R&S English

[Mom0012]

Does this just get slightly more difficult each year? Could we do R&S 5 and then skip a year and move on to R&S 7, skip again and do R&S 9? Or is there a big jump in difficulty from one year to the next at some point?

 

Thanks!

Lisa

[Hsmomto4]

No, you can't do that. Up to book 5 it moves at a nice slow building pace, after that it picks up. Book 5 (to me) seems to be the last of the easy ones.

[praisefor3]

NO, no, no. You would not want to do that in my opinion. I think even 5 is challenging and where it starts to pick up and I made as high in grammar on the ACT as you can make. I actually don't use it much past 8 and I stretch 6, 7, and 8 through high school.

[missmoe]

Yes, what everyone else said. Up until level 5 or 6 skipping might be okay, but from there on out things get quite intense.

[chepyl]

What about 2 and 3? If my son is really getting book 2, could we skip 3 next year and do 4? or should we just move through it quickly. the 25 lessons on Sentences in 2 has been a lot...but he does REALLY get sentence structure now.:D

[missmoe]

I wouldn't skip it at his age. One might want to skip levels, if one is new to the program or starting late. But if I were you, I would probably work through the levels because the later levels are best met when one is a bit mature and ready for hard work!

[Mom0012]

Okay, thanks! I had planned on using Saxon Grammar for my son for 6th, 7th and 8th and he saw R&S 5 sitting on the shelf and wanted to give it a try since he liked R&S Math. We've done the first two chapters, which have been very easy. That's what made me start thinking I could possibly use R&S one year and Saxon the next, but it doesn't sound like that will work. It seemed liked a year of mastery learning followed by a year of spiral review might benefit my son, but I guess I'll have to rethink that.

 

Lisa

[Mom0012]

NO, no, no. You would not want to do that in my opinion. I think even 5 is challenging and where it starts to pick up and I made as high in grammar on the ACT as you can make. I actually don't use it much past 8 and I stretch 6, 7, and 8 through high school.

 

Ah, well, maybe I will use Saxon as planned and then pick up with R&S 6, 7 and 8 through the high school years.

 

Lisa

[boscopup]

What about 2 and 3? If my son is really getting book 2, could we skip 3 next year and do 4? or should we just move through it quickly. the 25 lessons on Sentences in 2 has been a lot...but he does REALLY get sentence structure now.:D

 

I think R&S 2 is way too slow for an accelerated learner. Even 3 required some lesson combining for my son, but it moves a lot quicker than 2. You don't have to do 2 before doing 3. If you want to stick with R&S, I'd suggest skipping 2 rather than 3.

[missmoe]

Ah, well, maybe I will use Saxon as planned and then pick up with R&S 6, 7 and 8 through the high school years.

 

Lisa

 

I think this is a plan that could work. R&S 6,7, and 8 are appropriate for high school. Though you may want to think about how much time you will really have for grammar in high school. I've found high school a time to work more on writing skills than grammar skills. Writing becomes easier if the grammar skills are already mastered.

 

Is there a reason you want to use both? I'm not familiar with Saxon grammar, but if you think it fits your student and covers what is needed stick with that program.

[Hedgehog]

Does this just get slightly more difficult each year? Could we do R&S 5 and then skip a year and move on to R&S 7, skip again and do R&S 9? Or is there a big jump in difficulty from one year to the next at some point?

 

Thanks!

Lisa

 

You can certainly start with level 5, as the previous levels are just the same information but at simpler stages, but I wouldn't skip books after level 5. It's possible to work through them orally and only do some of the written work if you need to catch up (as we are doing).

[pahansen]

I found that, even though my son was able to do the work in R&S 4, things like diagramming sentences are introduced in level 3. Because of that (and just so I haven't missed anything) I decided to start with level 3. We can always go through it at our own pace.

 

--Pamela

[Mom0012]

I think this is a plan that could work. R&S 6,7, and 8 are appropriate for high school. Though you may want to think about how much time you will really have for grammar in high school. I've found high school a time to work more on writing skills than grammar skills. Writing becomes easier if the grammar skills are already mastered.

 

Is there a reason you want to use both? I'm not familiar with Saxon grammar, but if you think it fits your student and covers what is needed stick with that program.

