This lecture looks at how we define and categorize words into parts of speech, and considers the fascinating ways in which words expand or move into new categories. Study how we characterize nouns, verbs, adverbs, and their syntax, and delineate the difference between a phrase, a clause, and a sentence.

What happens when you subtract just one letter from a word? Beginning with "without the A the beast is the best" a pack of silly creatures work their way through the alphabet, subtracting each letter from a different word to alter its meaning and tell a story.

Explains the concept of homonyms and homophones.

"A humorous introduction to nouns."--From source other than the Library of Congress

Focuses on common word families for beginning readers featuring a picture glossary, rebus sentences, word family words, and a story section. The First Rhymes series focuses on common word families for beginning readers. Each book starts with a picture glossary illustrating five words from the featured word family. The next section has a rebus sentence using one of the five word family words and its picture clue from the glossary. The third section...

Focuses on common word families for beginning readers featuring a picture glossary, rebus sentences, word family words, and a story section. The First Rhymes series focuses on common word families for beginning readers. Each book starts with a picture glossary illustrating five words from the featured word family. The next section has a rebus sentence using one of the five word family words and its picture clue from the glossary. The third section...

Focuses on common word families for beginning readers featuring a picture glossary, rebus sentences, word family words, and a story section. The First Rhymes series focuses on common word families for beginning readers. Each book starts with a picture glossary illustrating five words from the featured word family. The next section has a rebus sentence using one of the five word family words and its picture clue from the glossary. The third section...

Focuses on common word families for beginning readers featuring a picture glossary, rebus sentences, word family words, and a story section. The First Rhymes series focuses on common word families for beginning readers. Each book starts with a picture glossary illustrating five words from the featured word family. The next section has a rebus sentence using one of the five word family words and its picture clue from the glossary. The third section...