Availability
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PUBLISHED
[Place of publication not identified] : Compass Classroom, [2019]
DESCRIPTION
3 videodiscs (6 hr., 45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
723466876186
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title and credits from container
A collection of 42 video lessons on English grammar concepts, tailored for writers and students; accompanying lecture notes, quizzes and answer keys available for download
"Master English grammar. Write better prose"--Container
Lecturer: Jonathan Rogers
DVD, region all, NTSC
CONTENTS
[Disc 1], Module 1: The main line. 1, Module 1 introduction ;
2, The main line ;
3, Identifying verbs & subjects ;
4, Identifying objects & complements ;
5, The five clause patterns ;
6, Actors & actions, subjects & verbs ;
7, What is passive voice? ;
8, Uses of the passive voice ;
9, Nominalization ;
10, Strong verbs vs. precise verbs ;
11, Keeping subjects close to verbs ;
12, Compounds on the main line ;
13, Verb tenses ;
14, Module 1 review --
[Disc 2], Module 2: Modifiers. 1, Module 2 introduction ;
2, Adjectives & adverbs ;
3, What's so bad about adverbs? ;
4, Prepositional phrases (part 1) ;
5, Prepositional phrases (part 2) ;
6, Participles ;
7, Participial phrases ;
8, Infinitives & infinitive phrases ;
9, Subordinate clauses (introduction) ;
10, Adjective clauses ;
11, Adverb clauses ;
12, More on subordinate clauses ;
13, Misplaced modifiers ;
14, Module 2 review --
[Disc 3] Module 3: Noun equivalents. 1, Module 3 introduction ;
2, Noun clauses ;
3, Gerunds & infinitives ;
4, Appositives ;
5, Essential & non-essential elements ;
6, Module 3 review --
Module 4: Connections & transitions. 1, Module 4 introduction ;
2, Subject-verb agreement ;
3, Pronouns & antecedents ;
4, Connecting clauses (part 1) ;
5, Connecting clauses (part 2) ;
6, Parallelism ;
7, Nominative absolutes ;
8, Course wrap-up