Basic Skills
Subject-Area: Grammar and Writing
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Unit 1 |
1. |
Sentences |
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1.1 |
Parts of a sentence |
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1.2 |
Sentence or fragment |
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1.3 |
Types of sentences |
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Unit 2 |
2. |
Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs |
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2.1 |
Nouns |
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2.2 |
Verbs |
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2.3 |
Verb tenses |
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2.4 |
Pronouns |
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2.5 |
Subject-verb agreement |
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Unit 3 |
3. |
Adjectives and Adverbs |
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3.1 |
Adjectives |
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3.2 |
Adverbs |
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3.3 |
Prepositional phrases |
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Unit 4 |
4. |
Sentence Structure |
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4.1 |
Kinds of sentences |
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4.2 |
Combining sentences |
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4.3 |
Improving sentences |
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Unit 5 |
5. |
Capitalization and Punctuation |
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5.1 |
Capitalization |
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5.2 |
Sentence punctuation |
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5.3 |
Commas |
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5.4 |
Punctuating quotations |
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5.5 |
Apostrophes |
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Unit 6 |
6. |
Paragraph Basics |
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6.1 |
Recognizing a paragraph |
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Unit 6 |
6.2 |
Writing a topic sentence |
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6.3 |
Writing supporting sentences |
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6.4 |
Writing a complete paragraph |
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Unit 7 |
7. |
Types of Paragraphs |
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7.1 |
Narrative paragraph |
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7.2 |
Descriptive paragraph |
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7.3 |
Informative paragraph |
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7.4 |
Persuasive paragraph |
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Unit 8 |
8. |
Organizing a Paragraph |
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8.1 |
Cause-and-effect paragraph |
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8.2 |
Comparison-and-contrast paragraph |
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8.3 |
Example paragraph |
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Unit 9 |
9. |
The Writing Process |
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9.1 |
Prewriting |
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9.2 |
Drafting |
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9.3 |
Revising and editing |