 

Thanks for trying to help me with this. Honestly, I just can't decide which program is better. My son was very successful with R&S Math, so now I'm starting to think maybe he would get the same benefit from R&S Grammar since both are mastery-based programs. I've also been surprised to find that R&S is easier and gentler than Saxon (at least R&S 5 is), which is a bonus. We totally got slammed with tons of topics we'd never covered when we used Saxon last year since there was something new introduced every day. DS is almost done with the second chapter of R&S and it just seems less chaotic and he's getting everything correct.

 

Anyway, I'm leaning toward doing one year with R&S this year to see if a mastery approach benefits him and then moving through the other levels of Saxon (since I've already bought them!). Maybe we won't need any grammar after that. I'd rather not do grammar in high school, but if we still need to, at least I know R&S is an option at that point.

 

Thanks again!

 

Lisa

[Mom0012]

You can certainly start with level 5, as the previous levels are just the same information but at simpler stages, but I wouldn't skip books after level 5. It's possible to work through them orally and only do some of the written work if you need to catch up (as we are doing).

 

Do things really ramp up after level 5? Part of the reason I've avoided R&S until now was because I thought it would be too hard, but I honestly think R&S 5 is going to be a piece of cake for ds after using Saxon Grammar for a year. My son really struggles with language skills. I'm a little bummed that http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com doesn't have a Table of Contents available on their website for the grammar books and their samples are much more limited than what they have for their math books. I'd really like to see what is in them from 6th - 10th grade.

 

Lisa

[Quad Shot Academy]

We do a simple workbook (Spectrum) for 2nd, then start with R&S 4, taking 1.5 - 2 years to do it. Then we go right into 6th. We do all the writing assignments in 5 though. We haven't had a problem yet.

[ereks mom]

Do things really ramp up after level 5? Part of the reason I've avoided R&S until now was because I thought it would be too hard, but I honestly think R&S 5 is going to be a piece of cake for ds after using Saxon Grammar for a year. My son really struggles with language skills. I'm a little bummed that http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com doesn't have a Table of Contents available on their website for the grammar books and their samples are much more limited than what they have for their math books. I'd really like to see what is in them from 6th - 10th grade.

 

Lisa

 

Go to this page and click on the set for the grade level you want to see. There's a ToC at the bottom of the page. Here's the ToC for English 6, copied & pasted from the page I mentioned:

 

 

Table of Contents

 

(Bold indicates Written Composition and Oral English lessons.)

 

Chapter 1 - Understanding Sentences - Learning About Stories and Directions

1. Sentences and Fragments

2. The Predicate of a Sentence

3. The Subject of a Sentence

4. Writing a Story About a Problem

5. More About Subjects and Predicates

6. Sentences and Clauses

7. The Four Sentence Types

8. Writing a Set of Directions

9. Chapter 1 Review

 

Chapter 2 - Working With Sentences - Understanding Paragraphs

10. Diagramming Sentence Skeletons

11. Compound Subjects and Predicates

12. Simple and Compound Sentences

13. The Structure of a Paragraph

14. Avoiding Run-on Errors

15. Word Order in Sentences

16. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph

17. More About Coherence

18. Chapter 2 Review

 

Chapter 3 - Working With Nouns - Developing Paragraphs

19. Recognizing Nouns

20. Proper Nouns

21. Developing Paragraphs by Using Details

22. Nouns With Regular Plural Forms

23. Nouns With Irregular Plural Forms

24. Developing Paragraphs by Using Examples and Illustrations

25. More Plural Nouns

26. Possessive Nouns

27. Developing Paragraphs by Comparison or Contrast

28. Chapter 3 Review

 

Chapter 4 - Working With Verbs - Writing Outlines

29. Verbs

30. Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

31. Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs

32. Simple Verb Tenses

33. The Pattern of an Outline

34. Present Perfect Tense

35. Past Perfect Tense

36. Future Perfect Tense

37. Sentence and Topical Outlines

38. Transitive Verbs and Direct Objects

39. Action Verbs That Are Not Transitive

40. Transitive Verbs and Indirect Objects

41. Forming an Outline From a Composition

42. The Linking Verb Be and Predicate Nominatives

43. Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

44. Linking Verbs or Action Verbs?

45. Giving an Oral Book Report

46. Chapter 4 Review

 

