Grammar

Some beginning thoughts on grammar…

On using grammar to feel superior…

What Famous Novels Look Like Stripped of Everything But Their Punctuation

Parts of Speech:

Nouns and Articles:

Quiz Date: August 29

  1. 1 – Nouns and Articles Lesson
  2. 2 – Nouns and Articles Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock
  4. Khan Academy

11 Nouns That Only Have a Plural Form

Verbs:

Quiz Date:September 6

  1. 1 – Verbs Lesson
  2. 2 – Verbs Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock
  4. Khan Academy

Adjectives and Adverbs:

Quiz Date: September 12

  1. 1 – Adjectives and Adverbs Lesson
  2. 2 – Adjectives and Adverbs Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock – Adjectives
  4. Schoolhouse Rock – Adverbs
  5. Khan Academy
  6. Check out this article on adjectives and nouns relating to immigration status.
  7. And watch this short video on adjectives versus nouns in describing people:

Pronouns:

Quiz Date: September 19

  1. 1 – Pronouns Lesson
  2. 2 – Pronouns Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock
  4. Khan Academy

Conjunctions:

Quiz Date: October 3 (along with prepositions and interjections)

  1. 1 – Conjunctions Lesson
  2. 2 – Conjunctions Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock
  4. Khan Academy

Prepositions:

Quiz Date: October 3 (along with conjunctions and interjections)

  1. 1 – Prepositions Lesson
  2. 2 – Prepositions Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock
  4. Khan Academy

Interjections:

Quiz Date: October 3 (along with conjunctions and prepositions)

  1. 1 – Interjections Lesson
  2. 2 – Interjections Notes and Practice
  3. Schoolhouse Rock

Phrases:

Prepositional Phrases:

Quiz Date: November 14

  1. Prepositional Phrases Lesson
  2. Prepositional Phrases Notes and Practice

Appositive Phrases:

Quiz Date: November 21

  1. Appositive Phrases Lesson
  2. Appositive Phrases Notes and Practice

Gerund Phrases:

Quiz Date: November 28

  1. Gerund Phrases Lesson
  2. Gerund Phrases Notes and Practice

Sentence Structures:

Subjects and Predicates:

Quiz Date: January 29

  1. Subjects and Predicates Lesson
  2. Subjects and Predicates Notes
  3. Practice at Khan Academy

Direct and Indirect Objects

Quiz Date: February 5

  1. Direct and Indirect Objects Lesson
  2. Direct and Indirect Objects Notes
  3. Practice at Khan Academy

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Quiz Date: February 12

  1. independent-and-dependent-clauses
  2. independent-and-dependent-clauses-notes
  3. Practice at Khan Academy

Sentence Structures

Quiz Date: February 19

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Who vs. Whom

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