Painless Grammar (Barron's Painless)

Combines instruction in sentence structure with examination of amusing expressions, and gives tips on email communication, editing a school paper, and more. Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects, as they are taught at middle school and high school levels. Perfect for supporting Common Core Standards, these books are written for students who find the subjects somewhat confusing, or just need a little extra help. Most of these books take a lighthearted, humorous approach to their subjects, and offer fun exercises including puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve. Bonus Online Component: includes additional games to challenge students, including Beat the Clock, a line match game, and a word scramble. A guide to English grammar combines instruction in sentence structure with examination of amusing expressions, covering everything from punctuation and spelling to correct word usage and agreement between subjects and verbs. This grammar tutorial will help you lean how to construct sentences the right way, to utilize your grammar knowledge for fun school activities, and to test your learning progress with quizzes, and more Parts of speech Building and punctuating sentences Agreement Words, words, words Cleaning up messy writing Writing a good e-mail Getting it all together: editing a paper.