Language Arts

Current Resources

Hippo Campus (NROC) --- ReadWriteThink --- Leaner --- Grade Spelling --- Grade Vocabulary --- Study Stack (Flash Cards) --- neoK12 --- English Grammar 101 --- Daily Grammer --- Grammer Monster --- 

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Curriculum Line-Up

Reading & Writing

English Language Arts

Fundamentals:
Prewriting Tips - Completed 9-23-13
Run-ons - Completed 9-24-13
Pronouns - Completed 9-25-13

• Pronoun Videos - Completed 9-25-13
  

Other Punctuation Marks - Completed 9-26-13

• Punctuation Videos - Completed 9-27-13
  

Social Responsibility Story - Completed 9-30-13
Understanding Poetry - Completed 10-1-13
Capitalization - Complete 10-2-13
U.S. Literature (Crash Course - "Why Do We Read) - Watched Video 10-7-13
Avoiding Shifts In Person -  Completed 10-8-13
Active & Passive Verbs - Completed 10--9-13
Writing a Thesis Statement - Completed 10-9-13

Spelling

Grade Spelling (Work on everyday) -

Vocabulary

Grade Vocabulary - When Available

Reading

Reading Everyday:

Offline:

• "To Kill A Mockingbird" -
  

Online:

• You Version - 
• "Charlotte's Web" -
  
• "The Hobbit" - 
• "Animal Farm" -
  
• "Aesop's Fables" -
  

Supplemental Videos

Schoolhouse Rock - Review a video everyday.
The AEIOU Vowel song

Games

Sheppard Software - Games that help learn.

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English Grammar 101

Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns:

• Lesson 1-1: Verb Identification - Completed 10-9-13
• Lesson 1-2: Verb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-9-13
• Lesson 1-3: Verb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-9-13
• Lesson 1-4: Verb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-9-13
• Lesson 1-5: Verb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-9-13
• Lesson 1-6: Action versus State-of-being Verbs - Practiced 10-10-13
• Lesson 1-7: Verb Identification - Practiced 10-10-13
• Lesson 1-8: Verb Phrase Identification - Practiced 10-10-13
• Lesson 1-9: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued) - Practiced 10-10-13
• Lesson 1-10: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued) - Practiced 10-10-13
• Lesson 1-11: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued) - Practiced 10-11-13
• Lesson 1-12: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued) - Practiced 10-11-13
• Lesson 1-13: Verb and Verb Phrase Identification - Practiced 10-11-13
• Lesson 1-14: Verb and Verb Phrase Identification (Continued) - Practiced 10-11-13
• Lesson 1-15: Noun Identification - Completed 10-14-13 
• Lesson 1-16: Pronoun Identification - Completed 10-14-13 
• Lesson 1-17: Subject Identification - Completed 10-14-13 
• Lesson 1-18: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-14-13 
• Lesson 1-19: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-14-13 
• Lesson 1-20: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-15-13
• Lesson 1-21: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-15-13
• Lesson 1-22: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-15-13
• Lesson 1-23: Subject Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-15-13
• Lesson 1-24: Compound Verbs - Completed 10-16-13
• Lesson 1-25: Compound Verbs (Continued) - Completed 10-16-13
• Lesson 1-26: Compound Verbs (Continued) - Completed 10-16-13
• Lesson 1-27: Compound Subjects - Completed 10-17-13
• Lesson 1-28: Compound Subjects (Continued) - Completed 10-17-13
• Lesson 1-29: Adjective Identification - Completed 10-17-13
• Lesson 1-30: Adjective Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-17-13
• Lesson 1-31: Adjective Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-18-13
• Lesson 1-32: Adjective Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-18-13
• Lesson 1-33: Comparing With Adjectives - Completed 10-18-13
• Lesson 1-34: Comparing With Adjectives (Continued) - Completed 10-18-13
• Lesson 1-35: Adverb Identification - Completed 10-22-13
• Lesson 1-36: Adverb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-22-13
• Lesson 1-37: Adverb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-22-13
• Lesson 1-38: Adverb Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-22-13
• Quiz 1-39: Cumulative Review - Completed 10-22-13
• Lesson 1-40: Prepositional Phrase Identification - Completed 10-23-13
• Lesson 1-41: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-23-13
• Lesson 1-42: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued) - Completed 10-24-13
• Lesson 1-43: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives - Completed 10-24-13
• Lesson 1-44: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Continued) - Completed 10-24-13
• Lesson 1-45: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs - Completed 10-24-13
• Lesson 1-46: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Continued) - Completed 10-24-13
• Lesson 1-47: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases - Completed 10-31-13
• Lesson 1-48: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases (Continued) - Completed 10-31-13
• Lesson 1-49: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases (Continued) - Completed 10-31-13
• Quiz 1-50: Cumulative Review - Completed 11-12-13
• Lesson 1-51: Phrases Hiding Subjects - Completed 11-13-13
• Lesson 1-52: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs - Completed 11-13-13
• Lesson 1-53: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs - Completed 11-13-13(Continued) - Completed 11-13-13
• Lesson 1-54: Adverbs Modifying Adjectives - Completed 11-13-13
• Lesson 1-55: Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs - Completed 11-13-13
• Quiz 1-56: Cumulative Review - Completed 11-13-13
• Exercise 1-57: Module 1 Self-Test - Completed 11-14-13

