Interactive
Curated OER

Using Accept/Except in Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners choose either "accept" or "except" from the drop down menu to complete each of the ten fill-in sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Infinitives and Beyond

For Students 5th - 6th
In this infinitives worksheet, students read a one page information text about infinitives. Students then answer 10 fill in the blank questions about infinitives.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Grammar-Mechanics Session #1/Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 12th
As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.
Interactive
Curated OER

Prepositions for Place

For Students 5th - 8th
For this prepositions worksheet, learners choose the correct word for the prepositions for place in each sentence. Students complete 40 sentences total.
Unit Plan
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Garden of Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial provides rules, explanations, and examples for noun phrases, prepositional phrases, appositive phrases, absolute phrases, gerund phrases, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases. Also includes an interactive quiz....
Unit Plan
University of Calgary

The Basic Elements of English: Phrase Identification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Possessive Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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.
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Prepositional Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines and provides examples of seven different types of phrases. The following types of phrases are included: absolute, appositive, gerund, infinitive, noun, participial, and prepositional. L.9-10.1b Phrases/Clauses
Unit Plan
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Practice Distinguishing Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online grammar guide provides a review of and an interactive exercise on identifying different types of phrases.
Unit Plan
Get It Write

Get It Write: Using the Possessive Case With Gerunds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a very clear explanation of a gerund and its noun qualities. This resource explains how to use the possessive case with a gerund. A quiz is provided to check understanding of this concept.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a phrase in the context of a sentence.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Gerund

For Students 9th - 10th
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a gerund in the context of a sentence.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Gerunds and Infinitives: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces gerunds and infinitives and how they are used. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Gerunds and Infinitives."
Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?

For Students 2nd - 8th
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Gerund Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial for understanding the gerund phrase demonstrates how to use gerund phrases properly in sentences.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Verbals Are

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Verbals are verbs disguised as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbals come in three forms: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that end in "-ing" and function as nouns. Participles end in "-ing," "-ed," "-d," "-t,"...
Handout
The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Gerund Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, but it has great information on the gerund phrase. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing gerund phrases.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nominalizations

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial begins with a slide show which defines nominalizations; gives examples of adjectives and adverbs changed into nouns, gerunds, and infinitives. Practice with simplifying nominalizations is provided. It also offers a YouTube...