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ENGLISH GRAMMAR
This glossary provides definitions and explanations of English grammar terms. This is excellent for your grammar understanding of Terms. What is an adjective, verb, noun, preposition?
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In this section of our site, we offer you handouts and exercises on grammar, spelling, and punctuation. We also have PowerPoint presentations related to grammar, and we have an entire section of handouts and resources for English as a Second Language learners that might also prove useful.
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Grammar
Adjectives and adverbs
- A or An?: with exercise and answer key
- Adjective or Adverb?: with 2 exercises and answer keys
- Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Using Articles (A/An/The): with 2 exercises and answer keys
Nouns
- A Little Help with Capitals
- Count and NonCount Nouns (with Plurals, Articles, and Quantity Words): with 2 exercises and answer keys
- Count and NonCount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives): with exercise and answer key
- Writing Numbers: with exercise and answer key
Prepositions
- Prepositions of Direction: To, On(to), In(to) with exercise and answer key
- Prepositions of Location: At, In, On with exercise and answer key
- Prepositions of Time, of Place, and to Introduce Objects
- Spatial Relationships of Prepositions
Pronouns
Sentence structure
- Appositives : with exercise and answer key
- Dangling Modifiers
- Independent and Dependent Clauses (definitions)
- Making Subject and Verbs Agree
- Parallel Structure
- Run-ons, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences
- Sentence Fragments: with 3 exercises and answer keys
- Sentence Punctuation Patterns
- Some Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity
Verbs
- Active/Passive Verbs
- Irregular Verbs
- Sequence of Tenses
- Tense Consistency: with an exercise and answer key
- Two-Part (Phrasal) Verbs- (Idioms)
- Verb Tenses
- Verbs with Helpers (Perfectives and Auxilliaries)
- Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
- Voice and Mood
Punctuation
Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
- Apostrophes with exercise and answer key
- Quotation Marks: with exercise and answer key
Commas
- Commas after Introductions: with exercise and answer key
- Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences : withexercise and answer key
- Commas with Essential and Non-essential Elements: with3 exercises and answer keys
- Proofreading for Commas
- Using Commas:with 5 exercises and answer keys
Hyphens
Other punctuation
- Brief Overview of Punctuation: Semicolons, Colons, Parentheses, Dash, Quotation Marks, and Italics: with exercise and answer key
Sentence Punctuation
Spelling
- Spelling: Sound-Alike Words
- Spelling: Accept/Except and Affect/Effect: with 2 exercises and answer keys
- Spelling: i/e rules: with 2 exercises and answer keys
- Spelling: Noun Plurals
- Spelling: Suffixes–-ible vs. —able: with exercise and answer key
Exercises
Try our interactive exercises index for interactive versions of some of these exercises.
- A or An?
- Adjective or Adverb?
- Apostrophes
- Appositives
- Articles (A/An/The):
- Commas:
- Commas after Introductions
- Commas Set Off Nonessential Elements:
- Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences
- Exercises for Eliminating Wordiness
- Count and NonCount Nouns Exercises
- Quantity Terms with Count and Noncount Nouns
- Writing Numbers:Exercise
- Practice Exercises in Paraphrasing
- Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
- Prepositions of Direction:To, On (to), In (to)
- Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
- Punctuation Exercise 1
- Quotation Marks
- Sentence Fragments
- Spelling: accept/except
- Spelling: i/e rules
- Spelling:Exercises for -ible vs. —able
- Tense Consistency
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This index includes 427 references to both the Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition. It does not, however, include references to the interactive Quizzes or to the Grammarlogs (posted responses to ASK GRAMMAR queries). The Frequently Asked Questions page and the Guide's Search Engine will also help you find help on grammatical issues, tips on composition, and advice on English usage.
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© http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/This book has the following features:
* All of the essential points of English grammar are covered.
* Each point of grammar is clearly explained, and is illustrated by examples.
* For every important point of grammar, one or more exercises are provided, to make it easier to learn and remember the material.
* Answers for the exercises are provided.
* A summary of the uses and formation of the English verb tenses is given for easy reference.
* Grammatically determined rules for spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation are included.
* The grammar of North American English is emphasized.
* Grammatical differences between formal and informal English are pointed out.
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The Internet Grammar of English | UCL
- An Introduction to Word Classes
Nouns
Determiners
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Minor Word Classes
Introducing Phrases
Introducing Functions
Subject and Predicate
Inside the Predicate
Adjuncts
Sentence Patterns from a Functional Perspective
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English 4 Today
HyperGrammar | University of Ottawa
HyperGrammar
Welcome to HyperGrammar electronic grammar course at the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre. This course covers approximately the same ground as our English department's ENG 1320 Grammar course. The content of HyperGrammar is the result of the collaborative work of the four instructors who were teaching the course in Fall 1993: Heather MacFadyen, David Megginson, Frances Peck, and Dorothy Turner. David Megginson was then responsible for editing the grammar and exercises and for converting them to SGML.
This package is designed to allow users a great deal of freedom and creativity as they read about grammar. HyperGrammar allows users to create and follow their own lines of thought. On its first appearance on any page, every grammatical term is linked to its definition. A user reading about nouns might jump to the simple subject, and from there to subordinate clauses -- users are not required or even encouraged to use this material in order.
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Free on-line resources indicated by the University of Chicago
A good, non-commercial service that presents filtered on-line grammar resources. Maintained by the University of Chicago, it is indicated for both native & EFL/ESL students. You are led directly to what you want.
University of Chicago Writing Program
GRAMMAR RESOURCES ON THE WEBThis page describes some of the free grammar and style resources available on-line. The list is updated about four times a year to add new links and remove dead ones.©http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/grammar.htm
