A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "period" in English punctuation. Includes basic information concerning period use in abbreviations as well.

A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation.

A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of "quotation marks" in English punctuation.

A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "hyphen" in English punctuation.

A fairly comprehensive look at the uses and misuses of the grammatical element "the colon" in English punctuation. Includes information and several examples.

This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides a ten question (English as a second language) tutorial. This test site presents a complete sentence and asks whether there is a correct or incorrect usage of prepositions. Part of a...

This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides twenty questions to test your knowledge of proper verb usage for has or have. You choose the correct answer and if you're correct, the next question is displayed. If you're wrong, the...

This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides a multiple-choice quiz questions are designed to test your knowledge of the usage of the various forms of punctuation. Click on the "Answer" to see which is the correct choice.

This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.

This site has information on the four properties of auxiliary verbs.

This site has information on the active and passive verb voice. Includes a short exercise to test your knowledge.

A definition of "epitaph" in literary usage with some fine examples.

Nice website that offers an explanation of coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions, along with examples of usage and an interactive quiz.

The first part of this site provides information and examples for the correct usage of the colon and the semicolon. The second part is an exercise. Click on "semi-colon" of "colon" to correctly punctuate the sentence. Then click on...

These tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers feature self-scoring quizzes that emphasize word choice, word usage, punctuation, and similar aspects related to the mechanics of language.

This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...

An excellent review of relative pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate their usage. Students may test their mastery of this principle with a quiz that follows the lesson.

This Washington State University page lists the correct spelling for hundreds of commonly misspelled words. The list is in paragraph form and does not provide correlated misspellings.

This is a list of commonly used English phrasal verbs given in English and Spanish. Examples of proper usage of the verbs are provided in English (a few use British terms or word choices).

This Skillswise site focuses on formal and informal speaking. Included are a video about how to decide whether to use formal or informal speech, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction. The Skillswise sites from BBC are geared to...

This University College London site explains how to tell whether a word in the adjective position is an adjective or part of the noun. Includes follow-up exercise.

This page offers good information on participial adjectives. Includes a short exercise to test your knowledge.

The author explores the rich legacy the Vikings gave to England. For example, many words in the English language have their roots in Viking language and usage. This can also include use of certain English dialects.

A good reference that defines, differentiates, and demonstrates the usage and purposes of these commonly misused English words.