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Grammar

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Redeeming the Time Contractions Table of Contents Introduction Contractions     Week #1 Week #2     Week #3 Week #4     Week #5   Week #1 Contraction PDF File Worksheets Week #2 Contraction PDF File Worksheets Week #3 Contraction PDF File Worksheets Week #4 Contraction PDF File Worksheets Week #5 Contraction PDF File Worksheets

Why Grammar?  Christian Worldview  Many of us that attended government school either never understood the importance of grammar or did not care.  Some only performed the grammar exercises assigned since it was required and/or we did not want to get "in trouble."  This is so sad because grammar is not just about the mechanics of language, but has a Christian worldview behind it.  Grammar, as in all things in creation, points us to our Lord.  

NOTE:  Contraction flashcards are reversable

Redeeming the Time:  This is a Christian concept which, basically, means to convert something into value, to recover, to not waste.  

Contract Definition:  To draw together.  To shrink or shorten.

Contraction Definition:  Pulling together two words dropping one letter or some letters substituting an apostrophe (a comma that hangs in the air) for the missing letters

Week #1:

We will contract a verb plus the adverb not.

Week #2:

We will continue to contract a verb plus the adverb not.

Week #3:

We will continue to contract a verb plus the adverb not.  We will also begin to contract a pronoun (i.e., I) with a verb.

Week #4:

We will continue to contract pronouns (i.e., you, they, we, he, she) with a verb.

Week #5:

We will continue to contract pronouns (i.e., they, it, us, who, what) with a verb along with adverbs (i.e., where, there, here) with a verb.  (Note:  let is a verb in this situation.)

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