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Suffixes, 19, 273, 279
Superlative form, 7–8, 36–37, 123, 125, 135
adjectives, 7–8, 123, 125, 135
adverbs, 135, 137
Synonyms, 275

T
Take, bring, 12
Teach, learn,13, 201
Tenses, defined, 5, 83, 91
future, 5, 83
future perfect, 5
past, 5, 83
past perfect, 5, 91
present, 5, 83
present perfect, 5, 91
Than, then,14, 205
Their, they’re,14, 205
Theirs, there’s, 14
Theme, writing, 20–21, 303
Then, than,14, 205
There’s, theirs, 14
Thesis statement, writing, 303
They’re, their,14, 205
To, too, two,14, 205
Topic, choosing, 299
Topic sentences, 20, 305, 307, 319
Transition words, 307, 329
Transitive verbs, defined, 4, 79

U
Understood subject you,3, 49

V
Verb phrases, defined, 4, 85
Verbal phrases, 10 –11
Verbals, defined, 10–11
Verbs, defined, 4, 75
action verbs, 4, 75, 79

agreement with subjects, rules, 4, 11,

28–31, 67, 167, 169, 171, 173

emphatic, 6

helping (auxiliary), 4, 87, 89, 91

intransitive, 4, 79

irregular, regular, 4 – 6, 32–33, 85, 93, 95,

97

linking, 4, 81

principal parts of irregular, 5, 93, 95, 97

principal parts of regular, 4, 85

progressive, 6, 89

tenses of, 5, 32–33, 83, 91

See Tenses

transitive, 4, 79

voice of, active and passive, 6, 319

Vocabulary building, 19, 269, 271, 273, 275,

277

from context, 19, 269

homonyms, 277

prefixes and suffixes, 19, 271, 273

synonyms and antonyms, 275

word roots, base words, 19

Voice of verbs, defined, 6, 319

active, 6, 319

effective use of, 319

passive, 6, 319

W

Well, better, best, 137

Where at,avoiding, 14

Who, whom,7, 153

Who’s, whose,14, 205

Writing process. See specific steps

Writing letters, 21–22, 331, 333, 335, 337–339

Writing paragraphs, 20–21, 323, 325, 327, 329

Y

You,as understood subject, 3, 49

Your, you’re, 14

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