treasures grammar and writing handbook grade 6 phần 6 pps

... and year in a date. April 20, 2002 July 4, 17 76 • Use a comma before and after the year when it is used with both the month and the day in a sentence. Do not use a comma if only the month and ... noon) • In informal writing, use abbreviations of the days of the week and the months of the year. These abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a period. Days and...

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... and year in a date. April 20, 2002 July 4, 17 76 • Use a comma before and after the year when it is used with both the month and the day in a sentence. Do not use a comma if only the month and ... J. Titles and Names • In both formal and informal writing, use abbreviations for certain organizations and government agencies. These abbreviations usually have all capital lette...

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... Spelling 36 Writing Forms 41 Troubleshooter 55 Dictionary Contents Handbook Writing Build Skills Grammar 1 Troubleshooter Dictionary Handbook Grammar • Verbs Name Verbs • A verb is a word that shows ... Pronouns Mechanics and Usage 16 Sentence Punctuation and Capital Letters 18 Abbreviations 19 Apostrophes and Contractions 20 Letter Punctuation 21 Book Titles 22 Study S...

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... book? Inventions j608.733 Amos, Leonard Weird and wacky inventions. Bloom Pub. (© 1999) Weird and wacky inventions j608.733 Amos, Leonard Weird and wacky inventions. Bloom Pub. (© 1999) Amos, Leonard j608.733 ... lightning and clouds? 5. On what pages would you find out about comets? C Clouds hail and, 85-87 lightning and, 95-98 rain and, 82-84 snow and, 84, 88-89 Color of aut...

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... left-out letter in doesnt? 60 Incorrect Use of Pronouns • Use I and me to tell about yourself. • Use we and us to tell about yourself and another person. • Some contractions and possessive pronouns sound ... used here? 5. What part of speech is the word narrow? 66 62 Incorrect Use of Adjectives • You can use adjectives to compare people, places, and things. • Add -er to an...

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... real. Writing a story lets you use your imagination and be creative. Purpose and Audience The purpose of writing a story is to express your ideas and entertain your audience. Before writing, ... purpose ■ uses run-on sentences and sentence fragments ■ makes serious and repeated errors Go to www.macmillanmh.com for a 6- Point Student Writing Rubric. 46 PROCESS What Else...

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... highways. Grand Avenue Route 66 • Capitalize the names of buildings and bridges. Museum of Modern Art Sears Tower Brooklyn Bridge • Capitalize the names of stars and planets. Rigel Altair Saturn ... stepped onto the platform. 15. Grandparents waved to grandchildren. 16. Other people bought tickets. 17. Travelers carried luggage. 18. The train had six cars and an engine. 19. Each car...

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... swimming,” my sister and I answered. 3. “Loni, get the towels,” Mother said. 4. “I will get the sunscreen,” I offered. 5. “I will make some lunch,” Mother added. 6. “Can we have turkey sandwiches?” ... Restaurant 35 Amberton Rd., Sunderland. . . . . . . 555-7 168 Downey, Henry T 3 Elm Terr., Conway. . .555-8050 Dumont Country Store 221 Hendrick Ave., E. Hampton. . . . . . 555 -65 79 2...

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... family and I water and weed the garden. Before long Lisa, Ellie, and I picks vegetables. Problem 3 Using a singular verb when a subject has two or more nouns joined by and No Agreement: Lisa and ... sentences correctly. Make the subject and verb in each sentence agree. 1. Everyone cleans up. Even Fuzzer help. 2. Lisa and Ellie put away the hand tools. Dad and Mom rewin...

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... Sentence Punctuation 16 McGraw-Hill School Division Handbook Handbook Grammar • Pronouns He, She, It, They • A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. • He, she, and it are pronouns ... predicates. Use the word and between the two predicates to make a new sentence. Jake sits. Jake reads. Jake sits and reads. 13 Handbook Grammar • More About Sentences R U L E 4 Us...

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