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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.
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
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Published by AuthorHouse 03/18/2013
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ISBN: 978-1-4634-2710-8 (e)
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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
SYMBOLS.jpgGYE 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