English - MaxLearning.Net


Although you may speak and write it everyday, English is not easy! Because it adopts foreign words and invents new words, English has grown into one of the world's richest but most complicated languages! To become a master communicator, use the guides and tools in this section to enhance your language and writing skills!
Topic		Handout
PMSS: Patch, Match, Scratch, & Slash Use this surefire method to catch and correct every last error in your written documents. PMSS (pimz) is especially designed for computer-generated writing!		4 pages
Computer Proofing! Computers are notorious for introducing new types of errors into your writing. Learn how to lift Legacy Errors (carried over from a previous document) and bust BAGUS Errors (Boundaries, Alignments, Graphics, Updates, Sequences).		7 pages
Grammar Rules Gramma is Greek for letter. Letters make languages. GrammaR gives Rules for languages. Humans communicated through spoken language long before letter symbols and writing came about. Early grammarians had the difficult task of assigning rules to language after the fact. Not everything fit into neat little compartments. Without rules, languages might evolve to the point of unintelligibility. Strict, old-school grammarians serve an important role by keeping languages from evolving haphazardly. But languages do evolve, so grammar must evolve with them. All of this leads to those inevitable exceptions to the rules that cause so much debate and confusion. But to recognize the exceptions, you must first know the rules.	Building Blocks Parts of Speech Subject-Predicate-Complement Number, Agreement, Gender, Person, Case Linking, Helping Verbs Regular, Irregular Verbs	Verb Tenses Verb Mood, Voice Verbals: Participles, Infinitives, Gerunds Modifiers Phrases Clauses Sentences Diagramming
Punctuation Patterns Commas, quotes, hyphens, and more. Where do they go? Where don't they?
Grammar Goofs Chart Common grammatical errors, how to fix them, rules behind them.
Vocabulary Views Multiple words can be used for a single item. Single words can have multiple meanings. Keeping all this straight can be a challenge.
Spelling Spoofs With words derived from so many languages, spelling in English can be a nightmare. Good news! Spelling ability is not tied to intelligence–it's a skill that can be learned.