Contents A list of what is available on this blog. For songs and posts related to songs, see the Songs page For exercise generators etc., see the Teacher tools page For posts related -ize / -ise verbs, see the -ize / -ise page For explanations and exercises for learners, see next section. For posts about usage, controversies, history, and language in general, see the General sections For students of English Common errors learners make Collocations and finding language in context Quick quizzes - multiple choice Sounds and the human voice Quick quizzes - sorting Quick quizzes - matching Vocab games - matching and memory games Random quizzes - multifunctional exercises Random vocab quizzes - multifunctional exercises Vocab quizzes - multifunctional exercises Exploring grammar These are not so much lessons as my attempts to understand quite big topics of grammar. Random stories - exercises Grammar - verb types Grammar - verb forms Grammar - modal verbs Grammar - verbs - the passive Grammar - non-finite verb forms
Kidsburgh: High School Senior Develops Fun Grammar App Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Henry Friedlander used to sit in the same classroom at Shady Side Academy where he’s now asking sixth grade students, “What do you think the verb is here?” He is back as a high school senior, testing out a grammar learning app that he developed for middle schoolers. He was inspired to create the app from his eighth grade teacher at Shady Side Academy. “My English grammar teacher asked, ‘Why isn’t there an app to create automatically-generated sentences and test you for it?'” Friedlander took that to heart and created one, learning coding mostly on his own. More Coverage: The kids at Shady Side Academy’s middle school seem to love it. “I feel like it’s a great way to practice and study if (the teacher) gives out a quiz,” says Lizzie Uhlman. “It sort of challenges you. Just the fact that it’s not a paper worksheet is a big asset. He says, as a kid himself, he knows that’s why kids like it more than the sentences in traditional workbooks.
Grammar Adjective and Adverbs (Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, frequency adverbs, so and neither, good and well, and no and not) General Grammar Exercises (error correction exercises, and other nonspecific grammar exercises) Nouns (count / noncount nouns, plural nouns, pronunciation of –s / -es, quantifiers, articles, and some other things) Prepositions (prepositions, and more prepositions) Pronouns (subject and object pronouns, reflexive pronouns, relative pronouns, indefinite pronouns, and possessive pronouns) Verb Tenses (verb tenses) Verbs (gerunds and infinitives, passives, tag questions, and other fun stuff)
Vocabulary and grammar exercises | Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Learn English online for free with hundreds of interactive English exercises on this site. Practise grammar, prepare for exams, learn English words and do listening practice. Find a lot of information about what words mean and how they are used in our English dictionary. Vocabulary Browse hundreds of vocabulary exercises to help you learn more English collocations, synonyms, idioms and phrasal verbs as well as other aspects of vocabulary. Intermediate grammar Grammar exercises for intermediate learners at the B1–B2 level of the CEFR. Advanced grammar Grammar exercises for advanced learners at the C1–C2 level of the CEFR. Listening and pronunciation These exercises focus on sounds, syllables and stress in words to improve your listening and pronunciation skills. Exam preparation Are you preparing for a major English language test such as TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson Test of English or Cambridge English qualification?
More or less grammar … | Grammar Police a.k.a. GrammarCops September 22, 2011 by grammarcops Is it just us or has there been an increase in grammatical misuse in tag lines, advertisements, and TV commercials lately? As many of you know, we have been feuding with Hanes for a few years over their “lay-flat” collar ads – to no avail. Looks like we have a couple of new opponents to take on: StriVectin “MORE SCIENCE. In addition, a faithful follower writes, “Ugh! We encourage you to look back to our posts on the subject “Less” vs. Would these grammar goofs affect your buying decisions? Like this: Like Loading... English Grammar – Your guide to error-free writing Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1 <div class="banner-container -notice" data-banner="noscript" hidden><div class="banner-block"><h6 class="banner-title title"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i> Enable<br>JavaScript</h6><p class="banner-text text">Uh oh! It looks like you have JavaScript turned off. While most of our site should function with out, we recommend turning it back on for a better experience.</p><button class="banner-toggle button"><i class="fa fa-times-circle"></i><span class="_visuallyhidden">Hide Notice</span></button></div><!--/.banner--></div><! Remembering Jane Straus | May 18, 1954—February 25, 2011 | Author of the original Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects Quiz 1 1. Top Five Grammar Blog Posts
Teaching Grammar: There Has to Be a Better Way (And There Is!) To help kids master sentence structure, I describe sentences with simple English words, not unfamiliar Latin words. I won't claim to have invented this approach; it just made sense to me when I began dealing with grammar problems in the classroom early in my career. In my experience, this approach helps kids learn almost instantly how to write well-formed sentences. And because it's so simple, I can start it with primary kids and ELL students with limited English proficiency. Every Writer Serves a Sentence Take a look at this sentence: On a bitter-cold winter morning, Malcolm Maxwell, a young man of simple means but good intentions, left the quiet country town in which he'd been raised and set off on the bold errand he'd been preparing for all his life. Like all sentences, this one is made up of parts. 1. 2. 3. 4. Using this system, I can describe our model sentence like this: Lead-In + Main + In-Between + Main (continued) + Add-On. Six Simple Patterns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My Why are the smallest words in English so difficult to master? Even native speakers get very confused with the English pronouns I, me, myself, and my! Why do we have so many different words to describe the same person? I is a subject pronoun. A subject does the action of a verb in a sentence. I run.I spoke to my friend yesterday.I went to the movies last night. When you have a double subject that includes I, always use and I. My mom and I love movies.NOT: I and my mom love Christmas movies. My mom and I or my mom and me? My mom and I love Christmas movies.My mom and me love movies. Me love movies is not a correct English sentence. Me is an object pronoun. An object receives the action of the verb in a sentence. He asked me a question.She gave me her camera.My dad told me to call. Important note: Not all verbs are followed by an object. He suggest me ...She say me …Can you explain me … ? Me can also be the object of a preposition. Are you talking to me? Myself is a reflexive pronoun. That’s my car!
