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#V6911
Now Available!
8 Volume Set
Grades 5-12
23 minutes each
Set: $319.60, Each: $39.95
From conjunctions to commas to clauses, the rules of English grammar can often
be tricky and sometimes confusing. Through 2–4 minute direct instructional clips,
Grammar Tips for Students highlights key grammar rules and their exceptions.
Multiple examples of the building blocks of grammar, commonly encountered errors
and confusing topics are carefully presented and explained, and helpful tests and
tips for applying Standard English grammar are provided. If it’s a punctuation mark
you aren’t sure about using or a verb that just doesn’t seem to agree, Grammar
Tips for Students is a helpful series that will take the guesswork out of what
you write or say.
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#V6912, $39.95
This series of short, instructional clips identifies some common grammar errors and
takes the mystery right out of them! From eliminating run-on sentences to cutting
out dangling modifiers, each clip utilizes a variety of examples and careful explanations
to cast a helpful light on these topics for students. In addition, discover how to spot
and fix faulty comparisons, eliminate double negatives, avoid redundancy and learn to
choose the right words. It always helps to know the difference between “they’re,”
“their” and “there,” and even between the adjective “good” and the adverb “well.”
A solid understanding of these grammar concepts will help to ensure that what you
write or say is clear and concise!
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#V6913, $39.95
When it comes to formulating a sentence, the words you choose, the order in which
they are used and the agreement that they have are all important. Join our hosts for a
series of short, instructional clips that pinpoint common questions about sentence structure,
such as how to ensure that a sentence has subject-verb agreement, how to shift a sentence
from the passive voice to the active voice and how to revise a sentence so that it has parallel
structure. Expressing clear sentences is a necessary component of Standard English grammar,
and these clips target related topics that will familiarize students with important sentence
elements and help them view their choice of words, and the order in which they use them,
in a critical way!
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#V6914, $39.95
When it comes to adding detail to what you say and write, you know that you can
always count on adjectives and adverbs. The trick is choosing the right words and
knowing how to effectively use them. Using Adjectives, Adverbs & Other Modifiers
is a group of short, instructional clips that take an up-close look at the use of adverbs,
descriptive adjectives and determiners, such as definite and indefinite articles,
demonstratives, and possessive nouns and pronouns. Discover tips that will help
you avoid adjective and adverb mix-ups, ensure that you correctly use comparative
and superlative forms, and identify when to use the articles “a” and “an.” Careful
explanations and a variety of examples will help to clarify these important concepts
in Standard English grammar.
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#V6915, $39.95
When you write, it is important that you communicate a clear message. Although
choosing the right words is essential, using correct capitalization and punctuation
is just as important. Join our hosts for a series of short, instructional clips that
pinpoint common questions about capitalization and punctuation, from how to
use quotation marks and other punctuation to show dialogue to how capitalization
and punctuation work together to indicate titles of books and other works. In
addition, discover the important functions of colons, semicolons, dashes, hyphens
and parentheses. Students will quickly learn that each punctuation mark has a
variety of uses!
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#V6916, $39.95
Using Clauses & Phrases is a group of short, instructional clips that focus on
the proper formulation and use of clauses and phrases in Standard English grammar.
Join our hosts on an exploration of dependent and independent clauses, and how
they can be combined in different ways to form compound, complex and
compound-complex sentences. Tips for phrases are also highlighted, from how
to use and punctuate appositive phrases to ensuring that prepositional phrases
do not disrupt subject-verb agreement in a sentence. In addition, discover noun
phrases as well as gerund phrases, participial phrases and infinitive phrases — three
types of verbal phrases. Careful explanations, useful tests and a variety of examples
will help to clarify these important grammar concepts.
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#V6917, $39.95
Using End Marks & Commas is a group of short, instructional clips that
focuses on the correct use of punctuation marks in English written grammar.
Our hosts explore the ins and outs of punctuation marks, including periods,
question marks, exclamation points and commas. Commas can be especially
tricky, as they are used in a wide variety of ways — from separating items in
a series to following introductory elements and so much more! So whether
you have two coordinate adjectives in a sentence or are inserting an interjection,
you can determine the right punctuation to use by viewing these clips, which
are jam-packed with relevant examples and careful explanations.
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#V6918, $39.95
Nouns and pronouns are everywhere, referring to people, places and things.
But how can you tell the difference between a count noun and a noncount
noun? And why is that important? When should you use a personal pronoun,
and when is the right time to use a reflexive pronoun? Join our hosts for a series
of short, instructional clips that pinpoint common questions about nouns and
pronouns, which include everything from identifying nouns to writing and
using possessive nouns and pronouns to ensuring pronoun-antecedent
agreement. Through easy-to-apply tests and clear examples, each clip
offers helpful advice for identifying and effectively using different types
of nouns and pronouns.
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#V6919, $39.95
Whether you are trying to express action or a state of being, verbs are an
essential part of every sentence. Explore the different endings a verb can take
and the variety of ways in which verb forms are used; distinguish between action
verbs and linking verbs; determine when a modal is helpful; and discover just how
unusual irregular verbs can be! Also included are verbals — words that look like verbs,
but function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. Through a series of short, instructional
clips, our hosts will guide students on a careful exploration of verb-related topics to
answer some common questions, as well as provide helpful tips and tests to ensure
that they are using the right verb in the right way.
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