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Here is the complete Grade 5 English course, Following the Plan:

• Pupil Textbook (hardcover)
• Teacher's Manual (hardcover)
• Worksheets
• Tests

Table of Contents

(Bold indicates composition and oral English lessons.)

Chapter 1 - Working With Sentences

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Complete Sentences
• 3. The Predicate of a Sentence
• 4. The Subject of a Sentence
• 5. Writing About a Personal Experience
• 6. Statements and Questions
• 7. Commands and Exclamations
• 8. Diagraming Sentence Skeletons
• 9. Using Exact Words
• 10. Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 - More About Sentences

• 11. The Paragraph
• 12. Compound Subjects and Predicates
• 13. More Compound Subjects and Predicates
• 14. Compound Sentences
• 15. Writing Paragraphs With Unity and Order
• 16. Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences
• 17. Avoiding Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences
• 18. Combining Choppy Sentences
• 19. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs
• 20. Sentences That Begin With There Is or There Are
• 21. Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 - Nouns

• 22. Nouns
• 23. Common and Proper Nouns
• 24. Singular and Plural Nouns
• 25. Developing Paragraphs by Giving Examples
• 26. More Plural Nouns
• 27. Possessive Nouns
• 28. Appositives and Nouns of Direct Address
• 29. Developing Paragraphs by Using Steps
• 30. Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 - Verbs

• 31. Verbs
• 32. The Verb Be
• 33. Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases
• 34. Learning to Outline
• 35. Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
• 36. Using Forms of Be and Do
• 37. Verb Tense
• 38. More About Outlining
• 39. The Principal Parts of Verbs
• 40. Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs
• 41. Using Verb Forms Correctly
• 42. Giving Directions Orally
• 43. Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 - More About Verbs

• 44. Sentences With Direct Objects
• 45. Sentences With Compound Direct Objects
• 46. Principal Parts of Common Irregular Verbs
• 47. Observing, Listening, and Taking Notes
• 48. Using Raise and Rise
• 49. Using Set and Sit
• 50. Using Lay and Lie
• 51. Using Let and Leave
• 52. Making an Outline for a Report
• 53. Linking Verbs
• 54. Linking Verbs With Predicate Nouns
• 55. Linking Verbs With Predicate Adjectives
• 56. Writing a Report
• 57. More Troublesome Verbs
• 58. Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 - Pronouns

• 59. Pronouns Stand for Nouns
• 60. Nominative Case Pronouns
• 61. Objective Case Pronouns
• 62. The Form of a Friendly Letter
• 63. Possessive Case Pronouns
• 64. Nominative, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns
• 65. Demonstrative Pronouns
• 66. Writing an Interesting Friendly Letter
• 67. Indefinite Pronouns
• 68. Interrogative Pronouns
• 69. Addressing an Envelope
• 70. Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 - Adjectives and Adverbs

• 71. What Are Adjectives?
• 72. Limiting Adjectives
• 73. Predicate Adjectives
• 74. Poetry
• 75. Appositive Adjectives
• 76. Adjectives That Compare
• 77. What Are Adverbs?
• 78. Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
• 79. Modifiers of Adjectives and Adverbs
• 80. More Practice With Adjectives and Adverbs
• 81. Adverbs That Compare
• 82. More About Rhythm in Poetry
• 83. Descriptive Language in Poetry
• 84. Using Good, Well, and Negative Words
• 85. Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 8 - Puncuation

• 86. Punctuating Sentences and Abbreviations
• 87. Using Commas Correctly
• 88. More About Commas
• 89. Telling a Story About a Personal Experience
• 90. Using Apostrophes Correctly
• 91. Direct and Indirect Quotations
• 92. More About Direct Quotations
• 93. Writing a Book Report
• 94. Divided Quotations
• 95. Writing Conversation
• 96. Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 9 - Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

• 97. Writing a Story
• 98. Prepositions
• 99. Prepositional Phrases Used as Adjectives
• 100. Prepositional Phrases Used as Adverbs
• 101. Using Conversation to Make Stories Interesting
• 102. Prepositions and Adverbs
• 103. Using Prepositions Correctly
• 104. Conjunctions
• 105. Writing a Good Title
• 106. Interjections
• 107. Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 10 - Capitalization, Reference Books, and More Punctuation