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• Module 2: Clause Patterns
• Lesson 2-1: The Complete Predicate
• Lesson 2-2: The Complete Predicate (Continued)
• Lesson 2-3: The Simple Predicate
• Lesson 2-4: The Complete Subject
• Lesson 2-5: The Simple Subject
• Lesson 2-6: The Predicate versus the Subject
• Lesson 2-7: Changes in Sentence Patterns
• Lesson 2-8: Changes in Sentence Patterns (Continued)
• Lesson 2-9: Appositives Within the Sentence
• Lesson 2-10: Appositives and Simple Subjects
• Quiz 2-11: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 2-12: The Clause
• Lesson 2-13: Independent versus Dependent Clauses
• Lesson 2-14: Independent versus Dependent Clauses (Continued)
• Lesson 2-15: The Simple Sentence versus The Sentence Fragment
• Lesson 2-16: The Simple Sentence versus The Sentence Fragment (Continued)
• Lesson 2-17: The Complex Sentence
• Lesson 2-18: The Dependent Clause
• Lesson 2-19: The Dependent Clause (Continued)
• Quiz 2-20: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 2-21: The Adjective Clause
• Lesson 2-22: The Adjective Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-23: Commas and the Adjective Clause
• Lesson 2-24: Commas and the Adjective Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-25: Commas and the Adjective Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-26: The Adverbial Clause
• Lesson 2-27: The Adverbial Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-28: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses
• Lesson 2-29: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
• Lesson 2-30: Adjective Clauses versus Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
• Lesson 2-31: The Noun Clause
• Lesson 2-32: The Noun Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-33: The Noun Clause (Continued)
• Lesson 2-34: Noun Clauses versus Adjective and Adverbial Clauses
• Lesson 2-35: Noun Clauses versus Adjective and Adverbial Clauses (Continued)
• Lesson 2-36: The Compound Sentence
• Lesson 2-37: Compound Sentences versus Run-on Sentences
• Lesson 2-38: The Compound-Complex Sentence
• Lesson 2-39: Identifying Sentences by Structure
• Lesson 2-40: Identifying Sentences by Structure (Continued)
• Quiz 2-41: Cumulative Review
• Exercise 2-42: Module 2 Self-Test

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• Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
• Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
• Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
• Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
• Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
• Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
• Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
• Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
• Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
• Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
• Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
• Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
• Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
• Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
• Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
• Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
• Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
• Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
• Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
• Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
• Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
• Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
• Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
• Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
• Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
• Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
• Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
• Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
• Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
• Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
• Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
• Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
• Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
• Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
• Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
• Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
• Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
• Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
• Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
• Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
• Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
• Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
• Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test