Chapter 5 - Using Verbs Correctly - Writing Reports

47. Using Lay and Lie

48. Using Raise and Rise

49. Using Set and Sit

50. Taking Notes for a Report

51. Using Let and Leave

52. Other Troublesome Verbs

53. Organizing Your Notes

54. Agreement of Subjects and Verbs

55. Active and Passive Voice

56. Writing a Report: First Draft

57. Writing a Report: Second Draft

58. More About Active and Passive Voice

59. Chapter 5 Review

 

Chapter 6 - Working With Pronouns - Writing Letters

60. Personal Pronouns

61. Pronouns in the Nominative Case

62. Pronouns in the Objective Case

63. Writing a Friendly Letter

64. Using Pronouns Correctly

65. Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns

66. Indefinite Pronouns

67. Writing a Business Letter

68. Interrogative Pronouns

69. Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses

70. Using Relative Pronouns Correctly

71. Courtesy and Clarity on the Telephone

72. Chapter 6 Review

 

Chapter 7 - Using Correct Capitalization and Punctuation - Writing Stories

73. Using Capital Letters

74. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

75. The Three Parts of a Story

76. End Punctuation

77. Direct Quotations

78. Direct and Indirect Quotations

79. Dialogue in a Story

80. Divided Quotations

81. Commas in a Series

82. Writing a Story: First Draft

83. Commas That Set Off Words

84. More Practice With Commas

85. Writing a Story: Second Draft

86. Apostrophes

87. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons

88. Chapter 7 Review

 

Chapter 8 - Working With Adjectives - Writing Descriptions

89. Adjectives

90. Predicate Adjectives

91. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives

92. Using Fresh Adjectives

93. Writing Descriptions: Observing With Your Five Senses

94. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives

95. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

96. Writing Descriptions: Using Comparisons

97. Adjective Clauses

98. Diagraming Adjective Clauses

99. Chapter 8 Review

 

Chapter 9 - Working With Adverbs - Studying Poetry

100. Poetry

101. Adverbs

102. Adverbs of Degree

103. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree

104. Rhythm in Poetry

105. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs

106. Using Good, Well, and Negative Words

107. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs

108. Rhyme in Poetry

109. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives

110. Adverb Clauses

111. Diagraming Adverb Clauses

112. The Special Language of Poetry

113. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

114. Chapter 9 Review

 

Chapter 10 - Using Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections - Communicating Orally

115. Prepositions

116. Using Prepositions Correctly

117. Making an Introduction

118. Coordinating Conjunctions

119. Subordinating Conjunctions

120. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses

121. Courtesy in Conversation

122. Interjections

123. Review of the Parts of Speech

124. Chapter 10 Review

 

Chapter 11 - Studying Words - Using Sentence Variety

125. Using the Dictionary

126. Spellings and Meanings in the Dictionary

127. Using a Bible Concordance and a Bible Dictionary

128. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs

129. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

130. Word Families

131. Chapter 11 Review

132. Final Review

 

 

Worksheets

 

Chapter 1

1. Sentences and Fragments (Lesson 1)

2. The Predicate of a Sentence (Lesson 2)

3. The Subject of a Sentence (Lesson 3)

4. More About Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 5)

5. Sentences and Clauses (Lesson 6)

6. The Four Sentence Types (Lesson 7)

 

Chapter 2

7. Diagraming Sentence Skeletons (Lesson 10)

8. Compound Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 11)

9. Compound Sentences (Lesson 12)

10. Avoiding Run-on Errors (Lesson 14)

11. Word Order in Sentences (Lesson 15)

12. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph (Lesson 17)

 

Chapter 3

13. Recognizing Nouns (Lesson 19)

14. Proper Nouns (Lesson 20)

15. Details in Paragraphs (Lesson 21)

16. Examples and Illustrations in Paragraphs (Lesson 24)

17. Plural Nouns (Lesson 25)

18. Possessive Nouns (Lesson 26)

 

Chapter 4

19. Verbs (Lesson 29)

20. Principal Parts of Verbs (Lesson 31)

21. More Principal Parts (Lesson 31)

22. Verb Tenses (Lesson 36)

23. Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects (Lesson 40)

