Go Grammar! 2 focuses on the Language and Literary strands of the 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. NelsonNet resources available* Teacher Resources: ' Suggested answers to all four books '
Introduction
Author acknowledgements
Parts of speech
1 Nouns
2 Nominalisation
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3 Verbs
4 Verb groups
5 Modal verbs
6 Active and passive voice
7 Subject and object
8 Subject and predicate
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9 Personal pronouns
10 Adjectives
11 Adverbs
12 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
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Vocabulary
13 Prepositions
14 Conjunctions
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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
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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
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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
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Types of writing
39 Formal letters and emails
40 Writing an essay
SPELLING FOCUS 3
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