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• Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
• Lesson 4-1: Transitive Active Verbs
• Lesson 4-2: Transitive Active Verbs (Continued)
• Lesson 4-3: Transitive Active Verbs (Continued)
• Lesson 4-4: The Indirect Object
• Lesson 4-5: Direct Objects versus Indirect Objects
• Lesson 4-6: Transitive Passive Verbs
• Lesson 4-7: Transitive Active versus Transitive Passive
• Lesson 4-8: Intransitive Complete Verbs
• Lesson 4-9: Intransitive Complete versus Transitive Active/Passive
• Lesson 4-10: Intransitive Complete versus Transitive Active/Passive (Continued)
• Lesson 4-11: Intransitive Linking Verbs
• Lesson 4-12: Intransitive Linking Verbs (Continued)
• Lesson 4-13: Identifying Verb Forms
• Lesson 4-14: Identifying Verb Forms (Continued)
• Lesson 4-15: Pronouns by the Case
• Lesson 4-16: Objective Case Pronouns
• Lesson 4-17: Subjective Case Pronouns
• Lesson 4-18: Casework for Pronouns
• Quiz 4-19: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 4-20: The Declarative versus The Imperative Sentence
• Lesson 4-21: The Interrogative versus The Exclamatory Sentence
• Lesson 4-22: Identifying Sentences by Use
• Lesson 4-23: Agreement: Subjects and Verbs
• Lesson 4-24: Agreement: Collective Nouns
• Lesson 4-25: Agreement: Compound Subjects
• Lesson 4-26: Agreement: Words Always Singular or Plural
• Lesson 4-27: Agreement: If I Wish I Were
• Lesson 4-28: Agreement: Pronouns and Their Antecedents
• Quiz 4-29: Cumulative Review
• Exercise 4-30: Module 4 Self-Test

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• Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
• Lesson 5-1: Period versus Question Mark
• Lesson 5-2: Period versus Exclamation Point
• Lesson 5-3: Period versus Question Mark, Exclamation Point
• Lesson 5-4: Comma: Noun of Address
• Lesson 5-5: Comma: Transitional Adverbs
• Lesson 5-6: Comma: Prepositional Phrases
• Lesson 5-7: Comma: Participial Phrases
• Lesson 5-8: Comma: Participial Phrases versus Gerundial Phrases
• Lesson 5-9: Comma: Introductory Dependent Clauses
• Lesson 5-10: Comma: Absolute Expressions
• Quiz 5-11: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 5-12: Comma: Joining by Coordinate Conjunctions
• Lesson 5-13: Comma: Joining by Coordinate Conjunctions (Continued)
• Lesson 5-14: Comma: Parenthetical Expressions
• Lesson 5-15: Comma: Words in Apposition
• Lesson 5-16: Comma: Adjective Clauses
• Lesson 5-17: Comma: Adjective Clauses (Continued)
• Lesson 5-18: Comma: Quotations and the Comma
• Lesson 5-19: Comma: Dates and the Comma
• Lesson 5-20: Comma: Addresses and the Comma
• Lesson 5-21: Comma: Items in a Series
• Lesson 5-22: Comma: Modifiers in a Series
• Quiz 5-23: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 5-24: Quotation Marks
• Lesson 5-25: Question Marks versus Other Marks of Punctuation
• Lesson 5-26: Quotation Marks versus Underscores and Italics
• Lesson 5-27: Quotation Marks: Ellipsis Points and Brackets
• Lesson 5-28: Parentheses: Enclosing the Parenthetical Expression
• Lesson 5-29: Dash: Enclosing the Parenthetical Expression
• Lesson 5-30: The Dash: Joining Independent Statements
• Lesson 5-31: Semicolon: Joining Independent Clauses
• Lesson 5-32: Semicolon: Separating Items in a Series
• Lesson 5-33: Colon: Introducing the Following
• Lesson 5-34: Virgule (Slash)
• Quiz 5-35: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 5-36: Capitalization: The First Letter (of)
• Lesson 5-37: Capitalization: Direct Quotations
• Lesson 5-38: Capitalization: Proper Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
• Lesson 5-39: Capitalization: Titles of Works
• Lesson 5-40: Capitalization: Historical Terms
• Lesson 5-41: Capitalization: Calendar Days, Seasons, Holidays
• Quiz 5-42: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 5-43: Capitalization: Ranks, Titles, and Family Relations
• Lesson 5-44: Capitalization: Abbreviations
• Lesson 5-45: Capitalization: Religious and Sacred Terms
• Lesson 5-46: Capitalization: Directions and Places
• Lesson 5-47: Capitalization: Branches of Learning
• Quiz 5-48: Cumulative Review
• Exercise 5-49: Module 5 Self-Test

