The Grammar 4 : A Handbook for Teaching Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

The Grammar 4 Handbook follows on from The Grammar 3 Handbook. It provides a full year's worth lessons for teaching grammar, spelling and punctuation to children aged 8+. It provides: * Practical advice and ideas for teaching * Step-by-step lesson plans and notes for the teacher *Continues to introduce new grammar elements * 36 structured grammar and punctuation lessons * 36 spelling lessons * Revision and extension of The Grammar 3 Handbook * Photocopiable activities * Fun actions for the grammar points Topics covered include: * Nouns acting as concrete/ abstract/possessives * The present participle as an adjective * Onomatopoeia * Agreements ?* Clauses/independent clauses ?* Hyphens?* Sentence writing - statements and questions, compound sentences?* Parsing verbs * Infinitives* Antonyms and Synonyms* Homophones