abrightmom Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It has been recommended to me as a great starting place to remediate my pathetic education in grammar and composition.:001_smile: The problem is that there are about 10,000 editions and the teacher's guides cost $200+. Will I be able to use this WITHOUT a TG? Since I don't know my grammar or composition I can't imagine that being feasible. If it IS possible, WHAT edition do I want? Sheesh. I researched this thing to death and ended up :banghead:. I'm tempted to let this one go and look for another "self educating" option for myself. I MUST work on grammar and composition or I CANNOT go on with home schooling. I'm desperate.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I have one I bought at a library sale, and I wouldn't seek out a teacher's guide for it. I typed up the table of contents here: 1977: Warriner's English Grammar and Composition, Fifth Course (the highest level) PART ONE: GRAMMAR 1. The Parts of Speech Their identification and function 2. The Parts of a Sentence Subjects, predicates, and complements 3. The Phrase Kinds of phrases and their functions 4. The Clause Adjective, noun, and adverb clauses PART TWO: USAGE 5. The Varieties of English Levels of usage; appropriateness 6. Correct Agreement Subject and verb, pronoun and antecedent 7. Correct pronoun usage Case forms of pronouns 8. Correct verb usage Principal parts; tense, voice, mood 9. Correct use of modifiers Form of adjectives and adverbs; comparison 10. Glossary of Usage PART THREE: COMPOSITION: SENTENCE STRUCTURE 11. Complete Sentences Fragments and run-on sentences 12. Coordination and subordination Emphasis and relationship of ideas 13. Clear Reference Pronouns and antecedents 14. Placement of Modifiers Misplaced and dangling modifiers 15. Parallel Structure Matching ideas to form 16. Sentence Variety Interest and emphasis PART FOUR: COMPOSITION: PARAGRAPHS AND LONGER PAPERS 17. The Paragraph Structure and development of paragraphs 18. The Whole Composition Selecting a subject; planning and writing the composition 19. Clear Thinking (fallacies) 20. Exercises in Writing Prose The essay, the book review, the precis 21. The Research Paper Research techniques; the formal composition 22. The Business Letter Standard practice in business correspondence PART FIVE: MECHANICS 23. Capitalization Rules of standard usage 24. Punctuation End marks and commas 25. Punctuation Other marks of punctuation (semicolon, colon, dash, parentheses, brackets, underlining (italics), quotation marks, apostrophe, hyphen) 26. Manuscript Form Rules for preparing a final draft PART SIX: AIDS TO GOOD ENGLISH 27. The Library 28. Reference Books 29. The Dictionary 30. Vocabulary 31. Spelling PART SEVEN: AMERICAN ENGLISH 32. American English (regional dialects, characteristics of American English, loan words, americanisms) PART EIGHT: COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS 33. College entrance and other examinations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee in MI Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 The book is very clear. Get a cheap copy from the seventies. Should be about $3. Don't worry about a teacher's manual. This will probably be all that you need. If you get it, and you find that you need more hand holding, then look for a different curriculum that has a teacher's manual. Your old Warriners will still be nice to keep handy for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) Emmanuel books sells an answer key for one of the editions. I can't find it on their website though. I believe it is the third course. eta: here it is. I found the text cheaper and bought the answer key from Emmanuel. Edited February 26, 2012 by elegantlion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Seton, sells the fourth editions (used) and an answer key. I purchased a set for us; the book was like new and both were pretty cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks for the leads. :001_smile: Is there a difference between the Complete course and the others? It was the Complete course that was recommended.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I just read in my '73 edition of the 4th course (10th...blue) that it has the most extensive section on punctuation and mechanics of any of the 6 books in the series. I'm sure it covers this subject at the expense of something else...but I have no idea what. It seems to cover quite everything quite extensively!! (LOL...you will know what I mean if you've seen a Warriner's). Having said that, I think the 12th grade Complete Course is probably the most "complete" across the board. It may not go into as much fine detail in some areas, but I would be confident that it covers them well. HTH! Jetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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