{"product_id":"the-grammar-teachers-activityaday-180-readytouse-lessons-to-teach-grammar-and-usage-9780470543153","title":"The Grammar Teachers ActivityADay 180 ReadyToUse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuick, daily classroom lessons for improving students'' grammar and writing skills\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis must-have resource features 180 practical, ready-to-use grammar and usage lessons and activitiesone for each day of the school year. The activities included help students in grades 5-12 to acquire, improve, and expand their grammar skills, and become more adept and confident writers. Veteran educator and best-selling author Jack Umstatter helps teachers to familiarize students with the type of grammar-related content found on standardized local, state, national, and college admissions tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes ready-to-use, yet comprehensive and authoritative activities for use as sponge activities, extra homework, or regular daily lessons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReproducible lessons are designed to be non-intimidating and clear for students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOther titles by Umstatter include \u003ci\u003eGrammar Grabbers!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e201 Ready-to-Use Word Games for the English Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrain Games!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Use this Book • xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One Grammar • 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. the noun\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. types of nouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. the pronoun\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. personal pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Do you know your personal pronouns?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. reflexive, demonstrative, and interrogative pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. singular and plural nouns and pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. the adjective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. the noun-adjective-pronoun question\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. the verb\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Is it an action, linking, or helping verb?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. the adverb\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. the preposition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. compound prepositions and the preposition-adverb question\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. the coordinating conjunction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. the correlative conjunction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. the subordinating conjunction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. combining ideas with the subordinating conjunction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. the interjection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. parts-of-speech review (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. parts-of-speech review (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. parts-of-speech parade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. filling in the parts of speech\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. What’s missing? (parts-of-speech review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. fun with literary titles (parts-of-speech review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. parts-of-speech matching\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two Usage • 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. complete and simple subjects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. complete and simple predicates\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. compound subject and compound predicate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. the direct object\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. the indirect object\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. the object of the preposition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. objects and 8–7–5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. subject complements— predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Predicate nominative, predicate adjective, or neither?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. introducing phrases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. the verb phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. the prepositional phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. the adjective phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. the adverb phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. adjective and adverb phrases review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. prepositional phrases review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. the appositive\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Appositive, verb, or prepositional phrase?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. the participle and participial phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Participial phrase or not?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. the gerund and gerund phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. Gerund or not?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. the infinitive and infinitive phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. the many uses of the infinitive phrase\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. verbal phrase review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. matching the phrases in context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. showing what you know about phrases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. happy in ten different ways\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. writing with variety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. phrases finale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. introducing clauses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. the adverb clause\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59. nailing down the adverb clause\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60. the adjective clause\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61. recognizing adjective clauses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. the noun clause\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. the many uses of the noun clause\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. adjective, adverb, and noun clauses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. identifying phrases and clauses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. Do you know your phrases and clauses?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. putting clauses into action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. what good writers do\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. starting the sentence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70. it’s all about form\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71. sentences, fragments, and run-on sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72. What’s what? sentences, fragments, and run-on sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73. making sense (and sentences)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74. types of sentences by purpose\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75. ‘‘purposeful’’ sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76. sentences by design (or construction)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77. simple and compound sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78. complex sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79. compound-complex sentences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80. Know the sentence’s structure?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81. subject and verb agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82. agreement involving prepositional phrases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e83. knowing your prepositional phrases and agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84. pronouns and their antecedents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e85. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86. showing what you know about pronouns and their antecedents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e87. indefinite pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88. indefinite pronouns and agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e89. writing with indefinite pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e90. compound subjects (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91. compound subjects (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e92. working with compound subjects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e93. subject-verb agreement situations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e94. more subject-verb agreement situations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e95. making the wrong right\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e96. knowing your subject-verb agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e97. subject-verb agreement parade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e98. practicing agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e99. How well do you know agreement?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100. regular verb tenses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101. selecting the correct verb tense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102. irregular verbs (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e103. working with irregular verbs from part one\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e104. irregular verbs (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e105. working with irregular verbs from part two\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e106. irregular verbs in context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107. Correct or incorrect?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e108. helping out with irregular verbs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e109. the verb ‘‘be’’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e110. busy with the verb ‘‘be’’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e111. the nominative case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e112. the objective case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e113. the possessive case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e114. the possessive case and pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e115. indefinite pronouns and the possessive case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e116. using the possessive case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117. confusing usage words (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e118. confusing usage words (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e119. confusing usage words (part three)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e120. confusing usage words (part four)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e121. confusing usage words (part five)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e122. confusing usage words (part six)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e123. confusing usage words (part seven)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e124. confusing usage words (part eight)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e125. matching up the confusing words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e126. Which is the correct word?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e127. select the correct word\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e128. double negatives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e129. misplaced and dangling modifiers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e130. revising sentences that have misplaced and dangling modifiers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e131. transitive and intransitive verbs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e132. Do you know your transitive and intransitive verbs?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e133. active and passive voices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e134. sound-alike words (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e135. sound-alike words (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e136. sound-alike words (part three)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e137. sound-alike words (part four)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e138. making your mark with sound-alike words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e139. regular comparison of adjectives and adverbs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e140. irregular comparison of adjectives and adverbs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three Mechanics • 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e141. periods, question marks, and exclamation marks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e142. working with periods, question marks, and exclamation marks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e143. commas (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e144. commas (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e145. commas (part three)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e146. commas (part four)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e147. commas (part five)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e148. commas in action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e149. some more commas in action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e150. comma matching contest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e151. the apostrophe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e152. more apostrophe situations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e153. working with apostrophes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e154. the colon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e155. the semicolon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e156. colons and semicolons in context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e157. quotation marks (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e158. quotation marks (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e159. quotation marks (part three)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e160. italics, hyphens, and brackets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e161. parentheses, ellipsis marks, and dashes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e162. all sorts of punctuation problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e163. All the punctuation is missing!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e164. first capitalization list\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e165. second capitalization list\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e166. using capital letters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e167. capitalize these (part one)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e168. capitalize these (part two)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e169. challenging spelling words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e170. spell it right—and win the battle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Four Show What You Know • 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e171. Where did all the letters go?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e172. grammar and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e173. grammar, mechanics, and Alice in Wonderland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e174. phrases, clauses, and sentences found in ‘‘One Thousand Dollars’’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e175. find the mistake\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e176. five questions in five minutes (parts of speech, prepositional phrases, and clauses)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e177. five questions in five minutes (sentences and usage)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e178. five questions in five minutes (mechanics)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e179. five questions in five minutes (verbals and subject complements)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e180. five questions in five minutes (confusing and sound-alike words)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 188\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402361020759,"sku":"9780470543153","price":16.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470543153.jpg?v=1730480171","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-grammar-teachers-activityaday-180-readytouse-lessons-to-teach-grammar-and-usage-9780470543153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}