University of Calgary
The Basic Elements of English: Phrase Identification
This section of an online grammar guide provides a definition and examples of phrases, as well as information and an interactive exercise on distinguishing types of phrases and clauses. It offers links to various types of phrases and...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Practice Distinguishing Phrases
This section of an online grammar guide provides a review of and an interactive exercise on identifying different types of phrases.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Sentence Elements: Phrase Functions
This section of an online grammar guide provides information on how different types of phrases can function in a sentence. It also offers an interactive exercise for identifying phrase functions.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
A helping and modal auxiliary verb site from the Capital Community College. Use this site as a reference tool when learning about modal auxiliary verbs.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Grammar: Phrases
This site provides a general overview on phrases as an essential element of grammar.
Languages Online
Languages Online: Time Phrases and Verbs
Good exercise for practicing time phrases and verb conjugations! A true test of a student's comprehension of time and tenses. Matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and crossword exercises provide excellent practice with gerunds,...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
An explanation and examples of intransitive phrasal verbs and how they are used within a sentence.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Recognize a Phrase
A phrase is a group of related words that does not include both a subject and a verb. It only has one or the other! [0:39]
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Subject
Part of larger website devoted to sentence structure, grammar, and writing skills, this tutorial teaches the subject of a sentence--the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Grammar Topics
A large collection of concise explanations of various aspects of English grammar and usage. All topics include exercises that can be done, checked, and corrected online. Solid resource for English language learners at the intermediate...
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Knowing the Basics of Grammar
This grammar tutorial for college students features help on verb agreement, the use of semicolons, sentence structure, and more.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Gerund Phrase
This grammar tutorial for understanding the gerund phrase demonstrates how to use gerund phrases properly in sentences.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Writer's Complex: Grammar Interactive Exercises
This site has an index to interactive exercises testing knowledge of various types of grammar. Some categories offer basic and advanced exercises. Answers are explained.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Hyper Grammar: The Parts of Speech
This grammar tutorial site offers a thorough discussion of the various parts of speech.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Other
Using English: Glossary of English Grammar Terms
A comprehensive A-Z index of grammar terms with explanations and examples. Each entry provides links to activities and other resources available on the site for more practice on that aspect of grammar. Suggested activities are often...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Possessive Forms
As you learn possessive forms, you will also learn about gerunds, present participles, compound nouns and more. This is a very complete resource tool for this subject.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Compound Verb
This site shows how a sentence can have more than one verb. The examples begin with one verb and then builds until the sentence has seven verbs.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Acabar De + Infinitive
This site is an online introductory lesson to the use of acabar de. Poder, ir a, and volver a are also introduced as other double verb constructions. A quiz, oral exercise and test at the end of the lesson evaluate the student's mastery...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Ir a + Infinitive
Good introductory lesson to the use of "ir a" to indicate future events. A list of adverbs that denote future time periods may also prove useful. "Poder", "acabar de", and "volver a" are introduced as other double verb constructions. A...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Volver a + Infinitive
Good introductory lesson to the use of "volver a". "Poder", "ir a", and "acabar de" are also introduced as other double verb constructions. A quiz, oral exercize, and short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Identifying Sentence Parts
The Guide to Grammar and Writing at this site provides an exercise of eight sentences where each word is hyperlinked to identify its role as a part of the sentence.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Preterite vs Imperfect Part Ii
Great lesson for identifying words and phrases that indicate which past tense to use, preterite or imperfect. Though not meant to be a comprehensive lesson on the application of these two past tenses, the two lists of time expressions...