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Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation for GCSE - John Polley

Description: ISBN 0582404223 / Author: John Polley / Genre: Languages

Newest Review: ... Dirty Dozen' lists twelve common errors such as 'Running down the road, I saw a bus.' Was the bus running down the road, or ... more

... were you? It is much less ambiguous to say 'As I was running down the road I saw a bus.' Then for more able students there are ten sentences with highlighted clauses to be identified. The chapter ends with a quiz on parts of speech and major sentences. Answers are always given at the bottom of the same page, so it is tempting to look at them. Spelling is the longest chapter in the book, as it is perhaps the trickiest topic and various approaches are looked at. If the cartoon spread across the first two pages doesn't...more

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Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation for GCSE - John Polley: Dot your eyes and cross your tease: is that right? (1357 words)
by - written on 10/01/07 (Very useful, 227 readings)
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This is a study book aimed at students of GCSE English that covers 'the main components of the Standard English and Language Study sections of the National Curriculum'. I have tutored several pupils in GCSE English on a one-to-one basis over the past few years and I have always had the impression that lesson time at school is completely taken up by coursework, studying set poetry and novels or short stories in preparation for the exams, and practising writing to inform, explain, advise, argue, persuade or describe, which also feature in the final exams. I don't think a pupil at that level has ever told me that they have had lessons devoted to spelling, grammar or ... Read the complete review

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