Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Polysyndeton
This is a glossary entry for the term "Polysyndeton" including a definition and literary examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Portmanteau
This is a glossary entry for the term "Portmanteau" meaning to put two or more words together to form new words like fog and smoke make smog.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Setting
This is a glossary entry for the term "Setting," the time and place a story takes place.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Spoonerism
This is a glossary entry for "Spoonerism" including the definition, background information, and examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Syntax
This is a glossary entry for the term "Syntax" including definitions and background for the term.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Verisimilitude
This is a glossary entry for the term "Verisimilitude" including the definition and examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Euphony
This is a glossary entry for the term "Euphony" including a definition and an example.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Punctuation Quiz
This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides a multiple-choice quiz questions are designed to test your knowledge of the usage of the various forms of punctuation. Click on the "Answer" to see which is the correct choice.
ACT360 Media
Writing Den: Punctuation
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the each type of punctuation used when building a sentence.
Better English Lessons
Business English Grammar Exercises: Conjunctions 2
This page consists of a simple exercise on conjunctions that asks students to fill in the blanks in complete sentences.
Other
Welsh Course Glossary of Grammatical Terms: Phrases
An online course site aimed at teaching Welsh to native English speakers includes a glossary of grammatical terms. The entry for "phrase" explains how phrases function in sentences.
Quia
Quia: Conjunctions
This is a 14-question, multiple choice quiz over conjunctions. Students read each statement paying attention to the punctuation around the blank and select the appropriate word.
Other
Western Michigan University: Writing Papers of Literary Analysis
Lots of great guidelines and rules for writing a literary analysis essay. Areas covered include organization, content, style, and documentation.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Oxymoron
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a brief description of the literary term "oxymoron." Content includes a literary example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Tone
This is a glossary entry for the term "Tone" including a definition and an example.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Uses of the Semicolon and Colon
This writing lab site shows students how to correctly use semicolons and colons in punctuation.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Oxymoron
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive lesson, students will explore how oxymora are used in writing and look at examples. Complete description of this rhetorical effect.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Common Errors in English: Non Errors
Among the other grammar myths that Paul Brians, an English instructor, attempts to dispel is the notion that you cannot begin a sentence with a conjunction. The site discusses other common usages and misusages.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Daily Oral Language
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will use standard proofreading symbols to edit a given manuscript. Students will suggest definitions of vocabulary words based on context clues.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Literary Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up in a game format for students to review Vocabulary-Literary Terms. The questions are in multiple choice formats with the magnifier revealing if the answer is correct.
The Economist
The Economist: Economist Style Guide: Punctuation
This resource provides a brief discussion of each of the following types of punctuation: apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, dashes, full-stops, inverted commas, question marks, and semi-colons. Examples are included for each type of...
Other
Scribendi: Articles & Advice: What Are Conjunctions?
Learn all about coordinating and correlative conjunctions with this detailed article.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Denotation: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Denotation." CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, L.9-10.5b nuances, L.11-12.5b Nuance
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Univ. Of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Punctuation Errors
A ten-sentence punctuation quiz that tests whether or not students can correctly detect punctuation errors. Explanations and answers provided.