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1) Help your kids with language arts: a step-by-step visual guide to grammar, punctuation, and writing
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English
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Presenting the ins and outs of English in a clear, visual, and accessible style, this handbook covers everything from the basic concepts of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and communication skills to some of the more challenging ideas that face students today. An ideal guide for parents.
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English grammar volume 9
Language
English
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Instruction in English grammar which explains the use of commas, colons, semicolons, periods, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, parentheses, dashes, and other punctuation marks.
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English
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An easy-to-use, easy-to-understand book that contains the most common grammar, punctuation, and word usage problems. Includes a special expanded section on comma rules. Also explained is the difference between "I" and "me," "who" and "whom," "lay" and "lie," "like" and "as if," "further" and "farther," "compliment" and "complement," and many more. Includes writing hints.
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English
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Give 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders a grammar boost--no tutor required. Bring your young learner's schooling home with this three-grades-in-one grammar workbook. The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 3, 4, and 5 is perfect for parents looking to build their child's understanding of grammar and supplement what they're already learning in school. Covering all of the must-know concepts for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders'including parts of speech, sentence structure,...
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English
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This dictionary includes all the grammar, punctuation, and spelling terms that children need to know during their first years in school. Using child-friendly definitions and lots of examples, it's easy for kids to look up words on their own or with the help of a parent or grownup. The colorful, quirky birds throughout the book will be their guides, asking questions, making comments, and helping children improve their writing all along the way!
7) English essentials: what every college student needs to know about grammar, punctuation, and usage
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English
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English
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"Grammar is the tool that makes reading, writing, and day-to-day conversation possible. In [this book], English teacher and educational blogger Lauralee Moss delivers grammar lessons and exercises specifically designed to reinforce what sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders are learning in the classroom. From identifying basic parts of speech, to understanding sentence structure, to using punctuation correctly, this book will help kids master the rules...
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English
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"The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage. This user-friendly resource includes simple explanations of grammar, punctuation, and usage; scores of helpful examples; dozens of reproducible worksheets; and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to students of all ages. Appropriate for virtually any age range, this authoritative guide makes learning English grammar...
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English
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Have you ever found yourself re-reading the same sentence four or five times and thought 'I should get more sleep'? Are you clueless as to why one paragraph just seems to 'flow' while you simply can't recall the contents of another? Guess what: you are not alone. Even the best writers fail to grasp why their writing works. This is the first science-based guide to writing, employing cutting-edge research on how our minds process written language, to...
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English
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"A revised and updated new edition of the bestselling workbook and grammar guideThe Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage. This user-friendly resource includes simple explanations of grammar, punctuation, and usage; scores of helpful examples; dozens of reproducible worksheets; and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to students of all ages. Appropriate for...
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English
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"In Write to the Point, accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don'ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the "Armies of Correctness" and the "Descriptivist Irregulars." For Leith, knowing...
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English
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"This centenary edition ... contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing superb coverage of contemporary English, including rare, historical, and archaic terms, scientific and technical vocabulary, and English from around the world. The dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words-- including sub-prime, social networking, and carbon footprint-- all based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition,...