Unit Plan
Languages Online

Languages Online: Time Phrases and Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Good exercise for practicing time phrases and verb conjugations! A true test of a student's comprehension of time and tenses. Matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and crossword exercises provide excellent practice with gerunds,...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of intransitive phrasal verbs and how they are used within a sentence.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How to Recognize a Phrase

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
A phrase is a group of related words that does not include both a subject and a verb. It only has one or the other! [0:39]
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Subject

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of larger website devoted to sentence structure, grammar, and writing skills, this tutorial teaches the subject of a sentence--the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Grammar Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of concise explanations of various aspects of English grammar and usage. All topics include exercises that can be done, checked, and corrected online. Solid resource for English language learners at the intermediate...
Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Knowing the Basics of Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial for college students features help on verb agreement, the use of semicolons, sentence structure, and more.
Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?

For Students 2nd - 8th
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Gerund Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial for understanding the gerund phrase demonstrates how to use gerund phrases properly in sentences.
Activity
SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Writer's Complex: Grammar Interactive Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has an index to interactive exercises testing knowledge of various types of grammar. Some categories offer basic and advanced exercises. Answers are explained.
Handout
University of Ottawa (Canada)

Hyper Grammar: The Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial site offers a thorough discussion of the various parts of speech.
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Handout
Other

Using English: Glossary of English Grammar Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive A-Z index of grammar terms with explanations and examples. Each entry provides links to activities and other resources available on the site for more practice on that aspect of grammar. Suggested activities are often...
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Possessive Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
As you learn possessive forms, you will also learn about gerunds, present participles, compound nouns and more. This is a very complete resource tool for this subject.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Compound Verb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows how a sentence can have more than one verb. The examples begin with one verb and then builds until the sentence has seven verbs.
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Acabar De + Infinitive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online introductory lesson to the use of acabar de. Poder, ir a, and volver a are also introduced as other double verb constructions. A quiz, oral exercise and test at the end of the lesson evaluate the student's mastery...
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Ir a + Infinitive

For Students 9th - 10th
Good introductory lesson to the use of "ir a" to indicate future events. A list of adverbs that denote future time periods may also prove useful. "Poder", "acabar de", and "volver a" are introduced as other double verb constructions. A...
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Volver a + Infinitive

For Students 9th - 10th
Good introductory lesson to the use of "volver a". "Poder", "ir a", and "acabar de" are also introduced as other double verb constructions. A quiz, oral exercize, and short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of...
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Identifying Sentence Parts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Guide to Grammar and Writing at this site provides an exercise of eight sentences where each word is hyperlinked to identify its role as a part of the sentence.
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Preterite vs Imperfect Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Great lesson for identifying words and phrases that indicate which past tense to use, preterite or imperfect. Though not meant to be a comprehensive lesson on the application of these two past tenses, the two lists of time expressions...
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 4th Grade Grammar

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This article focuses on the grammar of 4th grade including the beginning of more adult conversation, a grammar review from previous grades, more irregular verbs, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and improved sentence structure.
Handout
The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Gerund Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, but it has great information on the gerund phrase. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing gerund phrases.
Handout
Other

Using English: English Language Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 200 short self-quizzes for English learners at beginner and intermediate levels. Quizzes span topics including spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Participle Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a participial phrase in the context of a sentence.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Exercise 4: Identifying the Different Types of Fragments

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice sentence skills by identifying the type of fragment in each short passage: subordinate clause, participle phrase, infinitive phrase, afterthought, lonely verb, or appositive.