The Key to Yellow Workbook gives clear, thoroughly-explained answers to
all exercises in the Yellow Workbook, one of four non-sequential books
in the Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind series, providing detailed,
well-designed exercises in the correct use of English grammar. The Key,
along with the accompanying Yellow Workbook and the Core Instructor
Text, make up Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: a complete course that
takes students from basic definitions ("A noun is the name of a person,
place, thing, or idea") through advanced sentence structure and
analysis, all the grammar skills needed to write and speak with
eloquence and confidence. This innovative program combines the three
essential elements of language learning: understanding and memorizing
rules (prescriptive teaching), repeated exposure to examples of how
those rules are used (descriptive instruction), and practice using those
rules in exercises and in writing (practical experience). Each year,
parents and teachers go through the dialogue, rules, and examples in the
Core Instructor Text; students follow along in the Workbook. This
repetition solidifies the concepts, definitions, and examples in the
student's mind. There are four Workbooks, one for each year. Each
Workbook contains the same rules and examples, but four completely
different sets of exercises and assignments, allowing students to
develop a wide-ranging knowledge of how the rules and examples are put
to use in writing. Each Key to the Workbooks provides not only answers,
but also explanations for the parent/instructor, and guidance as to when
the answers might be ambiguous (as, in English, they often are). All of
the rules covered, along with the repeated examples for each, are
assembled for ongoing reference in The Grammar Guidebook. Every step of
the sentence diagramming process is gathered for reference, along with
illustrations, in The Diagramming Dictionary. These will become the
student's indispensable guide to writing through high school, into
college and beyond. Step-by-step instruction takes students from the
most basic concepts through advanced grammatical concepts such as modal
and hortative verbs and multiple functions of noun clauses. Extensive
diagramming exercises reinforce the rules and help technical and visual
learners to understand and use the English language effectively. Each
step of the diagramming process is illustrated and thoroughly explained
to the student. Text for examples and exercises are drawn from great
works of literature, as well as from well-written nonfiction texts in
science, mathematics, and the social sciences. Regular review is built
into each year of work. The Key accompanies one of four non-sequential
workbooks, each containing new exercises that allow students to practice
and apply the grammar principles under study.
