Grammar

Grammar

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A complete course on the English sentence.

Note: This unit is NOT extra-credit. We will be doing these lessons throughout the year, mostly for homework.

The ONLY part that is extra credit is the Grammar Challenge at the end. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the Grammar Challenge.)

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  Grammar 1 Points
1.1   Introduction (Grammar 1) 4
    Words for Memorization  
1.2   Bad News 4
1.3   Glue Words 8
1.4   Super Glue Words 7
1.5   Memorization Work 0

  Grammar 3 Points
    Parts of Speech  
3.1   Introduction (Parts of Speech) 6
3.2   Nouns 10
3.3   Verbs 10
3.4   Articles 10
3.5   Helping Words 10
3.6   Prepositions 10

  Grammar 4 Points
    Parts of Speech (Continued)  
4.1   Adjectives 10
4.2   Adverbs 10
4.3   Pronouns 10
4.4   They: The Gender-Neutral Pronoun 2
4.5   What Is Your Preferred Pronoun? 3
4.6   Parts of Speech (Review 1) 10
4.7   Parts of Speech (Review 2) 10
4.8   Parts of Speech (Review 3) 10
4.9   Parts of Speech (Review 4) 10
4.10   Parts of Speech (Review 5) 10
4.11   Congratulations! (5)

  Grammar 5 Points
    Clause Patterns 1–2  
5.1   Introduction 3
5.2   What Is a Clause? 10
5.3   Building Blocks 6
5.4   Identifying the Subject 10
5.5   Five Basic Clause Patterns 10
5.6   Legend 10
5.7   Equative Clauses 10
5.8   Intransitive Clauses 10
5.9   Clause Patterns 1–2 10

  Grammar 6 Points
    Clause Patterns 3—5  
6.1   Transitive Clauses 10
6.2   Clause Patterns 1–3 10
6.3   Ditransitive Clauses 10
6.4   Clause Patterns 1–4 10
6.5   There 10
6.6   It 10
6.7   Dummy Subjects 10
6.8   Clause Patterns 1–5 10
6.9   Clause Patterns 1–5 (Review) 10
6.10   Congratulations! (5)

  Grammar 8 Points
    Simplifying Sentences (Continued)  
8.1   Continuous Tense (1) 10
8.2   Continuous Tense (2) 10
8.3   Continuous Tense (3) 10
8.4   Continuous Tense (4) 10
8.5   Simplifying Sentences with -ing Verbs 10
8.6   Continuous Tense (Review) 10
8.7   More Practice with the Continuous Tense 10
8.8   Compound Elements 10
8.9   More Practice with Compound Elements 10
8.10   Challenge Questions (50)
8.11   Congratulations! 10

  Grammar 9 Points
9.1   Introduction 1
    Simple Sentences  
9.2   Simple Sentences 5
    Compound Sentences  
9.3   Compound Sentences 10
9.4   Fanboys 10
9.5   Forming Compound Sentences 10
9.6   Compounds with Semicolons 10
9.7   Patterns with Semicolons 10
9.8   Practice with Semicolons: Contrast 10
9.9   Practice with Semicolons: Exposition 10

Unit 0   Grammar 10 Points
    Compound Sentences (Continued)  
10.1   Glue Words (Again) 10
10.2   Super Glue Words (2) 10
10.3   Triple Compounds 10
10.4   Run-on Sentences 10
10.5   Long Compound Sentences 10
10.6   Write a Long Compound Sentence 10
10.7   Veni, Vidi, Vici 3
10.8   Breaking the Rules (1) 5
10.9   Breaking the Rules (2) 5
10.10   Breaking the Rules (3) 5

10.11

   Nit-picky Grammarian 10
10.12   Starting a Sentence with a Fanboy 10

  Grammar 11 Points
    Hybrid Sentences  
11.1   Introduction  
11.2   Compound What?  
11.3   Compound Predicates  
11.4   Implied Subjects (1)  
11.5   Implied Subjects (2)  
11.6   Hybrid Sentences (1)  

  Grammar 12 Points
    Hybrid Sentences (Continued)  
12.1   Hybrid Sentences (2)  
12.2   Hybrid Sentences (3)  
12.3   Simple, Compound, or Hybrid?  
12.4   Punctuating Compounds and Hybrids (Unfinished — Skip for now)  
12.5   Hybrid to Compound  
12.6   Compound to Hybrid  
12.7   Write 5 Hybrid Sentences  

  Grammar 14 Points
    Complex Sentences (Continued)  
14.1   Complex Sentences (1)  
14.2   Complex Sentences (2)  
14.3   Complex Sentences (3)  
14.4   Complex Sentences (4)  
14.5   Complex Sentences (5)  
14.6   Complex Sentences (6)  
14.7   Because  
14.8   Punctuating Complex Sentences  

  Grammar 15 Points
    Compound-Complex Sentences  
15.1   Compound-Complex Sentences  
15.2   5 Types of Sentences  
    Sentence Patterns (Final Review)  
15.3   Sentence Patterns 1–5 (The Whole Enchilada)  

  Grammar 17 Points
    Gerund Phrases  
17.1   Participial Adjectives  
17.2   Continuous Tense (Review)  
17.3   Simplifying Sentences with -ing Verbs (Review)  
17.4   Gerund Phrases  
17.5   Continuous Tense or Gerund?  
17.6   Simplifying Sentences with Gerund Phrases  
    Participial Phrases  
17.7   Present Participial Phrases  
17.8   Past Participial Phrases  
17.9   Simplifying Sentences with Participial Phrases  

  Grammar 18 Points
    Absolute Phrases  
18.1   Absolute Phrases  
18.2   Phrases 1–5 (Review)  
18.3   Simplifying Sentences with Absolute Phrases  
    Infinitive Phrases  
18.4   Infinitive Phrases  
18.5   Simplifying Sentences with Infinitive Phrases  
18.6   Phrases 1–6 (Review)  
    Phrase Patterns (Final Review)  
18.7   The 6 Basic Phrase Patterns (Final Review)  
18.8   Identifying the Base Clause of Sentences with Phrases (Final Review)  

  Grammar 19 Points
    Noun Clauses  
19.1   Introduction  
19.2   Main Clause or Adverb Clause?  
19.3   Noun Clauses  
19.4   Finding the Base Clause (of Sentences with Noun Clauses).  
19.5   Leaving out "That"  

Unit 0   Grammar 20 Points
    Noun Clauses (Continued)  
20.1   Other Words That Introduce Noun Clauses  
20.2   Noun Clauses in Dialogue  
20.3   Dummy Subjects (Review)  
20.4   Noun Clauses (in Sentences with Dummy Subjects)  
20.5   Main, Adverb, or Noun Clause?  

  Grammar 21 Points
    Adjective Clauses  
21.1   Introduction  
21.2   Relative Pronouns  
21.3   Relative Pronouns: Subject or Object?  
21.4   Who vs. Whom  
21.5   Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Grammar  
21.6   Whom as a Source of Humor  

  Grammar 22 Points
    Adjective Clauses (Continued)  
22.1   Placement of Adjective Clauses  
22.2   Similarities  
22.3   Adjective or Noun Clause?  
22.4   Subordinate Clauses (Review)  

Grammar Challenge 100