English Grammar

Links Below is a list of some links related to grammar and the proper use of the English Language. Needless to say, this list is not comprehensive. If you're hungry for more, try surfing around the multitude of links in Elements of Style by Strunk and White: the definitive style guide! Common Errors in English (much, much more comprehensive than my version!) • • • • • • •

Hypertext Webster dictionary. You enter a word or part of a word, it gives you the definition. Jack Lynch's fantastic Grammar and Style Notes. Grammar Girl's Guide to the English Language. Online English Grammar. An extremely thorough set of lessons. The English Server at CMU Bartlett's Quotations online (searchable) The Cyber Dorktionary, a listing of computer-geek words and what they mean.

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Grammar Tutorial - practice makes perfect! links (Check out these Webpages and improve your Grammar!) tutorials: edufind · English Language Center Study Zone · englishclub.com ... odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar.htm - 163k - Cached - Similar pages

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High School English Grammar Self Study Grammar Quizzes http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html English Forum Quizzes http://www.english-forum.com/00/interactive/ English Grammar Quiz ... jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/english-hs.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

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English Grammar English Grammar. Articles and Demonstratives. Short descriptive words used before nouns. Technically, they function as adjectives. ... www.ielanguages.com/english.html - 89k - Cached - Similar pages

Garbl's Online Grammar Guides--Punctuation too Online English grammar tutorial with interactive exercises and tests covering word, phrase and clause patterns; verb tense and verbal patterns; ... home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/grammar.htm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

English Grammar: ENGLISH GRAMMAR SUBJECT AND ITEM INDEX ENGLISH GRAMMAR SUBJECT AND ITEM INDEX, English Language Tools for Grammar, Writing, Punctuation, Pronunciation. Free Online English Grammar. www.english4today.com/englishgrammar/grammar/subidx.cfm - 48k - Cached - Similar pages

Parts of Speech_sites Click here for an index of other Skills Wise Grammar Activities. Kids English Syvum Book Caution - Multiple pop-up ads appear on this site. ... www.computerlab.kids.new.net/parts_of_speech_sites.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Learn English Grammar with pictures - Present Continuous - Action ... Learn English - grammar - present continuous action verbs. www.learnenglish.de/PictureIt/PRESCONPIC.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES Things in the Kitchen - This quiz has 14 questions., Pictures-English ... the Correct Form of the Verb (Dawn Yonally) Multiple-choice, 19 Questions, Grammar ... englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/basic.htm - 71k - Cached - Similar pages

Guide to Grammar and Writing The Guide to Grammar and Writing contains scores of digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on ... grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ - 23k - Cached - Similar pages

grammar games index page learnenglish Point at the pictures to find out more about the games. Click on the words or pictures to play the games. A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X- ... www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html - 53k Cached - Similar pages

Learn English - British Council FREE website from the British Council to help students improve English skills. Site features interactive games, competitions, grammar ... http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/archive_home_frame.html English Grammar: Parts of Speech (EnglishClub.com) Description and explanation of the 8 parts of speech in English. www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Parts and Elements To test your current knowledge, you may want to try the tutorial. Parts of Speech Tutorial. This is a quick self-test of your ability to identify parts of ... www.meredith.edu/grammar/partsof.htm - 133k - Cached - Similar pages

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GrammarLab Tutorials Menu Basic Parts of Speech. Nouns · Definite articles · Indefinite articles · Adjectives · Adjective forms and placement · Special uses of adjectives · Adverbs ... grammar.spanish.sbc.edu/ - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

Mini-Grammar Tutorials • • • • • • •

Adverbs / Adjectives / Linking Verbs Also / Too / Either Even Let / Make / Have / Get So / Such Subjunctive Who / Whom / Whose

Also Visit our In-Depth Tutorials • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Verb Tense Tutorial Conditional Tutorial Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial Modal Tutorial Preposition / Phrasal Verb Tutorial Vocabulary Verb Tense Intro. Types of Verbs Active/Passive Simple Present Present Continuous Simple Past Past Continuous Present Perfect Present Perf. Cont. Past Perfect Past Perfect Cont. Simple Future Future Continuous Future Perfect

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Future Perfect Cont. Used to Would Always Future in the Past

Grammar Points tenses modals adjective clauses adverb clauses gerunds/infinitives passives articles noun clauses conditions logical connectors

GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND WRITING

Sentence Level Sentence Parts and Word Functions Skip to Verbs and Verbals Clauses The Garden of Phrases Diagramming Sentences Sentence Fragments Run-on Sentences Rules for Comma Usage Punctuation Marks Besides the Comma Punctuation Between Two Independent Clauses Notorious Confusables: words we get mixed up or A Confusables Menu (use pop-up or random selector) Plague Words and Phrases we should avoid Articles and Determiners Noun Forms: Plurals and Possessives Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Placement of Modifiers Subject-Verb Agreement Tense Sequence among Verbs, Infinitives, and Participles Compound Nouns and Modifiers Capitalization Abbreviations Using Italics and Underlining Using Numbers, Making Lists Writing Concise Sentences Parallel Structures 4

Confusion: Sources and Remedies Vocabulary Builders: Suggestions, Quizzes, Pop-Up Lexicon Spelling: Rules, Suggestions, Quizzes

Paragraph Level Sentence Variety Consistency of Tense and Pronoun Reference Avoiding Primer Language Sentence-Combining Skills Coherence and Transitions Paragraph Development

Essay Level PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION An entire Web site for writers in English composition courses — featuring handouts on Getting Started, Structure, Tone, Transitions, Editing, Logic, Formats, Rhetorical Patterns, Argumentative Essays, Research Papers, and more — accompanied by an abundance of successful sample essays.

Forms of

PowerPoint

Communication

Presentations

Samples (in .pdf format) for business letters, If you have PowerPoint on your memos, application letters, thank-you computer, you can take advantage of the letters, resumes, meeting minutes and several PowerPoint presentations agendas, and the research paper. available with the Guide. Click HERE for a list and for additional information.

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Finding Grammar Topics on These Pages First, we recommend the hyperlinked INDEX. The index does not reference the quizzes or the Grammar Logs (see below). See also the FAQ File, frequently asked questions. You can also try the new Search Engine

Interactive Quizzes Over 150 challenging computer-graded (cgi-based and javascript) quizzes to test your knowledge of grammar! Take the quizzes as a challenge or just for fun, or read the digital handouts listed above first. Many of the quizzes are also listed at the end of the appropriate sections.

Ask Grammar! Click here to get a form that will allow you to submit a question about English usage or grammar. It's a good idea to check the FAQ File first to see if your question has already been answered. Also, look in the Index and consult the Search Engine to make sure the answer is not already part of the Guide. Answers are posted in the Grammar Logs (below) — sometimes within hours, almost always within a day or two. Full responses are sometimes sent through e-mail, or you will be notified that answers have been posted in the Grammar Logs (listed below).

GRAMMAR LOGS This is where Grammar keeps track of questions and answers. Once filled, each volume contains 100 questions, ten "logs" of ten questions each. We suggest you look through these volumes to see if your question has been asked and answered before; in the process, you will surely find many interesting questions from other users around the world. There is also an FAQ File, a list of Frequently Asked Questions, hyperlinked to appropriate answers within the Guide. So far, questions have been submitted from 123 countries — click HERE for a list — and all fifty states of the U.S.A.

Current Grammar Log, #54: November 3, 2002, to _____ 6

Or, from the archives, select the Grammarlog you want to review.

GRAMMARLOGS ARCHIVE

Grammar English’s Bookshelf When Grammar English needs help, what books does she grab first?

Other Online Resources for Writing Grammar English thinks she has the best online resource for writing but there are others. See also the Academic Weblist for English.

Eminent Quotables Over 200 quotations from famous writers and thinkers — from William Shakespeare to Steve Martin, from Yeats to Eeyore — about the craft and passion of writing.

Anomalous Anonymies Grammar Goofs and uproarious misspellings harvested from college essays, high school papers, and other sources over the years. Just for fun!

Caveat Lector A brief but important caution about the uses of this Guide.

Grammar’s Trophy Cabinet Grammar English is proud of the awards bestowed upon this page. The award icons (that take you to the pages of the kind bestowers of such awards) have been put away in this digital cabinet, where they are kept well shined. Click HERE, please, to see them.

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Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public. For Darling's credentials, click HERE. Suggestions are always welcome. If your browser is formscapable, questions about grammar and writing should be submitted by means of the ASK GRAMMAR form, above; otherwise, use this e-mail form for suggestions or questions. Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus. Based on MerriamWebster's Collegiate ® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Linked with permission from Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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