English Grammar Skills - Private Class

PLEASE NOTE:  this class is in very high demand and I now enroll students by request only.   If you see any "availability"  listed on line, it is likely to be incorrect. Please contact me to discuss up to date availability.  I work very hard to try to fit new students into my schedule. 


In this class we will study a different grammar concept in each meeting. We can meet once a week, or multiple times as preferred by the parent.  Since this is a private lesson, I will adjust the content to meet the level of the enrolled student.  Below is a list of topics to be covered. 

1.  basic punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, comma)
2.  nouns, verbs, adjectives
3.  proper vs common nouns (when to use upper case letters)
4.  plural noun formation, including common irregulars
5.  verb tenses  - present, past, future,  including common irregulars
6.  comparative adjectives (big, bigger biggest)
7.  demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those)
8.  articles (a, an, the)
9.  contractions (I am becomes I'm)
10. commonly confused words (to/too/two, their/there/they're, than/then etc
11.  compound words (toothbrush, earthquake, raindrop)
12.  antonyms/synonyms (big/small, happy/sad.... big/huge/giant, tiny/small/mini)
13.  adverbs (describe verbs)
14. homonyms, homographs, homophones
15. idioms

This class is appropriate for students who are home schooled, enrolled in public/independent school, or those who might be learning English as a second language.