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English Grammar for Secondary Schools
English Grammar for Secondary Schools
English Grammar for Secondary Schools
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Although the main purpose of this book is for the student to learn English grammar skills, the book also touches on life in Ghana, West Africa. It tells the student about the daily life of Ghanaians living a meager, yet productive life. In Ghana, we have qualified doctors and nurses working in hospitals; we have both male and female students in the medical field studying to be doctors, some of whom are now qualified and are working in the United States.

We also have students in law, again, both men and women studying to be lawyers. A good many have graduated and are working abroad.

The African-American student will benefit a great deal from this book in that the book encourages students to read about our ancestors. This connection to the past can enable students to see life differently and, perhaps, make a better life for themselves.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateNov 21, 2012
ISBN9781463427108
English Grammar for Secondary Schools
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Adelaide Mary Abraham

I am a Ghanaian and I had my primary education in Ghana, West Africa at Our Lady of Apostles Boarding School. I then went to Holy Child Secondary School for four years. When young, I spent most of my childhood in the convent with the wonderful Rev. Sisters of O.L.A. with whom I am still in very close contact. In fact, my sister and I were in Dublin, Ireland, this past summer visiting the Mother House where some of the Rev. Sisters now reside for their retirement. I must say, we always enjoy our stay in the Convent. The holiness and tranquil beauty of the Convent is something to behold. I thank God for giving us this wonderful opportunity. I have a B.A. in English and have taught Language Arts for many years in the U.S. I have almost completed a Master’s in English and have written an English Grammar Text Book for Secondary Schools. I feel strongly about literacy empowerment for our youth. My goals in Secondary School instruction have been geared to promoting this passion. In my retirement, I feel God has called me in a more spiritual direction that has inspired me to awaken this world to His Eminent calling. We live in a hasty society that must be prepared for our ultimate destiny. That preparation must consist of observing the teachings of Christ and living by His example.

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    English Grammar for Secondary Schools - Adelaide Mary Abraham

    2012 Adelaide Mary Abraham. All rights reserved.

    No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

    Published by AuthorHouse 03/18/2013

    ISBN: 978-1-4634-2709-2 (sc)

    ISBN: 978-1-4634-2710-8 (e)

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    Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

    Contents

    Acknowledgements

    Subjects, Predicates, And Sentences

    Four Kinds Of Sentences

    Sentences And Sentence Fragments

    Complete And Simple Subjects

    Complete And Simple Predicates

    Compound Subjects And Predicates

    Compound Sentences

    Complete And Simple Subjects

    Complete And Simple Predicates

    Compound Subjects And Predicates

    Compound Sentences

    Nouns

    Kinds Of Nouns

    Possessive Nouns

    To Form The Plural Possessive Nouns:

    Possessive Nouns

    Plural Possessive Nouns

    A Collective Noun Is Made Up Of A

    Group Of People Or Things

    Appositives

    Verbs

    Direct Objects, Transitive And Intransitive Verbs

    Linking Verbs, Predicate, Nouns And Predicate Adjectives

    Verbs With Indirect Objects

    Present, Past And Future Tense

    Principal Parts, Helping Verbs

    And Verb Phrases

    Pronouns

    Personal Pronouns

    Pronouns And Antecedents

    Possessive Pronouns

    Indefinite Pronouns

    Reflexive Pronouns

    Interrogative Pronouns

    Interrogative And Demonstrative Pronouns

    Adjectives And Adverbs

    Present And Past Participle

    Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

    More Comparative And Superlative

    Demonstrative Adjectives

    Using Demonstrative Adjectives

    Adverbs

    Contractions

    Intensifiers

    Prepositions, Conjunctions And Interjections

    Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases

    Prepositional Phrases As Adjectives

    And Adverbs

    Conjunctions

    Interjections

    Finding All The Parts Of Speech

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    GYE NYAME

    (Except God)

    (Only God would make such wonders possible)

    With God, all things are possible

    Mark 10:27

    This book was compiled by Adelaide Mary Abraham who taught Language Arts for many years in the U.S. Adelaide Mary Abraham has a B.A. in English and has almost completed a Master’s in the same field.

    Acknowledgements

    Many thanks to Mrs. Gale Lewis who read the proof at its very inception and who encouraged me. Mrs. Lewis is the Principal at Gompers Elementary School. Also my sincere thanks to L. Marie Michelle Lumpkin, who was so kind to edit this book. Mrs. Lumpkin teaches Language Arts at Frank Murphy Middle School. Mrs. Lumpkin is also an adjunct Professor at Wayne County Community College in Detroit, Michigan.

    Again, my heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Patricia Holmes, who took the time to correct the entire work at such short notice. Mrs. Holmes is the head of the English Department at Redford High School in Redford, Michigan.

    It’s quite unique to see a Grammar Book which is thematically structured! Excellent job.

    Patricia Holmes

    The English Grammar for Secondary Schools and the Teacher’s Edition High School English are thorough and well thought out.

    Bonnie Dobkin

    VP & Editorial Director

    McDougal Littell

    This book is excellent and very well done.

    Dr. Francis K. Buah

    SUBJECTS, PREDICATES, AND SENTENCES

    Firstly, in this lesson, we are going to learn about the different kinds of sentences, that we use in our everyday speech and writing. Secondly, we are going to learn about the two main parts of a sentence namely, subject and predicate.

    FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES

    People express themselves or ideas by putting a group of words together to make sense. This we call a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that makes a complete sense. Different kinds of sentences express different kinds of ideas. We express ourselves by means of sentences, meaning putting words together as a group to make sense. Some sentences simply give information, some ask questions, some give command, or express some feelings. There are four kinds of sentences: They are informative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory.

    An informative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

    I love to sing African songs.

    An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

    Does nature replenish itself?

    An imperative sentence gives a command and ends with a period.

    Go to the schools and help discipline the students.

    An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings, and ends with an exclamatory mark!

    What an extraordinary party this has been!

    EXERCISES

    A. Copy out each sentence. Add the punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. Indicate whether the sentence is informative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.

    1. Meteorologists study the weather patterns

    2. Do they predict the weather

    3. What lovely weather it has been today

    4. Let’s hear your prediction about tomorrow’s weather

    5. You should listen to the weather to help plan for

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