• 108. Capitalization
• 109. Capitalizing Names and Titles
• 110. Using Our Senses in Writing Descriptions
• 111. Using the Dictionary
• 112. Pronunciation and Meaning
• 113. Synonyms and Antonyms
• 114. Making Introductions
• 115. Homonyms
• 116. Using a Concordance and a Bible Dictionary
• 117. Using Hyphens and Colons
• 118. Using the Telephone
• 119. Chapter 10 Review

Worksheets

Chapter 1

• 1. Review of Action Verbs (Lesson 1)
• 2. Review of Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases (Lesson 1)
• 3. Complete Sentences (Lesson 2)
• 4. The Predicate of a Sentence (Lesson 3)
• 5. The Subject of a Sentence (Lesson 4)
• 6. Sentence Types (Lesson 7)
• 7. Diagraming the Four Sentence Types (Lesson 8)

Chapter 2

• 8. The Paragraph (Lesson 11)
• 9. Compound Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 13)
• 10. Writing Paragraphs With Unity and Order (Lesson 15)
• 11. Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences (Lesson 16)
• 12. Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences (Lesson 17)
• 13. Sentences That Begin With There Is or There Are (Lesson 20)

Chapter 3

• 14. Nouns (Lesson 22)
• 15. Common and Proper Nouns (Lesson 23)
• 16. Possessive Nouns (Lesson 27)
• 17. Appositives and Nouns of Direct Address (Lesson 28)
• 18. Working With Paragraphs (Lesson 29)

Chapter 4

• 19. Action Verbs (Lesson 31)
• 20. The Verb Be (Lesson 32)
• 21. Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases (Lesson 33)
• 22. Learning to Outline (Lesson 34)
• 23. Diagraming Review (Lesson 37)
• 24. More About Outlining (Lesson 38)
• 25. Using Verb Forms Correctly (Lesson 41)

Chapter 5

• 26. Diagraming Sentences That Have Direct Objects (Lesson 45)
• 27. Raise-Rise and Set-Sit (Lesson 49)
• 28. Lay-Lie and Let-Leave (Lesson 51)
• 29. Linking Verbs (Lesson 53)
• 30. Diagraming Sentences That Have Direct Objects, Predicate Nouns, and Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 55)

Chapter 6

• 31. Pronouns (Lesson 59)
• 32. Nominative Case Pronouns (Lesson 60)
• 33. Objective Case Pronouns (Lesson 61)
• 34. Practice With the Friendly Letter (Lesson 62)
• 35. Review of Pronouns (Lesson 64)
• 36. Demonstrative and Indefinite Pronouns (Lesson 67)
• 37. Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Interrogative Pronouns (Lesson 68)
• 38. Writing a Friendly Letter and Addressing an Envelope (Lesson 69)

Chapter 7

• 39. Working With Adjectives (Lesson 72)
• 40. Diagraming Adjectives (Lesson 73)
• 41. Adjectives That Compare (Lesson 76)
• 42. Adverbs (Lesson 79)
• 43. Diagraming Adjectives and Adverbs (Lesson 80)
• 44. Adverbs That Compare (Lesson 81)
• 45. Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry (Lesson 82)
• 46. Descriptive Language in Poetry (Lesson 83)
• 47. Using Good, Well, and Negative Words (Lesson 84)

Chapter 8

• 48. Punctuating Sentences and Abbreviations (Lesson 86)
• 49. Using Commas (Lesson 88)
• 50. Using Apostrophes (Lesson 90)
• 51. Direct Quotations (Lesson 94)
• 52. Writing Conversation (Lesson 95)

Chapter 9

• 53. Prepositions (Lesson 98)
• 54. Adjective and Adverb Phrases (Lesson 100)
• 55. Prepositions and Adverbs (Lesson 102)
• 56. Using Prepositions Correctly (Lesson 103)
• 57. Conjunctions (Lesson 104)
• 58. Conjunctions and Interjections (Lesson 106)
• 59. Parts of Speech Review (Lesson 106)

Chapter 10

• 60. Capitalization Review (Lesson 109)
• 61. Dictionary Skills (Lesson 111)
• 62. Pronunciation and Meaning in the Dictionary (Lesson 112)
• 63. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (Lesson 115)
• 64. Diagraming Review (Lesson 116)
• 65. More Diagraming Review (Lesson 116)
• 66. Hyphens and Colons (Lesson 117)
• 67. Parts of Speech Review (Lesson 118)
• 68. Poetry and Capitalization Review (Lesson 118)