Johnnie Appleseed's Book of Grammar

By Patricia Bay Gillies

The book is made up of 10 chapters, each covering the basics of language: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs ..... There is a simple explanation with each chapter followed by different approaches to a fuller understanding of sentence construction. There is a story at the end of each which is funny and appropriate. It also contains a revision of the previous chapters. There is a recurring theme of Johnnie Appleseed and his friend Honey Pear Drop who is a beekeeper. They take part in the games and exercises throughout. The whole book is delightful, happy, easy and will make you think.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491895474

Patricia Bay Gillies

Patricia Bay Gillies has had a lifetime of teaching. She has produced a Nursery Group Book, Seeds of Wisdom, and has now worked with children to produce this book of grammar. Ever since we first started to talk we have used grammar, and this book is an easy and enlightening way to understand our own use of language. It is a great tool to help us to express ourselves beautifully and concisely. Patricia Bay has spent 20 years teaching classes of children and has also spent 30 years translating from latin into english. She has produced a play on education at Cambridge, based on Plato's system of education. If you want to know about the techniques of translating, she has written an article in the book Friend to Mankind, ISBN 0 85683 184 0. She has one beloved daughter, 4 beloved stepchildren, 3 grandchildren, 7 stepgrandchildren and counting.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/22/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4918-9546-7 (sc)

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Table of Contents

 Introduction

 Chapter 1 Pronouns

 Chapter 2 Proper Nouns

 Chapter 3 Common Nouns

 Chapter 4 Collective Nouns

 Chapter 5 Abstract Nouns

 Chapter 6 Adjectives

 Chapter 7 Adverbs

 Chapter 8 Verbs

 Chapter 9 Prepositions

 Chapter 10 Conjunctions

Introduction

Johnnie Appleseed’s Grammar Book

Why Johnnie Appleseed?

Because this book contains the Seeds of Grammar

SO ……

Just like Johnnie did, let’s start planting seeds; grammar seeds:

Here is something for you to try:

Think up a sentence like:

Please go and open the door.

Come over here and give me your tiny hand.

Sing a song.

Open the window.

Take the book over to the table.

Sit on your hands…..

Now communicate one of these, or one that you have made up, to someone who is in the room with you. You are not allowed to make a sound, nothing at all….

Right, 5 minutes are up. Have you succeeded ? No? OK, then you will have to try to