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Grammar Resources:
And as an added incentive to help you learn better grammar, you can earn extra credit for every grammar mistake you find in the world . So pay attention to signs, read your teachers' handouts carefully, and every once in a while you will find some very funny goofs like this one:
THE PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns and Pronouns:
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Verbs and Verbals:
IN OUR GRAMMAR GUIDE: Explanation of types of verbs and verbals and how they are used are found on pages 6-7 of our Grammar Guide .
More on identifying verbals .
More than you need to know about tenses .
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
A bit more about subject-verb agreement:
Understanding Active vs. Passive Voice
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Adjective and Adverbs
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Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections
IN OUR GRAMMAR GUIDE: Explanation of types of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections and how they are used are found on pages 10-12 of our Grammar Guide .
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Check out this Grammar Bingo exercise we did in class
CONJUNCTIONS:
PREPOSITIONS:
INTERJECTIONS:
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Phrases and Clauses
IN OUR GRAMMAR GUIDE: Explanation of types of adjectives and adverbs and how they are used are found on pages 16-17 of our Grammar Guide .
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
IN OUR GRAMMAR GUIDE: Need the answers for the practice activities in our Grammar Guide? Here you go!
You might also want to take a look at this exercise
Here's fun site that uses videos and interactive activities to help you better understand what a clause does.
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Sentence Types
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IN OUR GRAMMAR GUIDE: Explanation of sentence types are found on pages 21-22 of our Grammar Guide .
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
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UNDERSTANDING SENTENCE ERRORS
Fragments and Run-ons
A explanation of how to fix fragments and run-on sentences can be found on pages 23-29 of our Grammar Guide .
LEARN ABOUT FRAGMENTS, COMMA SPLICES, AND RUN-ON SENTENCES:
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Take some time to review the exercises on pages 24 and 28 of your Grammar Guide. Find the answers HERE .
HINT, HINT - You might want to take this ONLINE QUIZ !
Here's some extra help: check out this page on fragments and this one on run-on sentences
And this is an AWESOME personalized quiz site . When you go to it for the first time, cut and paste this code into the site: b71ba949
MORE ON FRAGMENTS:
MORE ON RUN-ON SENTENCES:
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Comma Rules or COMMAS RULE!
A explanation of how to comma problems can be found on pages 30-35 of our Grammar Guide .
LEARN ABOUT THE COMMA RULES:
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Take some time to review the exercises on pages 34 and 35 of your Grammar Guide. Find the answers HERE.
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Active vs. Passive Voice
A explanation of how to fix fragments and run-on sentences can be found on pages 36-38 of our Grammar Guide .
LEARN ABOUT ACTIVE VOICE:
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Take some time to review the exercises on pages 37 and 38 of your Grammar Guide. Find the answers HERE .
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Pronoun Problems
A explanation of how to fix pronoun problems can be found on pages 39-42 of our Grammar Guide .
LEARN ABOUT ACTIVE VOICE:
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Take some time to review the exercises on pages 40 and 41 of your Grammar Guide. Find the answers HERE .
More practice exercises shared with the presenting group can be found HERE .
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
A explanation of how to fix misplaced and dangling modifiers can be found on pages 47 and 48 of our Grammar Guide .
LEARN ABOUT MODIFIER PROBLEMS:
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Take some time to review the exercises on pages 49-51 of your Grammar Guide. Find the answers HERE.
Understanding misplaced modifiers - try this online quiz .
Grammar Girl has a great explanation of misplaced modifiers. Check it out HERE .
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