Lessons
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Lesson 1
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The importance of grammar
Grammar skills
Improving grammar skills
Writing clearly
Nouns and verbs
Identifying nouns
Identifying verbs
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Lesson 2
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Pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
Pronouns
Identifying pronouns
Identifying categories of pronouns
Identifying pronoun cases
Identifying compound personal pronouns
Adjectives and adverbs
Identifying types of adjectives
Identifying adverbs
Identifying degrees of adjectives and adverbs
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Lesson 3
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Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
Prepositions
Identifying prepositions
Identifying prepositional phrases
Conjunctions
Identifying conjunctions
Working with clauses and conjunctions
Interjections
Identifying interjections
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Lesson 4
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Effective sentences
Sentence formation
Defining effective sentences
Identifying sentences
Defining the natural order of sentences
Identifying subjects
Identifying predicates
Phrases and clauses
Identifying phrases
Identifying clauses
Sentence classifications
Classifying sentences
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Lesson 5
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Agreement rules
Subject and verb agreement
Identifying subject and verb agreement
Identifying singular subjects
Identifying compound subjects
Identifying pronoun and antecedent agreement
Identifying verb tense agreement
Parallel sentence structure
Making sentences parallel
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Lesson 6
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Improving sentence structure
Sentence fragments
Identifying sentence fragments
Run-on sentences
Identifying run-on sentences
Active and passive voice
Identifying passive voice
Changing passive voice to active voice
Split infinitives
Identifying split infinitives
Discussing sentence structure guidelines
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Lesson 7
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Word choice
The importance of word choice
Selecting the right word
Misused words
Identifying misused words
Spelling errors
Fixing spelling errors
Prefixes and suffixes
Attaching prefixes
Attaching suffixes
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Lesson 8
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Punctuation and mechanics
Punctuation to separate clauses
Using commas
Using semicolons and colons
Using dashes
Parentheses and apostrophes
Using parentheses and brackets
Using apostrophes
Using hyphens
Quotation marks and numbers
Using quotation marks and ellipses
Using italics
Determining when to spell out words
Capitalization rules
Applying capitalization rules
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Lesson 9
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Synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
Synonyms and antonyms
Identifying synonyms and antonyms
Homonyms
Identifying homonyms
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