Yesterday we explored a resource to sharpen your grammar skills. Today we will discover another fine resource to for the same purpose. English is a form of communication and those who navigate the waters of grammar and art of language will always be the ones who sell the most beans. As I mentioned, grammar to me is like building a Lego set. The Lego set can only be built to your interpretation once you understand the use of piece and proper way it should be built. Grammar is a fun puzzle to put together, take apart and put together again. Yes, grammar can be fun and Write (Or Is That “Right”?) Every Time: Cool Ways to Improve Your English by Lottie Stride will show you how!
The book claims to make grammar easy and fun. How do I know that? Because it says on the back of the book that it will make grammar easy and fun. (Did you notice my fragment? If not, you must invest in this book.) Young elementary students through high school will enjoy the non stuffy approach to what many claim to be the most boring subject completing only with history.
The book is divided into three sections:
Goodness Gracious Grammar: Learn the inside scoop on adverbs, clauses, nouns, parts of speech and sentence structure. Never be caught with your modifier dangling again!
Spelling Made Simple: Can spelling really be simple in a language where so many rules are thrown to the wind and tossed aside randomly? Find out as you explore spelling plurals, sneaky spellings, and sticky endings.
Punctuation Perfection: Is it “Let’s eat grandpa” or “Let’s eat, grandpa”? I suppose that will depend if you are a cannibal or not. Once you master punctuation you can avoid embarrassing misinterpretations in your email.
Warning: If you implement the use of this book in your homeschool expect to give your children a weapon to use against the sentence structure on your next teacher’s note.