready-to-use student activities include 15 diagnostic tests, 15 section-review activities, 18 final tests, and over 100 other creative reinforcement activities, including diagramming.  As practical as it is fun-filled, the book is divided into six sections:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Parts of Speech\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Parts of a Sentence\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Sentences\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Usage\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Mechanics\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  Meeting the Tests Head-On\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedication vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards Grid xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION ONE PARTS OF SPEECH 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIAGNOSTIC TESTS 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 1: Parts of Speech 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 2: Parts of Speech 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESSONS AND ACTIVITIES 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNouns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Nouns 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1A Plus a Quotation 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1B Nouns Abound in the Classroom 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePronouns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Pronouns 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2A Two at a Time 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2B Naming the Pronouns 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdjectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Adjectives 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3A And a Trip to the Zoo 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3B Listing Three Adjectives 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Verbs 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4A Where the Boys Are 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4B Connecting Verbs and Vocabulary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4C You Will Not Need Help Here 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdverbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Adverbs 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5A Scrambled Up for You! 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5B Dressing Up 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepositions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Prepositions 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6A Finding the Four Words 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Conjunctions 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7A Appropriately Chosen! 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterjections\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Interjections 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8A With Great Feeling!!! 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW ACTIVITIES 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 1: O What an Activity! 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 2: Finding the Missing Link 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 3: Checking Out the Two Sentences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINAL TESTS 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 1 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 2 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION TWO PARTS OF A SENTENCE 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIAGNOSTIC TESTS \u003c\/b\u003e47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 1: The Parts of a Sentence 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 2: Prepositional and Verbal Phrases 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 3: Complements 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 4: Subordinate Clauses 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESSONS AND ACTIVITIES 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple Subjects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Simple Subjects 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1A Look for Something Easy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Subjects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Complete Subjects 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2A Healthy Advice 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects in Unusual Positions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3Subjects in Unusual Positions 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3A You Name Them 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple Predicates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Simple Predicates 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4A Matching Them Up 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompound Verbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Compound Verbs 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5A A Walk in the Park 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Predicates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Complete Predicates 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6A Yours to Complete 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerb Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Verb Phrases 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7A Phasing In Verb Phrases 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepositional Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Prepositional Phrases 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8A Hidden Prepositional Phrases 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8B One to a Sentence 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdjective Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Adjective Phrases 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9A Making Sense of the Adjective Phrase 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdverb Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Adverb Phrases 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10A Traveling the World 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppositives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Appositives 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11A Be Positive About Appositives 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepositional Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Misplaced Prepositional Phrases 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12A Misplaced Information 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParticiples and Participle Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.13 Participles and Participle Phrases 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.13A Find the Six 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerunds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.14 Gerunds 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.14A Five Apiece 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfinitives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.15 Infinitives 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.15A Each of the Three Gets Five 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.15B Infinitive Goals 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirect Objects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.16 Direct Objects 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.16A Five-Letter Words 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndirect Objects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.17 Indirect Objects 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.17A Find the Thirty Letters 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePredicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.18 Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.18A Two to One 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdverb Clauses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.19 Adverb Clauses 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.19A Nine Is Fine 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdjective Clauses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.20 Adjective Clauses 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.20A Underlining Issues 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoun Clauses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.21 Noun Clauses 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.21A Functionally Speaking 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW ACTIVITIES 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 1: Adjective and Adverb Phrases 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 2: Essential and Nonessential Clauses and Participle Phrases 