Go Grammar! - Workbook 2 (Fourth Edition)

Go Grammar! - Workbook 2 focuses on the Language and Literary strands of the Australian Curriculum to introduce key language conventions and skills. It develops students’ skills in writing, reading and viewing, as well as speaking and listening. It also supports student preparation for NAPLAN Language Convention testing.

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Features

• Includes a variety of text types, including imaginative, visual, persuasive and informative texts.
• Pedagogical structure introduces key concepts, encourages application of basic principles and extends learning by consolidating understanding.
• Builds understandings of parts of speech, clauses, sentences, vocabulary and punctuation.
• Each self-contained unit includes a variety of worksheets ideal for in class activities or homework.
• Spelling activities integrated throughout all units.
• Revised tests, activities and text samples in each unit.
• Hole-punched and perforated pages for easy use.
• Teacher support resources and suggested responses through NelsonNet.

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Contents

• Introduction
• Author acknowledgements

Parts of Speech

• 1 Nouns
• 2 Nominalisation
• REVISION TEST 1
• 3 Verbs
• 4 Verb groups
• 5 Modal verbs
• 6 Active and passive voice
• 7 Subject and object
• 8 Subject and predicate
• REVISION TEST 2
• 9 Personal pronouns
• 10 Adjectives
• 11 Adverbs
• 12 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
• REVISION TEST 3

Vocabulary

• 13 Prepositions
• 14 Conjunctions
• REVISION TEST 4
• SPELLING FOCUS 1
• 15 Prefixes
• 16 Suffixes
• 17 History of the English language
• 18 Contact between English and other languages
• 19 Technology and language change
• 20 Synonyms and antonyms
• 21 Emotive language
• 22 Researching language
• REVISION TEST 5
• SPELLING FOCUS 2

Punctuation

• 23 Punctuating sentence endings
• 24 Commas
• 25 Apostrophes
• 26 Colons and semicolons
• 27 Dashes and brackets
• 28 Punctuating titles
• 29 Punctuating speech
REVISION TEST 6

Phrases, Clauses, Sentences and Paragraphs

• 30 Phrases
• 31 Dangling phrases
• 32 Clauses
• 33 Embedded clauses
• 34 Sentences
• 35 Sentence types
• 36 Cohesive ties
• 37 Basic paragraphs
• 38 Informative paragraphs
REVISION TEST 7

Types of Writing

• 39 Formal letters and emails
• 40 Writing an essay
• SPELLING FOCUS 3
• REVISION TEST 8

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About the Authors

Adrian Collins teaches English, Literature and Philosophy at Carey Grammar, Melbourne. He is an evergreen presenter at state, national and international English conferences.

Dr Mark Collins teaches English and Literature at Scotch College Melbourne. He is an experienced presenter of specialist areas of English, ranging from Shakespeare to film and creative writing, at state and national conferences.

Pam Garlick is an experienced teacher of English who has taught and led departments throughout Australia and overseas. She has been a regular contributor to student revision programs and to professional development workshops. At present she is a teacher of English at Xavier College in Melbourne.

Laura Deriu is an experienced teacher of English at secondary level. She has presented revision lectures to students and led in-services on curriculum development for teachers of English. Laura has been published widely in English education, from co-authoring course books to writing study guides.