LearningExpress, LLC., 2008. — 240 p.
Middle school students who need to improve their grammar skills can use this guide for 15 minutes a day to master parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and more - in only one month! The pretest, posttest, glossary, and practice exercises help students score high on their next standardized test, classroom exam, or writing project.
Each lesson of Junior Skill Builders: Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day gives one small part of the bigger grammar situation, so that each day, students build upon the previous day's knowledge. Fun factoids and catchy memory hooks help make sure that what students learn becomes ingrained. Before you know it, using grammar correctly becomes effortless-one step at a time. In just 15 minutes a day, students learn everything they need to know about: Nouns Pronouns Verbs Tenses Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Subject and predicate Direct and indirect objects Phrases Clauses Compound and complex sentences Fragments and run-ons End marks Commas Semicolons Colons Quotation marks Underlining Hyphens Apostrophes Capitalization In addition to all the essential practice that kids need to ace classroom tests, pop quizzes, class participation, and standardized exams, Junior Skill Builders: Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day provides parents with an easy and accessible way to help their children excel. All it takes is just 15 minutes a day!