Spectrum Language Arts / Grammar Grade 8 - Workbook

Contents:
Chapter  1  Grammar
  Parts of Speech - Common Nouns and Proper Nouns, Colective and Abstract Nouns, Plural and Possesives,  Appositives, Personal Pronouns, Intensive and REflexive Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns, Pronoun Shifts
  Action  Verbs, Subject-Verb Agreement, Helping and Linking Verbs 
  Verbs: Active and Passive Voice
  Verb Moods; Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive
  Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives
  Verb Tenses: Progressive
  Verb Tenses: Perfect
  Adjectives and Predicate Adjectives, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Adverbs and Intensifiers, Adjectives    and AdverbsPrepositions and Propositional Phrases, Conjuctions and Injections
  Sentences - Sentences Types, Simple and Compound Sentences, Complex Sentences,
  Adjectives, Adverb and Noun Clauses
Chapter 2  Mechanics
  Capitalization - Sentences, Quotations, Letter Parts
  Capitalization - Names, Titles, and Places
  Capitalization - Other Proper Nouns
  End Marks
  Commas- Series, Direct Address, Multiple Adjectives
  Commas- Combining Sentences, Setting Off Dialogue
  Commas- In Letters and Introductory Phrases
  Semicolons and Colons
  Quotation Marks
  Using Italics and Underlining
  Apostrophes
  Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses, and Ellipses
Chapter 3  Usage
  Word Word Root
  Prefixes and Suffixes
  Negative and Double Negatives
  Synonyms and Antonyms
  Analogies
  Homophones
  Multiple-Meaning Words
  Connotations and Denotations
  Figures of Speech: Similes, Metaphors and Personification
  Figures of Speech: Verbal Ironi, Puns, and Hyperbole
Chapter 4  Writer's Guide
  Prewriting
  Drafting
  Revising
  Proofreading
  Publishing
  Evaluating Writing
  Writing Process Practice 

  Answers at end of workbook.

The workbook correlated to current USA State Standards.

160 pages.