Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ending a Sentence With a Preposition: Lesson 3
This lesson discusses how to restructure a sentence that ends in a preposition. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Ending a Sentence with a Preposition."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Direct and Indirect Objects: Lesson 1
This lesson differentiates between direct objects and indirect objects. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Direct and Indirect Objects."
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Parts of Speech: Preposition & Object of Preposition
Offers a good explanation of prepositions and the object of prepositions, along with a list of common prepositions and several specific preposition tips.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Nouns
Defines the many rules that govern the use of nouns, including their use as subjects, and the requirements for agreement; predicate nominatives; four types of objects (direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, and object of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prepositions About Time and Space
Identify and use prepositions that show relationships in time and space.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Nouns and Their Functions
This entry focuses on nouns and their functions as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, subjective complements, objective complements, and appositives.
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...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Prepositions of Spatial Relationships
Maintained by the Purdue University Writing Lab, this tutorial has pictures to represent the various relationship among objects in a given space. Good for visual learners.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Action Packed Rain Forest Sentences
For this lesson, Jane Yolen's Welcome to the Greenhouse is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite verbs from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use interactive...
Get It Write
Get It Write: Who and Whom
Use the four-step trick that's on this grammar tips site and you will never have to wonder which to choose, "who" or "whom," again. There is a self test at the end of the article.
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 Gerund
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a gerund in the context of a sentence.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Phrases
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a prepositional phrase that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good phrase can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prepositions: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces prepositions and their role. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Prepositions."
Other
Kryss Tal: Grammar: Introduction to Grammar
This site provides a very good overview of grammar components. Grammar examples and links are provided.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Absolute Phrase
Understanding how phrases are built and function will be an invaluable tool for students. This tutorial features many examples to help the student in grasping grammar concepts.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 4
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 5
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Noun Functions Exercise 6
This is a 10-question, self-grading quiz/exercise over Noun Functions.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Sentence Elements: Phrase Functions
This section of an online grammar guide provides information on how different types of phrases can function in a sentence. It also offers an interactive exercise for identifying phrase functions.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Multimedia Grammar Glossary
Designed as a complement to Harcourt's Trophies Reading series, this handy grammar glossary allows you to look up grammar terms typically covered in grades 1-5. For each term, you will see a definition, sample sentence (sometimes...