English Grammar Exercises - The English Classroom Exercises and Explanation: 1 English Verb Form The section Exercises and explanation: 1 English Verb Form focuses on the forms of different tenses, demonstrating how they appear in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. The exercises offer numerous opportunities for practicing these forms. Exercises and Explanation: 2 or More English verb forms The section Exercises with 2 or more English verb forms aims to clarify when a verb form should be used through contrastive exercises. English verb forms not only anchor actions in time (present, past, or future) but also define their nature, such as whether the action is completed and/or in progress. Contrastive Exercises These exercises require a choice between two verb forms, aiding in identifying the appropriate context for each. Mix of Tenses Ideally, foreign language learners attain a flawless command of all English verb forms in writing and speaking. Irregular Verbs Exercises with Auxiliaries and Modal Verbs Nouns and everything
Low-Stakes Writing: Writing to Learn, Not Learning to Write "The most important thing about it for me is that it's not censored, and it's not too highly structured," explains James Kobialka, a UPCS seventh-grade science teacher. “Students aren't being told exactly what to do. They're allowed to have freedom, and they're not so worried about it that they try to write what they think they want me to see, or that they're tempted to plagiarize. Low-stakes writing: Increases students' comfort with expressing their ideas and empowers student voice Creates more investment and ownership in student learning Prepares students for high-stakes writing and testing Is adaptable for any subject Allows for differentiation UPCS offers only honors curriculum. About 75% of UPCS students have learned English as their second language, and students enter the school two to three years below grade level in reading and math. When students write a high-stakes essay or take their high-stakes exams, they're prepared. How It's Done Strategy 1: Grade Low-Stakes Writing Simply
Subject-Verb Agreement - Grammar Key: subject = yellow, bold; verb = green, underline Subjects and verbs must agree in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too. Example: She writes every day. If the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural. Comma: Serial, Oxford, or Harvard | Comma Clout June 23, 2009 by grammarcops A lot of buzz around this issue today … Barrett got us blogging when he sent this tweet: Per Wiki, the serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma and the Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (usually and, or, and sometimes nor) preceding the final item in a list of three or more items. For example, this three-media list can be punctuated as either “Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter” (with the serial comma) or as “Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter” (without the serial comma). There is no consensus among writers and editors on the usage or avoidance of the serial comma. Wikipedia actually has an excellent section on this topic. Contents 1 Arguments for and against 2 Ambiguity 3 Usage 4 References & External links We have relaxed our own position on the use of the serial comma. There are many views on this little mark. Like this: Like Loading...
Grammar Guides, Quizzes A new quiz (No. 78) is up. The questions include a hodgepodge of usage issues, and I’ve experimented with question… Read more » I have a new Grammar Guide quiz (No. 77). This one is all about the tricky verbs lay and lie…. Read more » “But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. I have a new Grammar Guide quiz (No. 76) for you to try. I’ve posted a new quiz (No. 75) that has six multiple-choice questions and four fill-in-the-blank questions with images. I have a new Grammar Guide quiz for you to try, No. 74. I have written a new Grammar Guide quiz (No. 73) that is all about the often confused words affect and… Read more » I’ve created a quiz that I hope will work for those using iPads. The quizzes are working again. At last, this blog has a spiffy new look that matches the rest of the ACES site. I often use published mistakes for my Grammar Guide quizzes, but today I was inspired by writers and editors who… Read more » Today is National Grammar Day. New words pop up all the time.