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 3: Filling in the Clauses 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINAL TESTS \u003c\/b\u003e105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 1: Verbal Phrases 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 2: Phrases 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 3: Complements 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 4: Clauses and Verbal Phrases 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 5: Subordinate Clauses 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION THREE SENTENCES 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIAGNOSTIC TESTS \u003c\/b\u003e115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 1: Complete and Incomplete Sentences 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 2: Sentences by Purpose117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 3: Sentences by Structure 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESSONS AND ACTIVITIES 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFragments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Fragment 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1A Half a Score for Each 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRun-Ons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Run-Ons 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2A Let’s Get It Right! 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Types of Sentences by Purpose 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3A Spelling It All Out 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3B Sentences by Purpose 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Simple Sentence 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4A Quite Simply 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompound Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Compound Sentences 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5A Don’t Be Confounded 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplex Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Complex Sentences 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6A What’s Left Should Be Enough 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompound-Complex Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Compound-Complex Sentences 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7A It’s Not That Complex! 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentence Starters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Starting a Sentence 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8A Seven Starters 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagramming \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Diagramming Subjects, Predicates, Modifiers, and Complements (Review) 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9A Diagramming Subjects, Predicates, Modifiers,and Complements 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Diagramming Compound Elements andPrepositional Phrases 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10A Diagramming Compound Elements and Prepositional Phrases 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Diagramming Verbals and Clauses 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11A Diagramming Verbals and Clauses 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW ACTIVITIES 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 1: Sentences by Structure 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 2: A Part Here, A Part There, and Another Part There. . .  152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 3: Combining Sentences 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 4: Let’s Combine Some More Sentences 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINAL TESTS 156\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 1: Complete and Incomplete Sentences 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 2: Sentences by Purpose 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 3: Sentences Classified According to Structure 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 4: Which Is the Best Sentence? 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION FOUR USAGE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIAGNOSTIC TESTS 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 1: Agreement 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 2: Verb Tenses 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 3: Cases 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 4: Words Often Confused 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESSONS AND ACTIVITIES 170\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject-Verb Agreement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Agreement of Subjects and Verbs 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1A What’s Her Name? 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepositional Phrases Agreement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Agreement Involving Prepositional Phrases 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2A Let’s Concur! 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndefinite Pronoun Agreement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Indefinite Pronoun Agreement 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3A Who Wins? 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompound Subjects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Compound Subjects 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4A Two or More (Subjects) at a Time 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrregular Verbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Irregular Verbs 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5A Big and Small (Irregular Verbs) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTense\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Regular Verbs and Tense 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6A It’s All in the Numbers 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActive and Passive Voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Active and Passive Voices 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7A It’s Better in the Active Voice 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransitive and Intransitive Verbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8A College’s Orange 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominative Case\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Nominative Case 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9A Looking for 29 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObjects of the Preposition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Objects of the Preposition 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10A All Objects Should Be Located! 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObjective Case\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Objective Case 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11A The Letter A 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePossessive Case\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12 Possessive Case 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12A Three in a Row 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Versus Whom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.13 Who Versus Whom 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.13A Ten Times 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModifiers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.14 Comparisons of Modifiers 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.14A Half and Half 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDangling and Misplaced Modifiers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.15 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.15A Only Five 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsage Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16 Usage Words 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16A Be Upbeat! 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16B More Usage Words 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16C Knowing When to Use What 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWords Often Confused\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.17 Words Often Confused (Part One) 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.17A Add Up the Points 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.18 Words Often Confused (Part Two) 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.18A Parade of Animals 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.19 Words Often Confused (Part Three) 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.19A Shady Characters 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.20 Words Often Confused (Part Four) 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.20A A Balancing Act 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouble Negatives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.21 Double Negatives 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.21A This Can’t Get No Harder! 