Cat Grammar Guide

Have you ever been confounded by commas, stumped by semicolons, or perplexed by parts of speech? Meow’s the time to brush up on your grammar skills and get rescue advice and inspiration for writing in this fun, little reference guide. With some cool cats as your teachers, you'll learn how to avoid common grammar catastrophes, improve your spelling and punctuation, easily learn new words, and strengthen your writing style.Whether you’re trying to master English grammar, become an effective writer or communicator, or complete your first novel, Cat Grammar Guide will give you the skills and confidence to shine. This delightful book is also an ideal reference tool for students and homeschoolers, as well as for the adults who teach them.The ebook version of Cat Grammar Guide is available in fixed layout format to allow text and illustrations to appear together. It is best viewed on larger e-devices and tablets.CONTENTSIntroductionParts of Speech: Grammar Star PlayersChapter 1: Grammar GamesChapter 2: Parts of Speech: Cool Cats, Alley Cats, and Fraidy CatsChapter 3: Naming NounsChapter 4: Ready, Action, Verbs!Chapter 5: Reverberations: Empowering VerbsChapter 6: Pronoun PowerChapter 7: Adjectives: Frills and FripperiesChapter 8: Adverbs Go AffablyChapter 9: Prepositions in High PositionsChapter 10: Junctions of ConjunctionsChapter 11: Interjections, Yahoo! Pussycat PunctuationChapter 12: Periods and Other Powerful MarksChapter 13: Semicolons and Colons: Rolling Stops and ShowstoppersChapter 14: Comma Corral (and Parentheses Too)Chapter 15: All About ApostrophesChapter 16: Mad Dashes and Hyphen HypeChapter 17: Quote–Unquote Avoiding Grammar CatastrophesChapter 18: Possessives (or Don’t Touch My Paws)Chapter 19: Independent and Dependent Clauses (“Clawses”)Chapter 20: Subject–Verb Agreement and SpatsChapter 21: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers (Don’t Dangle These in Front of a Cat!)Chapter 22: Spelling Cat-nundrumsChapter 23: Commonly Confused WordsChapter 24: Meow’s the Time To Learn a New WordChapter 25: Consistency Cat-isthenicsHold on to Your Mittens: Wrap-UpReferences and ResourcesAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsCat Grammar SongIndex Read more