Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation

Description

A clear, precise, and comprehensive book that will give children the tools to build confidence in reading, writing, and comprehension through visual explanation.  From when to use a preposition or pronoun to how to use a comma or colon, Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation covers all the most important grammar topics in DK's signature style. Each example provided is supported by a picture, making it accessible and comprehensible, and clear and simple text and repetition help to solidify knowledge and understanding.  Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation will improve a child's confidence in using the building blocks of reading and writing, and is a book they will refer to again and again. Contents 2......Page 4 Introduction 4......Page 6 How to use this book 6......Page 8 What is grammar? 8......Page 10 What is punctuation? 9......Page 11 Parts of speech 10......Page 13 Nouns 12......Page 14 Proper nouns 14......Page 16 Abstract nouns 15......Page 17 Singular and plural nouns 16......Page 18 Compound nouns 18......Page 20 Collective nouns 19......Page 21 Verbs 20......Page 22 Verbs and subjects 22......Page 24 Subjects and objects 24......Page 26 The verb be 26......Page 28 Pronouns 28......Page 30 I or me? 30......Page 32 Possessive pronouns 31......Page 33 Present and past tenses 32......Page 34 Future tense 33......Page 35 Progressive tenses 34......Page 36 Perfect tenses 36......Page 38 Auxiliary verbs 38......Page 40 Infinitives 40......Page 42 Adjectives 42......Page 44 Where to put adjectives 44......Page 46 Adverbs 46......Page 48 Adjectives into adverbs 48......Page 50 Adverbs of place 49......Page 51 Adverbs of time 50......Page 52 Adverbs before adjectives 51......Page 53 Comparatives and superlatives 52......Page 54 Prepositions 54......Page 56 Prepositions of place 55......Page 57 Prepositions of time 56......Page 58 Other prepositions 57......Page 59 Conjunctions 58......Page 60 Coordinating conjunctions 60......Page 62 Subordinating conjunctions 61......Page 63 Interjections 62......Page 64 Determiners 64......Page 66 Parts of speech quiz 66......Page 68 Sentences, phrases, and clauses 68......Page 71 Sentences 70......Page 72 Statements 72......Page 74 Questions 73......Page 75 Exclamations 74......Page 76 Commands 75......Page 77 Noun phrases 76......Page 78 Prepositional phrases 77......Page 79 Adverbials 78......Page 80 Fronted adverbials 79......Page 81 Clauses 80......Page 82 Main clauses 82......Page 84 Subordinate clauses 84......Page 86 Relative clauses 85......Page 87 Relative pronouns 86......Page 88 Active and passive sentences 88......Page 90 Direct speech 90......Page 92 Reported speech 91......Page 93 Direct to reported speech 92......Page 94 Sentences quiz 94......Page 96 Punctuation 96......Page 99 Capital letters 98......Page 100 Periods 99......Page 101 Question marks 100......Page 102 Exclamation points 101......Page 103 Commas 102......Page 104 Apostrophes 104......Page 106 Possessive apostrophes 105......Page 107 Its or it’s 106......Page 108 Parentheses 108......Page 110 Quotation marks 109......Page 111 Dashes 110......Page 112 Hyphens 111......Page 113 Colons 112......Page 114 Semicolons 113......Page 115 Ellipses 114......Page 116 Bullet points 115......Page 117 Punctuation quiz 116......Page 118 Writing tips 118......Page 120 Common mistakes in grammar 120......Page 122 Common mistakes in punctuation 122......Page 124 Glossary 124......Page 126 Index 126......Page 128 Acknowledgments 128......Page 130