Grammar
Parts of Speech
Common and Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Helping Verbs
Linking Verbs
Review: Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Articles
Review: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Review: Prepositions and Conjunctions

Sentences
Declarative and Imperative Sentences
Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences
Review: Sentence Types
Parts of a Sentence: Subject
Parts of a Sentence: Predicate
Parts of a Sentence: Direct Object
Review: Parts of a Sentence
Sentence Fragments
Compound Sentences
Run-On Sentences
Review: Sentence Fragments, Compound Sentences, and Run-On Sentences
Combining Sentences: Subjects and Direct Objects
Combining Sentences: Verbs
Combining Sentences: Adjectives
Review: Combining Sentences

Mechanics
Capitalization
Capitalizing Names and Titles
Capitalizing Place Names
Capitalizing Dates and Holidays
Capitalizing Book, Movie, and Song Titles
Review: Capitalization

Punctuation
Periods
Question Marks and Exclamation Points
Review: End Marks and Abbreviations
Commas with Dates, Cities, and States
Commas with Introductory Words, in a Series, and with Direct Address
Commas in Compound Sentences
Review: Comma Usage
Punctuating Dialogue
Punctuating Titles
Colons
Review: Dialogue, Titles, and Colons

Usage
Subject-Verb Agreement: Adding s and es
Regular Past-Tense Verbs
Irregular Past-Tense Verbs: Fell, Dug, Began, Took, Sang
Irregular Past-Tense Verbs: Spoke, Drew, Broke, Caught, Left
Review: Subject-Verb Agreement and Regular and Irregular Past-Tense Verbs
Forming the Future Tense
Tricky Verb Usage
Review: Forming the Future Tense and Tricky Verb Usage
Contractions
Negative Words and Double Negatives
Review: Contractions, Negative Words, and Double Negatives
Regular Plurals
Irregular Plurals
Singular Possessives
Plural Possessives
Review: Regular and Irregular Plurals and Singular and Plural Possessives
Subject and Object Pronouns
Comparative Adjectives
Comparative Adverbs
Review: Subject and Object Pronouns and Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs
Synonyms and Antonyms
Homophones
Multiple-Meaning Words
Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, and Multiple-Meaning Words
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Using Descriptive Language
Review: Similes, Metaphors, Personification, and Descriptive Language

Writer's Guide
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Proofreading
Publishing
Evaluating Writing
Writing Process Practice
Answer Key