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW ACTIVITIES 238\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity: Words Often Confused 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINAL TESTS 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 1: Agreement 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 2: Verb Tenses 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 3: Verb Tenses 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 4: Cases 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 5: Words Often Confused 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION FIVE MECHANICS 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIAGNOSTIC TESTS 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 1: Capitalization 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Test 2: Commas 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESSONS AND ACTIVITIES 252\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCapitalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Capitalization 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1A Half and Half 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1B Sporting Around 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1C Ten Letters at a Time 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpelling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 100 Challenging Spelling Words 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2A Finding the Missing Letters 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Commas 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3A Why We Use Commas (Part One) 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3B Why We Use Commas (Part Two) 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApostrophes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Apostrophes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4A Showing Your Apostrophe Skills 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuotation Marks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Quotation Marks 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5A Quotation Marks in Every Sentence 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePunctuation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Semicolons, Colons, Italics, and Hyphens 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6A Working with Punctuation 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6B Using Semicolons, Colons, Italics, and Hyphens 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Brackets, Parentheses, Ellipsis Marks, and Dashes 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7A Proper Punctuation, Please! (Brackets, Parentheses, Ellipsis Marks, and Dashes) 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnd Marks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 End Marks 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8A Putting the End Mark in Its Place 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEW ACTIVITIES 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 1: Traveling Along 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 2: Showing Your Comma Skills 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 3: Inserting Commas 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Activity 4: Writing and Punctuating 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINAL TESTS 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 1: Capitalization 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Test 2: Commas 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION SIX MEETING THE TESTS HEAD-ON 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePast Participles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Past Participles of Irregular Verbs 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepositions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Pairing the Prepositions 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Clauses and Verbal Phrases 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Phrasing It the Correct Way 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentence Construction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Placing the Words in Their Proper Places 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Placing the Phrases and Clauses as Directed 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentence Deconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Picking Apart the Sentences 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Let’s Pick Apart Another Sentence 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentence Reconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Putting It All Together 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Putting the Sentences Together—Bit by Bit 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Putting the Sentences Together Again—Bit by Bit 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Is There an Error? (Part One) 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.13 Is There an Error? (Part Two) 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.14 Can You Find the Two Errors? 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.15 What’s Wrong Here? 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.16 Which Is the Best Sentence? 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 363\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK UMSTATTER\u003c\/b\u003e taught English at the junior high, middle school, and high school levels for more than thirty years. A three-time Teacher of the Year, Umstatter is the best-selling author of 15 books including \u003ci\u003eGrammar Grabbers!, Hooked on English!,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnglish Brainstormers!\u003c\/i\u003e He currently conducts both local and national teacher-training workshops in the areas of reading, writing, poetry, and curriculum.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGot Grammar? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady-to-Use Lessons and Activities That Make Grammar Fun!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK UMSTATTER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated for teachers and students in grades 6-12, \u003ci\u003eGot Grammar?\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with ready-to-use reproducible lessons, diagnostic and final tests, and reinforcement and review activities. Watch the excitement build as your students learn grammar using crosswords, magic squares, matching columns, riddles, find-the-word games, and other fun activities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGot Grammar?\u003c\/i\u003e is the comprehensive classroom guide. Each of the over 60 lessons is ready-to-use and reproducible, and each begins with helpful teaching pages that define, explain, and illustrate grammar, usage, or mechanics concepts. These lessons and the many ready-to-use student activities include 15 diagnostic tests, 15 section-review activities, 18 final tests, and over 100 other creative reinforcement activities, including diagramming. As practical as it is fun-filled, the book is divided into six sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eParts of Speech\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eParts of a Sentence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSentences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMechanics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeeting the Tests Head-On\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach section is designed to help teach and reinforce grammar, usage, and mechanics in today's world of standardized tests. Using this book, students will benefit from the Writing Tips included at the end of each instructional lesson, and teachers will save time preparing lessons, activities, tests, and answer keys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether these lessons and activities are used sequentially or as needed, your classroom will come alive as your students enjoy working through this classroom-tested, user-friendly way to learn grammar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGot Grammar?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The activities include that enviable combination to please everyone.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—STEVE BONGIOVI,\u003c\/b\u003e English department chair, Seaford High School, Seaford, New York, and New York State Teacher of the Year, 2006 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Got Grammar?\u003c\/i\u003e is not the grammar book I recall from my youth; however, it is just the thing a classroom teacher could rely upon now.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—THOMAS P. 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