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• Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
• Lesson 6-1: Accept versus Except
• Lesson 6-2: Affect versus Effect
• Lesson 6-3: Advice versus Advise
• Lesson 6-4: All Ready versus Already
• Lesson 6-5: All-round versus All Around
• Lesson 6-6: All Together versus Altogether
• Lesson 6-7: All Ways versus Always
• Lesson 6-8: Allay versus Alley, Ally
• Lesson 6-9: Allude versus Elude
• Lesson 6-10: Allusion versus Illusion
• Quiz 6-11: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 6-12: Alternate versus Alternative
• Lesson 6-13: Among, Amongst versus Between
• Lesson 6-14: Apprehend versus Comprehend
• Lesson 6-15: Award versus Reward
• Lesson 6-16: Bad versus Badly
• Lesson 6-17: Can versus May
• Lesson 6-18: Born versus Borne
• Lesson 6-19: Breath versus Breathe
• Lesson 6-20: Bring, Carry, Fetch versus Take
• Lesson 6-21: Anger, Angry versus Mad
• Lesson 6-22: Censor versus censure
• Lesson 6-23: Complement versus compliment
• Quiz 6-24: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 6-25: Council versus Counsel
• Lesson 6-26: Continual, Continuous versus Consecutive
• Lesson 6-27: Emigrate versus Immigrate
• Lesson 6-28: Farther versus Further
• Lesson 6-29: Its versus It's, 'Tis
• Lesson 6-30: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lie, Lying, Lied, Lied
• Lesson 6-31: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lay, Laying, Laid, Laid
• Lesson 6-32: Notable versus Notorious, Notoriety
• Lesson 6-33: Persecute versus Prosecute
• Quiz 6-34: Cumulative Review
• Lesson 6-35: Principal versus Principle
• Lesson 6-36: Set versus Sit
• Lesson 6-37: Stationary versus Stationery
• Lesson 6-38: Their versus There, They're
• Lesson 6-39: Whether versus Weather
• Lesson 6-40: You and I versus You and Me
• Lesson 6-41: To versus Too, Two
• Lesson 6-42: Sight versus Site, Cite
• Lesson 6-43: Capital versus Capitol
• Quiz 6-44: Cumulative Review
• Exercise 6-45: Module 6 Self-Test

Daily Grammar

Parts of Speech
Verbs
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - Quiz - Completed 11-19-13
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Quiz - Completed 11-19-13
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - Quiz - Completed 11-19-13

Nouns
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - Quiz - Completed 11-21-13

Pronouns
21, 22, 23, 24, 25 - Quiz - Completed 11-22-13
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 - Quiz - Completed 11-25-13

Adjectives
31, 32, 33, 34, 35 - Quiz - Completed 11-26-13
36, 37, 38, 39, 40 - Quiz - Completed 12-16-13
41, 42, 43, 44, 45 - Quiz - Completed 12-17-13

Adverbs
46, 47, 48, 49, 50 - Quiz - Completed 12-19-13
51, 52, 53, 54, 55 - Quiz
56, 57, 58, 59, 60 - Quiz
61, 62, 63, 64, 65 - Quiz
66, 67, 68, 69, 70 - Quiz

Prepositions
71, 72, 73, 74, 75 - Quiz

Conjunctions
76, 77, 78, 79, 80 - Quiz
81, 82, 83, 84, 85 - Quiz

Review
86, 87, 88, 89, 90 - Quiz

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Parts of the Sentence
Subject & Verbs
91, 92, 93, 94, 95 - Quiz
96, 97, 98, 99, 100 - Quiz

Predicate Nominative
101, 102, 103, 104, 105 - Quiz

Direct Object
106, 107, 108, 109, 110 - Quiz

Review
111, 112, 113, 114, 115 - Quiz

Transitive/Intransitive
116, 117, 118, 119, 120 - Quiz
121, 122, 123, 124, 125 - Quiz

Appositives
126, 127, 128, 129, 130 - Quiz

Nouns of Address
131, 132, 133, 134, 135 - Quiz

Pronouns
136, 137, 138, 139, 140 - Quiz
141, 142, 143, 144, 145 - Quiz

Review
146, 147, 148, 149, 150 - Quiz

Adjectives
151, 152, 153, 154, 155 - Quiz

Review
156, 157, 158, 159, 160 - Quiz

Adverbs
161, 162, 163, 164, 165 - Quiz

166, 167, 168, 169, 170 - Quiz

Review
171, 172, 173, 174, 175 - Quiz

Prepositional Phrases
176, 177, 178, 179, 180 - Quiz
181, 182, 183, 184, 185 - Quiz

