English Zone
English Zone: Basic Possessives 1
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
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...
Towson University
Towson University: Usage Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
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.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Rules for Finding and Fixing Apostrophe Errors
Rules and examples to demonstrate proper use of apostrophes to show possession, form contractions, and make irregular plurals.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Subject Verb Agreement
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...
Towson University
Towson University: Subject Verb Agreement
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...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
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Illinois State U.: Punctuation Made Simple Apostrophes
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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Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Compound Words
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet the Apostrophe
Apostrophes have many important uses in the English language, and this exercise will give you an introduction to those uses!
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Center for Communication Practices: Polytechnic Institute: Article Usage [Pdf]
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,...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 2nd Grade Lesson Plans for Forming Possessives
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.
Quia
Quia: Map Skills
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.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Demonstrative Adjectives
Online exercises with demonstrative adjectives and brilliant photos to help in answering the fill-in-the blanks.
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Reading From Scratch: Spelling Rules
The "Reading from Scratch" site provides a list of spelling rules with examples.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Verb Subject Agreement
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.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
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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Speakspeak: Spelling: Changing Y to Ies, Ied, Ier
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.
University of Washington
Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
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Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.
Patsy Stevens
Garden of Praise: Musical Spelling Rules
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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