This Grade 5 Saxon Grammar's Student Textbook contains 112 lessons and is written directly to the student. Developed to follow the classic Saxon model of incremental development and continuous review, lessons instruct students on a basic skill before moving on to examples, practice exercises, and review sets. Providing instruction on key grammar and usage concepts with bolded vocabulary and thorough examples, writing exercises are also included to help guide students through composing a complete essay. Journaling and dictation exercises help hone different writing skills. Topics covered in this Grade 5 text include types of sentences, capitalization, subject and predicate, action verbs, plural nouns, linking verbs, indirect objects, adjectives, the colon, interjections, the prepositional phrase, and more. 631 pages, indexed, softcover. 2nd Edition.