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English Zone

English Zone: Basic Possessives 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site offers a 10 question quiz in with fill-in-the blank statements and three choices of possessive noun spellings. Make your choice and find out the correct answer.
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Spanish in Texas: Spanish Grammar in Context Introduction to Negation

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish language reference clarifies information about types of nouns. Examples related to common vs. proper nouns, count vs. mass nouns, singular vs. plural nouns, masculine vs. feminine nouns are included. Audio and written...
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Towson University

Towson University: Usage Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An explanation of pronouns, antecedents, and the rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement. Examples of labeled sentences, indefinite pronouns, compound subjects, collective nouns, plural nouns, and more.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Rules for Finding and Fixing Apostrophe Errors

For Students 6th - 8th
Rules and examples to demonstrate proper use of apostrophes to show possession, form contractions, and make irregular plurals.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on subject-verb agreement in a variety of media. It provides the basic rules of subject-verb agreement with examples in textual format. It also provides a YouTube video with in-depth rules for subject-verb agreement...
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Towson University

Towson University: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This webpage provides a list of nine rules for subject-verb agreement including examples with detailed explanations including arrows and notes as well as exceptions to the rules. It also provides links to terms which are defined with...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
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Other

Illinois State U.: Punctuation Made Simple Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an apostrophe and how is it used properly in punctuation? "Punctuation Made Simple," gives some concrete examples for apostrophe use.
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Other

Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Compound Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this extensive website focused on compound words. Find out how they are used in writing. Don't miss out on this informative site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meet the Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
Apostrophes have many important uses in the English language, and this exercise will give you an introduction to those uses!
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Other

Center for Communication Practices: Polytechnic Institute: Article Usage [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides this detailed handout, with exercises included, to help non-native speakers of English sort out the proper use of articles. The site includes study and learning hints,...
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 2nd Grade Lesson Plans for Forming Possessives

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This article focuses on teaching 2nd graders to form possessive. It provides two complete lesson plans with activities for teaching them how to form possessives.
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Quia

Quia: Map Skills

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students will be challenged when they take this interactive grammar quiz? This quiz asks students to identify whether or not the sentence is grammatically correct. Come and check it out.
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Demonstrative Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exercises with demonstrative adjectives and brilliant photos to help in answering the fill-in-the blanks.
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Other

Reading From Scratch: Spelling Rules

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The "Reading from Scratch" site provides a list of spelling rules with examples.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Verb Subject Agreement

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
How can you make sure you get the right verb form? Use this BBC Skillswise factsheet, worksheet, and quiz to learn more about subject-verb agreement.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An explanation and examples of subject-verb agreement including the use of compound subjects, midsentence words, singular/plural nouns, inverted subjects, collective nouns, indefinite pronouns, and fractions. Links to additional...
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Other

Speakspeak: Spelling: Changing Y to Ies, Ied, Ier

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A few rules and examples help students understand when and how to change words which end in -y, for plural nouns, verb forms, adjective and adverb forms.
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University of Washington

Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
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Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.
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Patsy Stevens

Garden of Praise: Musical Spelling Rules

For Students 2nd - 5th
Use these clever songs to help students learn basic spelling rules. Sheet music, as well as audio files, are available for each of 4 songs. Scroll down the page for interactive practice activity.
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Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of articles, their general use, and some exceptions are noted.

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