A Blueprint for Sentence Variety: A Sequential and Holistic Grammar and Punctuation Text
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 162
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 164
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A Blueprint for Sentence Variety: A Sequential and Holistic Grammar and Punctuation Text by Jacinto Gardea is a comprehensive writing instruction text that guides students through the foundations of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and academic writing. The book begins with verb usage and progresses through subjects, objects, prepositional phrases, dependent and independent clauses, comma rules, and strategies for summarizing and quoting sources.
Preface: Letter of Introduction
Chapter 1: Verbs and Words That Look Like Verbs
Verb Conjugations
Words That Only Look Like Verbs
Infinitve Verbs
Gerunds
ing-Adjectives
ed-Adjectives
Other Verb-Based Adjectives
Adverbs
Chapter 2: Subjects and Objects
Nouns
Noun subjects
Noun objects
Pronouns
Pronoun Subjects
Pronoun Objects
Chapter 3: Prepositional Phrases and Dependent Clauses
Prepositions
Objects of prepositions: nouns and object pronouns
Other words inside prepositional phrases: adjectives and adverbs
Words that create dependent clauses: subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns
Non-essential clauses, phrases, and words
The six ways we use the word “that”
Sentence fragments
Chapter 4: Independent Clauses
Punctuation of independent clauses using commas, semicolons, dashes,colons, and ellipses
Fused sentences
Comma Splices
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Conjunctive adverbs
The three ways of punctuating conjunctive adverbs
Chapter 5: Comma Rules
The 12 comma rules at a glance
Chapter 6: Summarizing and Quoting: The Transition to Academic Writing
Appendices
Appendix A: Verbs
Appendix B: My Two Verb Conjugations Sample
Appendix C: Adjectives
Appendix D: Chapter 1 Letter Grading Rubric
Appendix E: Additional Chapter 1 Sample Compositions
Appendix F: Chapter 2 Letter Grading Rubric
Appendix G: Additional Chapter 2 Sample Compositions
Appendix H: Chapter 3 Composition Grading Rubric
Appendix I: Additional Chapter 3 Sample Composition
Appendix J: Chapter 4 Composition Grading Rubric
Appendix K: Additional Chapter 4 Sample Compositions
Appendix L: Chapter 6 Composition Grading Rubric
Appendix M: Additional Chapter 6 Sample Composition
Appendix N: My Sentence Variety Portfolio
(Gardea v-vi)
Gardea. A Blueprint for Sentence Variety: A Sequential and Holistic Grammar and Punctuation Text. Kendall Hunt Publishing, Co., 01/2013. VitalBook file.
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Jacinto Gardea is a Professor of English and English as a Second Language at Porterville College.