24. Outlining (Lesson 41)

25. Diagraming Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 43)

26. Diagraming Review (Lesson 44)

 

Chapter 5

27. Lay--Lie, Raise--Rise, and Set--Sit (Lesson 49)

28. Let--Leave (Lesson 51)

29. Troublesome Verbs (Lesson 52)

30. Subject and Verb Agreement (Lesson 54)

31. Active and Passive Voice (Lesson 58)

 

Chapter 6

32. Friendly Letters (Lesson 63)

33. Using Pronouns Correctly (Lesson 64)

34. More Practice With Pronoun Usage (Lesson 64)

35. Practice With Pronouns (Lesson 65)

36. Possessive, Demonstrative, and Indefinite Pronouns (Lesson 66)

37. Business Letters (Lesson 67)

38. Possessive, Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Interrogative Pronouns (Lesson 68)

39. Relative Pronouns (Lesson 69)

40. Using Relative Pronouns (Lesson 70)

 

Chapter 7

41. Using Capital Letters (Lesson 73)

42. More Capital Letters (Lesson 74)

43. Capital Letters in Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives (Lesson 74)

44. End Punctuation (Lesson 76)

45. Direct and Indirect Quotations (Lesson 78)

46. Using Dialogue in Stories (Lesson 79)

47. More Practice With Direct Quotations (Lesson 80)

48. Using Commas in Sentences (Lesson 83)

49. More Practice With Commas (Lesson 84)

50. Apostrophes (Lesson 86)

51. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons (Lesson 87)

 

Chapter 8

52. Adjectives (Lesson 89)

53. Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 90)

54. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives (Lesson 91)

55. Original, Fresh Adjectives (Lesson 92)

56. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives (Lesson 94)

57. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Lesson 95)

58. Exact Words in Descriptions (Lesson 96)

59. Adjective Clauses (Lesson 97)

60. Diagraming Adjective Clauses (Lesson 98)

 

Chapter 9

61. Adverbs (Lesson 101)

62. Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 102)

63. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 103)

64. Rhythm in Poetry (Lesson 104)

65. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs (Lesson 105)

66. Good, Well, and Negative Words (Lesson 106)

67. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Lesson 107)

68. Rhyme in Poetry (Lesson 108)

69. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives (Lesson 109)

70. Adverb Clauses (Lesson 111)

71. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (Lesson 113)

 

Chapter 10

72. Prepositions (Lesson 115)

73. Using Prepositions Correctly (Lesson 116)

74. Coordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 118)

75. Subordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 119)

76. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses (Lesson 120)

77. Interjections (Lesson 122)

78. Review of the Parts of Speech (Lesson 123)

 

Chapter 11

79. Dictionary Practice (Lesson 125)

80. More Dictionary Practice (Lesson 126)

81. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs (Lesson 128)

82. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (Lesson 129)

Edited September 8, 2011 by ereks mom

[raceNzanesmom]

NO, no, no. You would not want to do that in my opinion. I think even 5 is challenging and where it starts to pick up and I made as high in grammar on the ACT as you can make. I actually don't use it much past 8 and I stretch 6, 7, and 8 through high school.

 

Me too.

[Hedgehog]

Go to this page and click on the set for the grade level you want to see. There's a ToC at the bottom of the page.

 

:thumbup:

 

Perfect.

[Mom0012]

Thank so much! That really helps. I don't know how I missed it.

 

Lisa

 

Go to this page and click on the set for the grade level you want to see. There's a ToC at the bottom of the page. Here's the ToC for English 6, copied & pasted from the page I mentioned:

 

 

Table of Contents

 

(Bold indicates Written Composition and Oral English lessons.)

 

Chapter 1 - Understanding Sentences - Learning About Stories and Directions

1. Sentences and Fragments

2. The Predicate of a Sentence

3. The Subject of a Sentence

4. Writing a Story About a Problem

5. More About Subjects and Predicates

6. Sentences and Clauses

7. The Four Sentence Types

8. Writing a Set of Directions

9. Chapter 1 Review

 

Chapter 2 - Working With Sentences - Understanding Paragraphs

10. Diagramming Sentence Skeletons

11. Compound Subjects and Predicates

12. Simple and Compound Sentences

13. The Structure of a Paragraph

14. Avoiding Run-on Errors

15. Word Order in Sentences

16. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph

17. More About Coherence

18. Chapter 2 Review

 

