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Common Errors in English: An excellent resource which explains the common errors found in our English language and in writing
A Guide to Grammar and Writing: A very intensive guide from word and sentence, paragraph to essay and research paper level for grammar and writing - an essential resource The Blue Book of Grammar: A Grammar guide with printable worksheets; answers are given at the site Daily Grammar.com: A complete grammar guide; Rules, Examples, Quizzes on every grammar topic Elements of Style by William Strunk: A complete grammar guide; Rules of Usage; Principles of Composition; Words and Expressions Commonly Misused; Words Commonly Misspelled Grammar Handbook: Explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage Grammar Now: A free site dedicated to answering specific grammar, composition, research or formatting questions. Send a question by filling out a form, and a response wil be emailed to you! Grammar Slammer: Complete English Grammar Resource Welcome to English Exercises Online: Over 70 resources covering activities and ready to use hand-outs on vocabulary, reading, writing and more WritingDen: Valuable and easy to use writing reference that allows students to look up grammar rules, helper words, and other writing tips by selecting from he headings: Sentences, Paragraphs, Essays. Better than having a text book because it is easier to find a given topic
Funbrain.com: Grammar Gorillas: An interactive game which tests your knowledge about the parts of speech Grammar Help Links: Links to sites which offer grammar help Grammar Safari: Activities for searching the WWW for grammar examples as they exist in documents, stories, etc. OWL Handouts in Outline Form: This site lists over 120 handouts available on each of major categories of grammar and writing StudyMyEnglish: Resources
to help learn and practice English. The content here includes: reading
comprehension, sentence completiion, vocabulary building and
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The Linguistic Fun Page: A new twist to many English topics; a fun page
Blue Book of Grammar: Punctuation Rules
Spell Check: An interactive spelling challenge to practice spelling words; different levels of difficulty SpellaRoo: Challenge yourself to a spelling game Spelling It Right: Printable spelling exercise worksheets National Spelling Bee: Information about the national spelling bee; study tips; learn about word origins; lesson plans for teachers SpellWeb: Not
certain how to spell a word? Enter how you think the word is spelled
to find the correct spelling
English Word Games: Games designed to build vocabulary skills: ABC Puzzle; Word Search; Sentences Puzzle; Making Sentences; Hangman; Hoppers (Spelling); Word Generator; Wuzie Board Games; Picture Find Fake Out! An internet vocabulary game Focus on Words: A program that will enhance English-vocabulary skills Funbrain.com: Vocabulary: A game to challenge your vocabulary skills Learning Vocabulary Can be Fun: Games ( crosswords, hangman, word searches, match games, and jjumble) to help build your vocabulary skills Virtual English Language Center: Increase your knowledge of the English Language Word Detective: An interesting look at vocabulary for secondary students
...more than 500,000 words in our English language have been borrowed or adapted from other languages, such as Native American, Arabic, Dutch, and French? ...students attending school study grammar, so they will know how words and sentences should be put together, in order to use proper grammar in their speech and writing?. ...a person who is said to use "bad grammar," ignores the rules of how words and sentences should be put together? ...the study of grammar began with the ancient Greeks, and was passed on to the Romans? The Romans translated the Greek names for the parts of speech and grammatical endings into Latin. Many of the grammatical terms used in those times are still used today. ...parts of speech are words that are classified according to their functions in sentences? ...there are eight parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, verbs, and interjections. ...most of the major language groups today use the same parts of speech as the English language, except Chinese, which has fewer parts of speech? Index/School Subjects/Search Engines /Dear Kid Info, |
