Full Description
Grammar Matters is a simple, accessible and engaging book about the rules of grammar. It is designed to introduce the basic foundations of grammar to teacher education students in order to build knowledge and confidence, and equip them with a range of skills and strategies to help them teach grammar and literacy.
At the start of each chapter, students are introduced to the key concepts to be discussed in the chapter on the basis of what the reader already knows about grammar, and what they can expect to learn about and master in the chapter. There are basic grammar and teaching strategy 'hot tips' throughout the book to help students remember grammar rules and conventions, and apply them when teaching in the classroom.
Contents
Part 1: Parts of Speech and Rules of Grammar 1. The Noun2. The Pronoun 3. The Apostrophe: Not a Part of Speech 4. The Preposition 5. The Adjective 6. The Article 7. The Connective 8. The Interjection 9. The Verb 10. The Adverb End of Part 1 revision sectionPart 2: Phrases, Clauses, Sentences and their Punctuation 11. Phrases, Clauses and Sentences 12. Types of Phrases and Clauses 13. Punctuation References and Further Reading