Chapter 3 - Working With Nouns - Developing Paragraphs

19. Recognizing Nouns

20. Proper Nouns

21. Developing Paragraphs by Using Details

22. Nouns With Regular Plural Forms

23. Nouns With Irregular Plural Forms

24. Developing Paragraphs by Using Examples and Illustrations

25. More Plural Nouns

26. Possessive Nouns

27. Developing Paragraphs by Comparison or Contrast

28. Chapter 3 Review

 

Chapter 4 - Working With Verbs - Writing Outlines

29. Verbs

30. Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

31. Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs

32. Simple Verb Tenses

33. The Pattern of an Outline

34. Present Perfect Tense

35. Past Perfect Tense

36. Future Perfect Tense

37. Sentence and Topical Outlines

38. Transitive Verbs and Direct Objects

39. Action Verbs That Are Not Transitive

40. Transitive Verbs and Indirect Objects

41. Forming an Outline From a Composition

42. The Linking Verb Be and Predicate Nominatives

43. Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

44. Linking Verbs or Action Verbs?

45. Giving an Oral Book Report

46. Chapter 4 Review

 

Chapter 5 - Using Verbs Correctly - Writing Reports

47. Using Lay and Lie

48. Using Raise and Rise

49. Using Set and Sit

50. Taking Notes for a Report

51. Using Let and Leave

52. Other Troublesome Verbs

53. Organizing Your Notes

54. Agreement of Subjects and Verbs

55. Active and Passive Voice

56. Writing a Report: First Draft

57. Writing a Report: Second Draft

58. More About Active and Passive Voice

59. Chapter 5 Review

 

Chapter 6 - Working With Pronouns - Writing Letters

60. Personal Pronouns

61. Pronouns in the Nominative Case

62. Pronouns in the Objective Case

63. Writing a Friendly Letter

64. Using Pronouns Correctly

65. Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns

66. Indefinite Pronouns

67. Writing a Business Letter

68. Interrogative Pronouns

69. Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses

70. Using Relative Pronouns Correctly

71. Courtesy and Clarity on the Telephone

72. Chapter 6 Review

 

Chapter 7 - Using Correct Capitalization and Punctuation - Writing Stories

73. Using Capital Letters

74. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

75. The Three Parts of a Story

76. End Punctuation

77. Direct Quotations

78. Direct and Indirect Quotations

79. Dialogue in a Story

80. Divided Quotations

81. Commas in a Series

82. Writing a Story: First Draft

83. Commas That Set Off Words

84. More Practice With Commas

85. Writing a Story: Second Draft

86. Apostrophes

87. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons

88. Chapter 7 Review

 

Chapter 8 - Working With Adjectives - Writing Descriptions

89. Adjectives

90. Predicate Adjectives

91. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives

92. Using Fresh Adjectives

93. Writing Descriptions: Observing With Your Five Senses

94. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives

95. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

96. Writing Descriptions: Using Comparisons

97. Adjective Clauses

98. Diagraming Adjective Clauses

99. Chapter 8 Review

 

Chapter 9 - Working With Adverbs - Studying Poetry

100. Poetry

101. Adverbs

102. Adverbs of Degree

103. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree

104. Rhythm in Poetry

105. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs

106. Using Good, Well, and Negative Words

107. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs

108. Rhyme in Poetry

109. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives

110. Adverb Clauses

111. Diagraming Adverb Clauses

112. The Special Language of Poetry

113. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

114. Chapter 9 Review

 

Chapter 10 - Using Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections - Communicating Orally

115. Prepositions

116. Using Prepositions Correctly

117. Making an Introduction

118. Coordinating Conjunctions

119. Subordinating Conjunctions

120. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses

121. Courtesy in Conversation

122. Interjections

123. Review of the Parts of Speech

124. Chapter 10 Review

 

Chapter 11 - Studying Words - Using Sentence Variety

125. Using the Dictionary

126. Spellings and Meanings in the Dictionary

127. Using a Bible Concordance and a Bible Dictionary

128. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs

129. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

130. Word Families

131. Chapter 11 Review

132. Final Review

 

 

Worksheets

 