Review
186, 187, 188, 189, 190 - Quiz

Indirect Objects
191, 192, 193, 194, 195 - Quiz

Obj. Complement
196, 197, 198, 199, 200 - Quiz

Conjunctions
201, 202, 203, 204, 205 - Quiz

Verbals
206, 207, 208, 209, 210 - Quiz

Gerunds
211, 212, 213, 214, 215 - Quiz

Noun Infinitives
216, 217, 218, 219, 220 - Quiz

Participles
221, 222, 223, 224, 225 - Quiz
226, 227, 228, 229, 230 - Quiz

Adverb Infinitives
231, 232, 233, 234, 235 - Quiz

Verbals
236, 237, 238, 239, 240 - Quiz

Verbals - Review
241, 242, 243, 244, 245 - Quiz

Compound Sentences
246, 247, 248, 249, 250 - Quiz

Adjective Clauses
251, 252, 253, 254, 255 - Quiz
256, 257, 258, 259, 260 - Quiz

Adverb Clauses
261, 262, 263, 264, 265 - Quiz
266, 267, 268, 269, 270 - Quiz

Noun Clauses
271, 272, 273, 274, 275 - Quiz

Clauses - Review
276, 277, 278, 279, 280 - Quiz
281, 282, 283, 284, 285 - Quiz

Sentence Variety
286, 287, 288, 289, 290 - Quiz

Compound/Complex
291, 292, 293, 294, 295 - Quiz

296, 297, 298, 299, 300 - Quiz

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Mechanics
Capitalization
301, 302, 303, 304, 305 - Quiz
306, 307, 308, 309, 310 - Quiz
311, 312, 313, 314, 315 - Quiz
316, 317, 318, 319, 320 - Quiz
321, 322, 323, 324, 325 - Quiz
326, 327, 328, 329, 330 - Quiz

End Punctuation
331, 332, 333, 334, 335 - Quiz

Periods
336, 337, 338, 339, 340 - Quiz

Commas
341, 342, 343, 344, 345 - Quiz
346, 347, 348, 349, 350 - Quiz
351, 352, 353, 354, 355 - Quiz
356, 357, 358, 359, 360 - Quiz
361, 362, 363, 364, 365 - Quiz
366, 367, 368, 369, 370 - Quiz

Quotation Marks
371, 372, 373, 374, 375 - Quiz
376, 377, 378, 379, 380 - Quiz

Semicolons
381, 382, 383, 384, 385 - Quiz

Colons
386, 387, 388, 389, 390 - Quiz
391, 392, 393, 394, 395 - Quiz

Italics & Underlining
396, 397, 398, 399, 400 - Quiz

Apostrophes
401, 402, 403, 404, 405 - Quiz
406, 407, 408, 409, 410 - Quiz
411, 412, 413, 414, 415 - Quiz

Hyphens
416, 417, 418, 419, 420 - Quiz
421, 422, 423, 424, 425 - Quiz

Dashes
426, 427, 428, 429, 430 - Quiz

Parentheses
431, 432, 433, 434, 435 - Quiz

Brackets & Slash
436, 437, 438, 439, 440 - Quiz

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Grammer Monster 

Punctuation

• Apostrophes
• Brackets
• Colons
• Commas
• Dashes
• Hyphens
• Semicolons
• Speech MarksPunctuation test
  

Parts of Speech

• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Conjunctions
• Interjections
• Nouns
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• Verbs

Confused Words

• List of Confused Words

Common Mistakes

• List of Common Mistakes

Punctuation test
Apostrophes

• overview
• used incorrectly with plurals (e.g. two cat's.)
• in time expressions (e.g. year's salary)
• to replace letters (e.g. can't)
• to show the plural of abbreviations (e.g. SOS's)
• to show possession (e.g. dog's dinner)
• test

Brackets

• overview of round brackets
• overview of square brackets
• replaced by commas or dashes

Colons

• to extend a sentence (e.g. ...one trait: bravery.)
• in references (e.g. Para. 4: Section 2)
• for introductions (e.g. ...the following: A and B.)
• with bullet points
• before quotations

Commas

• after setting the scene (e.g. At 4 o'clock, I went...)
• after a transitional phrase (e.g. However, it is...)
• after an interjection (e.g. Yes, I know...)
• before a conjunction (e.g. ...the end, but only when...)
• to replace brackets (e.g. Simon, the last man, saw...)
• in lists (e.g. egg, milk and butter)
• with a long subject (e.g. A, B and C, are required...)
• with numbers (e.g. 2,232)
• with speech marks (e.g. He yelled, 'Get out!')
• when addressing someone (e.g. That's true, Simon.)
• test

Dashes

• to extend a sentence (e.g. ...one trait - bravery.)
• to replace brackets (e.g. Simon - the last man - saw...)

