Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subject, Direct Object, and Indirect Object
A subject is the noun phrase that drives the action of a sentence; in the sentence "Jake ate cereal," Jake is the subject. The direct object is the thing that the subject acts upon, so in that last sentence, "cereal" is the direct...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Terminal Prepositions
It's totally okay to end sentences with prepositions! David, Khan Academy's grammarian-in-chief, explains the history and the context behind this long-held grammar myth.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Grammar
Khan Academy Grammarian David Rheinstrom welcomes you to his favorite topic: the study of language, its rules, and its conventions. By understanding English - by speaking it, by writing it, by reading this very sentence - you are a...
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Antecedents
An adult educator provides examples of antecedents in sentences.
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Subject Verb Agreement
An adult educator explains subject-verb agreement.
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Led and Lead
A copy editor explains the difference between the homonyms led and lead.
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Conjunctions
An adult educator explains and demonstrates the use of conjunctions and subordinate clauses.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nouns: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces nouns and how they are used. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Nouns." Practice with identifying nouns is provided at the end of the video lesson.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Objects: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces objects and their role in the sentence. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Objects."
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Grammar: What Adjectives Are
This is a YouTube video lesson about adjective. Adjectives modify nouns and answer the questions: Which? What kind of? or How many?
Schoolhouse Rock
Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar Rock: Verb!that's What's Happening
Rock into action with this grammar song about verbs. The song teaches that a verb is "what's happening." There are multiple examples of action words. The song also teaches about a verb as a state of being. This song makes you want to move!
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Grammar: The Adverb, and How Adverbs Are Used
This YouTube video lesson defines adverbs, tells how to find them, and how they are used in sentences.
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Grammar: What a Verb Is, and What Verbs Aren't
This is a YouTube video lesson concerning what a verb really is in a sentence. He defines it as a word with a subject.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Grammar: Modal Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs
This is a YouTube video lesson about modal and auxiliary verbs. Modals are verbs such as could, would, or might which cannot stand alone, and auxiliary verbs are verbs such as do, be, and have which can be helping verbs or can stand alone.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Present Perfect
This lesson introduces the present perfect tense and how it is used. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [3:57] with the lesson's content.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Grammar Hero vs. Villain
This animation features the concept of volume and how to perform the calculation. 2:37sec.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Capitalization
Video provides students with an explanation of capitalization.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Capitalization Dates, Months, Holidays Video
Video provides students with an explanation of capitalizing dates, months, and holidays.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Good and Well
Video provides students with instruction on how to use good and well.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Plural and Singular
Video provides students with instruction on plural and singular nouns.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: What Is an Object?
Video provides students with instruction determining what an object is.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Plural Nouns With Special Endings
Video provides students with instruction on learning plural nouns with special endings.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Nouns Ending in Ies
Video provides students with instruction on learning plural nouns ending in -ies.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Plural Nouns Ending in Es
Video provides students with instruction on plural nouns ending in -es.