Grammar usage and mechanics language skills practice (Answer Key)

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Language Skills Practice for Chapters 1–16 Language Skills Practice USING THISWORKBOOK................................................viii Chapter 1 PARTS OF SPEECH OVERVIEW: IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTION Chapter 2 THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE: SUBJECTS,PREDICATES,COMPLEMENTS Chapter 3 KINDS OF PHRASES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Chapter 4 THE CLAUSE: INDEPENDENT AND SUBORDINATE CLAUSES Clauses ........................................................................85 Chapter 5 AGREEMENT: SUBJECT AND VERB,PRONOUN AND ANTECEDENT Chapter 6 USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY: CASE FORMS OF PRONOUNS Chapter 7 CLEAR REFERENCE: PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS Chapter 8 USING VERBS CORRECTLY: PRINCIPAL PARTS,TENSE,VOICE,MOOD Chapter 9 USING MODIFIERS CORRECTLY: FORMS AND USES OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS; COMPARISON Chapter 10 PLACEMENT OF MODIFIERS: MISPLACED AND DANGLING MODIFIERS Chapter 11 A GLOSSARY OF USAGE: COMMON USAGE PROBLEMS Chapter 12 CAPITALIZATION: RULES OF STANDARD USAGE Chapter 13 PUNCTUATION: END MARKS AND COMMAS Chapter 14 PUNCTUATION: OTHER MARKS OF PUNCTUATION Chapter 15 SPELLING: IMPROVING YOUR SPELLING Contents Chapter 16 CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS

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