Get It Write
Get It Write: Bad or Badly
Not only does this tutorial give you instructionon the correct usage of "bad" and "badly," it also gives a general review of the role of adjectives and adverbs. After reading through the examples, there is a brief quiz to check your...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin, Madison: Subject Verb Agreement
This excellent site explains numerous guidelines, complete with examples, for determining subject-verb agreement.
Other
Verb Rules: Must and Have To
The verbs "must" and "have to" are often troublesome. This site gives instructions for their proper use.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...
Get It Write
Get It Write: Starting Sentences With "And" or "But"
Read a tutorial about coordinating conjuctions and when they can be used to begin sentences.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Subject Verb Agreement
This site begins with a general rule on subject-verb agreement, then gives three different examples of understanding the subject-verb agreement. The site also discusses rules for verb agreement with definite and indefinite pronoun...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Numbers
Covers when to write or spell out numbers in writing.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Make Sure Your Subjects and Verbs Agree
A verb is the action word of the sentence and it must agree with the subject, or main character, of the sentence. When the subject is singular, a verb needs an "s", but when the subject is plural, we can drop the "s". [0:41]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hyphenation Conventions
This video [0:48) discusses how hyphens indicate specific nouns from compound words. Without them, they could refer to completely different things! Know when and how to use them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Verb Agreement
Choose the appropriate form of the verb by asking yourself: 'How many things is the sentence about?'
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subject Verb Agreement
Agreement is the art of making sure that sentence parts connect with one another.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Interjections
Fourth graders will learn about interjections and how to use them in their writing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing and Language Test: Standard English Conventions
On the SAT Writing & Language Test, you will encounter questions that will ask you to interact with and revise passages in different ways. Standard English Conventions questions ask you to make sentences consistent with standard...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Mini Lessons for Small Group Writing
This strategy helps students refine their writing skills and use grade-level conventions in writing and speaking.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 6: Grammar and Usage Test 1
An interactive test which includes ten questions to assess student understanding of grammar and usage. This particular test includes the usage of verbs, fragments, and prepositional phrases/indirect statements.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 11: Grammar and Usage Test 1
A reading selection which provides multiple-choice questions as assessment, testing students' knowledge of the grammar and usage of the English language. Also includes an interactive format which gives students the correct answers for...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 11: Grammar and Usage Test 2
An interactive, ten-question grammar test for junior students. Provides multiple-choice questions and answers, as well as examples for student understanding and support.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 12: Grammar and Usage Test 2
A ten multiple-choice question test over grammatical and usage concepts for twelfth-grade students. Includes multiple choice answers in an interactive format which helps with student understanding and support.
Grammar Tips
Ten Common but Easily Corrected Errors
This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: How Does a Sentence Make Sense?
This resource explains importance of the agreement of elements in sentences and covers agreement of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Exercises included. L.11-12.3a Syntax
University of Washington
University of Washington: Grammar: Prepositions
Mary Nell Sorensen teaches ESL at the University of Washington. Her page provides grammar tutorials for all the parts of speech. This specific pages covers prepositions
ACT360 Media
Writing Den Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Prepositions
Grammar list of common prepositions that are linked to examples.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement Exercises
This resource offers five interactive subject-verb agreement exercises with accompanying printable handouts.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement: Exercise 5
In this 25-question exercise, students choose the correct present tense of the verb for each sentence. There is a downloadable handout available. Java is required.