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The Clause
This handy information sheet shows young grammarians how to distinguish among main, subordinate, relative, and noun clauses.
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Grammar Bytes: The Compound Subject
The goal of this site on the compound subject is for you to be able to recognize compound subjects when you see them. In order to accomplish this, the site begins with definitions for the various types of verbs, then gives examples for...
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Grammar Bytes: The Subordinate Clause
The section of this site dedicated to the subordinate clause provides the user with skills to be able to recognize subordinate clauses through a list of subordinate conjunctions and relative pronouns along with examples and reminders.
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Grammar Bytes: The Direct Object
The section of this site dedicated to the direct object provides the user with skills to be able to recognize direct objects through knowledge of subject and object pronouns along with various examples and sample sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: The Main Clause
Grammar tutorial for understanding the main clause (independent clause) and distinguishing the subordinate (dependent) clause. Provides examples and instructions for using clauses in constructing sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: The Infinitive Phrase
This grammar tutorial provides a definition and several examples of infinitive phrases. It also provides instructions for incorporating infinitive phrases into sentences and properlypunctuating them.
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Grammar Bytes: The Clause
This site provides definitions and examples of main (independent) clauses, subordinate (dependent) clauses, relative clauses, and noun clauses. It also offers instructions on using these clauses in sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Prepositions
This site offers basic but very thorough information on prepositions and prepositional phrases. Uses visual images and simple explanations, including a more detailed discussion of how some prepositional phrases also serve as...
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Grammar Bytes: Coordinating Conjunctions
This site provides a very thorough explanation of coordinating conjunctions, complete with a section distinguishing coordinating from subordinating conjunctions, a section on proper punctuation of conjunctions, and a study aid to help in...
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Grammar Bytes: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
There are 5 exercises and accompanying handouts provided in which students read sentences and determine if they have misplaced or dangling modifiers. Correct answers are rewarded with sweet treats; incorrect answers with being swallowed...
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Game
An interactive location/game that focuses on key elements of writing such as commas and their relationship with fused sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 2: Finding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Recognize comma splices and fused sentences by clicking on the error in 20 sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 3: Finding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Recognize comma splices and fused sentences by clicking on the error in 20 sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 4: Finding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Choose the best way to correct sentences errors identified in 20 sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 5: Finding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Choose the best way to correct sentences errors identified in 20 sentences.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 2: Finding Fragments in Short Passages
Practice sentence skills by choosing the sentence fragment in each of 20 passage.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 3: Finding Fragments in a Long Passage
Practice sentence skills by looking at each sentence in a passage and deciding if it is a complete sentence or a fragment.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 4: Identifying the Different Types of Fragments
Practice sentence skills by identifying the type of fragment in each short passage: subordinate clause, participle phrase, infinitive phrase, afterthought, lonely verb, or appositive.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 5: Fixing Fragments
Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 6: Fixing Fragments
Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.
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Grammar Bytes: Exercise 7: Fixing Fragments
Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.
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Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 1
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophe in each of these 20 sentences is used correctly.
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Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 2
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophes in each of these 20 sentences are used correctly.
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Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 3
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophes in each of these 20 sentences are used correctly.