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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Introduction .......................................................................................... ix<br />
Chapter 1: “Square Dancing” .......................................................... 1<br />
I. Mechanics: Capital letters at the beginning of sentences<br />
and for names. Periods at the end of sentences...................... 2<br />
II. Grammar: Subject pronouns .................................................... 2<br />
III. Grammar: Conjugation of be in the present ............................ 3<br />
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................ 4<br />
V. Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with be.................. 4<br />
VI. Sentence Construction: Concentration .................................... 5<br />
VII. Controlled Composition: Changing from first person<br />
to third person pronouns and verbs.......................................... 6<br />
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Puzzle .............................................. 7<br />
Chapter 2: “The Weekend Cook” .................................................... 8<br />
I. Mechanics: Capital letters for nationalities and for<br />
the days of the week ................................................................ 9<br />
II. Grammar: Third person -s forms in the present tense ............ 9<br />
III. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement .......................................... 10<br />
IV. Grammar: Object pronouns ...................................................... 10<br />
V. Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present<br />
tense verbs .............................................................................. 11<br />
VI. Grammar: Adverbs of frequency with be and other<br />
main verbs ................................................................................ 12<br />
VII. Grammar: Adverbs of time at the beginning of the sentence .. 14<br />
VIII. Controlled Composition: Responding to questions .................. 14<br />
IX. Free Composition...................................................................... 14<br />
Chapter 3: “That’s Not My Job” ...................................................... 15<br />
I. Grammar: Contractions with pronouns and be, be and not...... 16<br />
II. Grammar: Spelling noun plurals .............................................. 16<br />
III. Grammar: Possessive’s with people ........................................ 16<br />
IV. Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation .............. 17<br />
V. Grammar: Choosing a or an .................................................... 17<br />
VI. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................ 18<br />
VII. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement .......................................... 18<br />
VIII. Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present<br />
tense verbs .............................................................................. 18