| The
Master Collection of KISS Exercises |
|
Almost all of the exercises and instructional materials on the KISS site
are cataloged in this "Master Collection." You can use it to find alternative
or supplemental exercises for any KISS level. These are organized to match
the organization of the original KISS Levels. The following is an example
of a listing for an exercise on prepositional phrases as indirect objects
in KISS Level 1.5:
The first link gives the name of the exercise. The "AK" link leads to the
"Analysis Key." These keys include probable answers and notes for teachers.
The "ToC" entry leads to the Table of Contents of all exercises from that
source, in this case, Collodi's Pinocchio. The last column includes
links to this exercise in the workbooks: "G5" goes to Level 1.5 in the
fifth "Grade-Level" workbook, and "IB2" leads to the links to the Ideal
Books. |
| Level
1 - The Basic Concepts |
| 1.1. - Identifying Subjects
and Verbs |
| 1.2. - Adding
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Phrases |
| 1.3. - Adding
Complements (PA, PN, IO, DO) |
| 1.4. - Coordinating
Conjunctions, Compounds, and Style |
| 1.5. - Adding
Simple Prepositional Phrases |
| 1.6. - Pronouns (Case),
Number, and Tense |
| 1.7.
- Focus on Punctuation and Capitalization |
| 1.8.
- Vocabulary and Logic |
|
Level
2 - Expanding the Basic Concepts
|
| 2.1 - The Complexities
of S/V/C Patterns |
| 2.1.1
- Understood "You" |
| 2.1.2
- Varied Positions in the S/V/C Pattern |
| 2.1.3
- Expletives (Optional) |
| 2.1.4
- Palimpsest Patterns |
| 2.1.5
- Phrasal Verbs (Preposition? Or Part of the Verb?) |
| 2.1.6
- Distinguishing Finite Verbs from Verbals |
| 2.1.7
- The KISS Perspective on the Subjunctive Mood |
| 2.2 - The Complexities
of Prepositional Phrases |
| 2.2.1
- The "To" Problem and Verbs as Objects of Prepositions |
| 2.2.2
- Preposition or Subordinate Conjunction? |
| 2.2.3
- Embedded Prepositional Phrases |
| 2.2.4
- Advanced Questions about Prepositional Phrases |
2.3
Adding Three Level Five Constructions
[Nouns Used as Adverbs;
Simple Interjections; Direct Address] |
| Level
3 - Adding Clauses (Subordinate and Main) |
| 3.1 - The
Basics of Clauses |
| 3.1.1
- Compound Main Clauses (Punctuation and Logic) |
| 3.1.2
- Subordinate Clauses |
| 3.1.3
- Embedded Clauses and the Analytical Process |
| 3.2 - Advanced
Questions about Clauses |
| 3.2.1
- Ellipsis in Clauses |
| 3.2.2
- "So" and "For" as Conjunctions |
| 3.2.3
- Interjection? Or Direct Object? |
| 3.2.4
- "Tag" and Other Questions about Clauses |
| 5.4
- Appositives |
| 5.5
- Post-Positioned Adjectives |
| 5.6
- Delayed Subjects and Sentences |
| 5.7
- Passive Voice and Retained Complements |
|
Level
4 - Verbals (Gerunds, Gerundives, and Infinitives)
|
| 4 - Verbals (Gerunds,
Gerundives, and Infinitives) |
| Level
5 - The Final Construction |
| 5.8
- Noun Absolutes |