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Curated OER
Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns
There is a wealth of information provided here about direct and indirect object pronouns. Consider breaking these complex grammatical concepts into smaller chunks so that your Spanish language learners do not become overwhelmed. The At a...
Curated OER
The Personal a
Introduce your Spanish class to the personal a, used when the direct object is a person or personified thing. You can show the provided presentation first and direct them to the other two tabs on this webpage for reference and additional...
Ohio Department of Education
A Glossary of Literary Terms
If you're tired of defining allusion, onomatopoeia, and satire for your language arts students, hand out a complete list of literary devices to keep the terms straight. Each term includes a definition that is easy to understand and...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Direct Objects
This site, in addition to defining and providing examples for direct objects, gives various tips on identifying direct objects, both simple and complex.
Indiana University
Juan M. Soto: Reglas Direct Object Pronouns
Concise, but thorough English explanation of direct object pronouns in Spanish grammar.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Direct Object
The section of this site dedicated to the direct object provides the user with skills to be able to recognize direct objects through knowledge of subject and object pronouns along with various examples and sample sentences.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Direct Object
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, but it has great information on the direct object. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing direct objects.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Direct and Indirect Objects
Tutorial on the proper usage of direct objects and indirect objects. Discusses difference between direct objects and object complements.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Separable Phrasal Verbs
An explanation and examples of verb phrases that can be separated by a direct object.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: Hyper Grammar: Parts of the Sentence
This quiz tests your understanding of the parts of a sentence. Identify the highlighted word as subject, verb, direct object, or indirect object. Explanations given for most answers.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Predicates, Objects, Complements
This is a glossary covering predicates, objects, and complements. The information on predicates includes a simple predicate, compound predicate, complete predicate, predicate adjective, and predicate nominative.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
Indiana University
Juan M. Soto: Reglas Indirect Object Pronouns
Concise, but thorough English explanation of indirect object pronouns in Spanish grammar. Also explains how to use direct and indirect object pronouns together.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Indirect Object
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, and it has great information on the indirect object. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing indirect...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Intransitive Verb
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an intransitive verb in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Auxiliary Verb
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an auxiliary verb in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Infinitive
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an infinitive in the context of a sentence.
Other
Kryss Tal: Grammar: Introduction to Grammar
This site provides a very good overview of grammar components. Grammar examples and links are provided.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Transitive Verb
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify transitive verb in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Gerund
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a gerund in the context of a sentence.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Pronombre Objetivos
This basic grammar tutorial explains both direct and indirect object pronouns in one lesson. Examples are given with interactive audio to model correct pronunciation in Spanish.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Las Preposiciones
Here one can learn the concept of the personal a in the context of Spanish prepositions. Learn when and when not to use the Spanish "a" as a preposition or in the role of the personal a. Also learn how to use subject pronouns as...