Chapter 1

1. Sentences and Fragments (Lesson 1)

2. The Predicate of a Sentence (Lesson 2)

3. The Subject of a Sentence (Lesson 3)

4. More About Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 5)

5. Sentences and Clauses (Lesson 6)

6. The Four Sentence Types (Lesson 7)

 

Chapter 2

7. Diagraming Sentence Skeletons (Lesson 10)

8. Compound Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 11)

9. Compound Sentences (Lesson 12)

10. Avoiding Run-on Errors (Lesson 14)

11. Word Order in Sentences (Lesson 15)

12. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph (Lesson 17)

 

Chapter 3

13. Recognizing Nouns (Lesson 19)

14. Proper Nouns (Lesson 20)

15. Details in Paragraphs (Lesson 21)

16. Examples and Illustrations in Paragraphs (Lesson 24)

17. Plural Nouns (Lesson 25)

18. Possessive Nouns (Lesson 26)

 

Chapter 4

19. Verbs (Lesson 29)

20. Principal Parts of Verbs (Lesson 31)

21. More Principal Parts (Lesson 31)

22. Verb Tenses (Lesson 36)

23. Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects (Lesson 40)

24. Outlining (Lesson 41)

25. Diagraming Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 43)

26. Diagraming Review (Lesson 44)

 

Chapter 5

27. Lay--Lie, Raise--Rise, and Set--Sit (Lesson 49)

28. Let--Leave (Lesson 51)

29. Troublesome Verbs (Lesson 52)

30. Subject and Verb Agreement (Lesson 54)

31. Active and Passive Voice (Lesson 58)

 

Chapter 6

32. Friendly Letters (Lesson 63)

33. Using Pronouns Correctly (Lesson 64)

34. More Practice With Pronoun Usage (Lesson 64)

35. Practice With Pronouns (Lesson 65)

36. Possessive, Demonstrative, and Indefinite Pronouns (Lesson 66)

37. Business Letters (Lesson 67)

38. Possessive, Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Interrogative Pronouns (Lesson 68)

39. Relative Pronouns (Lesson 69)

40. Using Relative Pronouns (Lesson 70)

 

Chapter 7

41. Using Capital Letters (Lesson 73)

42. More Capital Letters (Lesson 74)

43. Capital Letters in Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives (Lesson 74)

44. End Punctuation (Lesson 76)

45. Direct and Indirect Quotations (Lesson 78)

46. Using Dialogue in Stories (Lesson 79)

47. More Practice With Direct Quotations (Lesson 80)

48. Using Commas in Sentences (Lesson 83)

49. More Practice With Commas (Lesson 84)

50. Apostrophes (Lesson 86)

51. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons (Lesson 87)

 

Chapter 8

52. Adjectives (Lesson 89)

53. Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 90)

54. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives (Lesson 91)

55. Original, Fresh Adjectives (Lesson 92)

56. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives (Lesson 94)

57. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Lesson 95)

58. Exact Words in Descriptions (Lesson 96)

59. Adjective Clauses (Lesson 97)

60. Diagraming Adjective Clauses (Lesson 98)

 

Chapter 9

61. Adverbs (Lesson 101)

62. Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 102)

63. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 103)

64. Rhythm in Poetry (Lesson 104)

65. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs (Lesson 105)

66. Good, Well, and Negative Words (Lesson 106)

67. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Lesson 107)

68. Rhyme in Poetry (Lesson 108)

69. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives (Lesson 109)

70. Adverb Clauses (Lesson 111)

71. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (Lesson 113)

 

Chapter 10

72. Prepositions (Lesson 115)

73. Using Prepositions Correctly (Lesson 116)

74. Coordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 118)

75. Subordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 119)

76. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses (Lesson 120)

77. Interjections (Lesson 122)

78. Review of the Parts of Speech (Lesson 123)

 

Chapter 11

79. Dictionary Practice (Lesson 125)

80. More Dictionary Practice (Lesson 126)

81. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs (Lesson 128)

82. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (Lesson 129)

[Daisy]

Agreeing with others. My 12yo is working in R&S English 6 this year (she just finished chapter 4) and it has definitely ramped up in the grammar. She's done R&S all along so it isn't too difficult for her but there are days when she comments, "My head is going to explode." LOL. And she LOVES grammar.