English Basics: Essential Tools to Improve English Skills

Description

Part 1 Parts of speech: nouns; proper nouns; collective nouns; abstract nouns; pronouns; adjectives; verbs; more verb practice; adverbs; conjunctions; propositions; revision. Part 2 Punctuation, spelling and grammar: capital letters; full stops; commas; apostrophes; more apostrophes; speech marks; simple sentences; compound sentences; spelling trouble-shooting; revision and practice. Part 3 Poetic techniques: simile; metaphor; personification; alliteration; onomatopoeia; assonance; rhyme; revision. Final test - answers.

Table of contents

Part 1 Parts of speech: nouns; proper nuns; collective nouns; abstract nouns; pronouns; adjectives; verbs; more verb practice; adverbs; conjunctions; propositions; revision. Part 2 Punctuation, spelling and grammar: capital letters; full stops; commas; apostrophes; more apostrophes; speech marks; simple sentences; compound sentences; spelling trouble-shooting; revision and practice. Part 3 Poetic techniques: simile; metaphor; personification; alliteration; onomatopoeia; assonance; rhyme; revision. Final test - answers.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781869468712
• Publisher : Cengage Learning New Zealand
• Imprint : Cengage Learning New Zealand
• Publication date : September 1999
• Dimensions : 285mm X 210mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : line diagrams
• BIC subject : English (including "English as a school subject")
• Pages : 64
• Reading age : 8-11
• Illustrator : Brenda Cafell
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : T. Roxborogh