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Book SynopsisFully updated to help teachers deal with the new 2016 Grammar Tests, this second edition presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jumpstart pupilsâ understanding of grammar in action
It includes coverage of the subjunctive and past progressive, selecting which tense is the most definite, identifying when a word is used as a subordinating conjunction/preposition, explaining how a comma can change meaning, and an increased emphasis on the passive. Jumpstart! Grammar will prepare children for any grammar tests on the horizon in an engaging way so that they love playing with words and spinning sentences to make ideas dance. And, of course, they will be able to name the parts if that is what is required.
Fun games will focus first on helping children hear the difference various types of grammar can make followed by activities to help them understand what different effects you can create with grammar. Technical terms will on
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"Jumpstart! Grammar really helps children to love langauge, playing with words and spinning sentences to make ideas dance." - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The things: nouns, adjectives, pronouns and determiners 2. The actions: verbs, adverbs, adverbials and prepositions 3. The links: conjunctions and connectives 4. Sentences: clauses, phrases and different types of sentences 5. Punctuation 6. Cohesion: including subject and object, formal and informal, active and passive Grammar glossary and index to grammar games