Hyphens

• in compound adjectives (e.g. two-seater aircraft)
• in compound nouns (e.g. cooking-oil)
• in prefixes (ex-President)
• alternatives to hyphens (e.g. a "come here" look)

Semicolons

• before conjunctions (e.g. ...is true; but the other one...)
• before transitional phrases (e.g. ...he knew; as a result, I was...)
• in lists (e.g. the master, aged 81; the servant, aged 19)
• to extend a sentence (e.g. It was serious; I broke a toe.)

Speech Marks

• with colons or commas
• and three dots (ellipsis)
• and punctuation (inside or outside)
• for ships, plays and books
• doubles (") or singles (')
• meaning alleged or so-called
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Parts-of-speech testAdjectives

• What are adjectives?
• What are compound adjectives?
• easy test
• hard test

Adverbs

• What are adverbs?
• What are adverbial clauses and phrases?
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Conjunctions

• What are conjunctions?
• and commas
• and semicolons
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Interjections

• What are interjections?
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Nouns

• What are nouns?
• different types
• test

Prepositions

• What are prepositions?
• at the end of a sentence
• and what follows (e.g. who versus whom)
• and verbs (succinct writing)
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Pronouns

• What are pronouns?
• different types
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Verbs

• What are verbs?
• test

 
Confused-words testEasily Confused Words

• accept and except
• adoptive and adopted
• advice and advise
• adverse and averse
• affect and effect
• aid and aide
• a lot, allot and alot
• allowed and aloud
• allude and elude
• altar and alter
• amoral and immoral
• appraise and apprise    [more...]

 
Grammatical-terms testGlossary of Terms

• abbreviation
• absolute possessive
• abstract noun
• accusative case
• acronym
• active sentence
• active voice
• adjective
• adjective clause
• adjective phrase
• adjunct
• adverb
• adverbial clause
• adverbial phrase
• affix
• analogy
• anastrophe
• antecedent
• antonym
• appositive
• archaism
• article
• aspect
• auxiliary verb  [more...]

• abbreviations
• an or a
• BBC or B.B.C.
• BC and AD
• contractions (Mr or Mr.)
• e.g. and i.e.
• plurals (PCs or PC's)
• adjectives
• an or a
• auntie June or Auntie June
• compound adjectives (e.g. 4-seater aircraft)
• expressions like 3-and-a-quarter million
• extremely-talented or extremely talented actor
• hers or her's, ours or our's
• its and it's
• Red Lion Lawn or Red Lion lawn
• well-known actor or well known actor   [more...]

Abbreviations

• AD, BC, BCE and CE
• contractions (Mr or Mr.)
• e.g. and i.e.
• forming plurals
• with or without full stops (periods)
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All Of & All Right

• 'all of' or 'all'
• 'all right' or 'alright'
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An or A

• 'an' or 'a'
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Bullet Points

• using bullet points

Capital Letters

• in advertisements
• and the points of the compass
• with proper and common nouns
• and the four seasons
• with moons, stars and planets
• to start sentences
• and title case
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Comparatives and Superlatives

• and superlatives of adjectives
• and superlatives of adverbs

Either & Neither

• double negative with neither/nor
• singular or plural verb
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Extend a Sentence

• extend a sentence

Numbers

• as compound adjectives (e.g. one-and-a-half)
• written in full (e.g. twenty-four)
• at the start of sentences
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Parenthesis

• choice of parentheses
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Singular and Plural

• forming plurals
• forming plurals (table)
• plurals of compound nouns (e.g. mothers-in-law)
• fewer and less
• agenda, criteria, data, media (plural or singular)
• collective nouns (e.g. jury, team) - singular or plural?
• Phrases like 'a box of tapes' - singular or plural?)
• number and number of - singular or plural?)
• subject-verb agreement

There, They're & Their

• there, their and they're

Than Me or Than I?

• than me or than I?

Too & To

• overview
• to (infinitive verb; e.g. to run)
• to (preposition; e.g. go to the park)
• too (meaning as well; e.g. I am too.)
• too (meaning in excess; e.g. too dark)
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Vocative Case

• What is the vocative case?

Which, That & Who

• overview
• with commas
• with no commas

Who & Whom.

• overview
• test

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