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Punctuation Mark Rules: The Apostrophe
An informational site detailing some of the uses and misuses of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation. Also includes several examples.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Making Questions
This is targeted practice for question formulation; guided prompts ask the student to type question (yes-no or who, what, where, when). Students can then check the answer, ask for a hint, or see the answer.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Four Verb Errors to Avoid
In this tutorial you will find common usage mistakes and detailed explanations of why they are wrong, along with ways to correct them. Learn why you shouldn't say "can't hardly" or "could care less." A brief quiz checks your understanding.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Bad or Badly
Not only does this tutorial give you instructionon the correct usage of "bad" and "badly," it also gives a general review of the role of adjectives and adverbs. After reading through the examples, there is a brief quiz to check your...
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Punctuation Mark Rules: The Colon
A fairly comprehensive look at the uses and misuses of the grammatical element "the colon" in English punctuation. Includes information and several examples.
Vernet -Virtual Education Resources Network
Salon Hogar: 66 Essential Phrasal Verbs/66 Verbos
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).
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Practicing Verbs With Facts
Fifteen questions to test your knowledge of verb usage with interesting facts. You fill in the correct answer and if you're correct, the next question is displayed. If you're wrong, the computer lets you know immediately by offering the...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Subject Agreement Quiz
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...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Prepositions Level 3
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...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Verb Form Quiz About Vancouver
Sixty-one questions to test your knowledge of verb usage. You choose the correct answer and if you're correct, the next question is displayed. If you're wrong, the computer lets you know immediately by offering correct answering without...
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Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Punctuation Quiz
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.
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Meat, Meet, Mete at homophone.com
This short reference page provides clarification for the homophones meat, meet, and mete. The basic definition of the word homophone is also provided.
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Punctuation Mark Rules: The Comma
A comprehensive look at the grammatical element "the comma" in English punctuation. Includes several points concerning usage and rules, and provides many examples of correct and incorrect comma usage.
Other
Shared Visions: Adjectives
A nice, but brief introduction to adjectives along with a few examples. Links are provided for other useful information, including comparative and superlative adjectives.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Modeling
This strategy helps students understand the expectations for a written task, refine their writing about texts, and improve their language skills, including using standard English grammar, usage, conventions, and vocabulary in writing.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Modeling (Mentor Texts)
This strategy helps students understand an author's craft, refine their writing about texts, and improve their language skills, including using standard English grammar, usage, conventions, and vocabulary in writing.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Organizational Frames for Writing
This strategy helps learners prepare and organize thoughts about text, develop a written response in the form of a short or extended response, and use standard English grammar, usage, and conventions in writing.