Give your seventh-graders the focused language arts practice they need to keep their language skills sharp. 36 weeks of practice covers standards-based skills such as: Vocabulary/Word Study affixes analogies base/root words figurative language homophones idioms spelling Punctuation punctuation: end of sentence, dialogue, letters, and run-on sentences apostrophes: contractions and possessives commas: series, dates, addresses, direct address/interjections, and compound and complex sentences semicolons Capitalization beginning of sentence books, songs, and poems proper nouns Grammar and Usage correct article, adjective, adverb, conjunction easily confused words sentences: parts, types, structure, fragments, and combining verbs: parts, tense, agreement with subject, usage, and spelling nouns: singular/plural, possessive, and proper pronouns: subject/object, possessive, and antecedents prepositional phrases/prepositions/objects of a preposition double negatives Other Skills dictionary guide words syllabication outlines