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ES1000 Grammar
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Quizzes on Independent clauses:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/indep_clause_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/indep_clause_quiz2.htm
Quiz on recognizing sentence types
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sentence_types_quiz.htm -
Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses
- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/01/
- http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/clausetext.htm
- http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31020
A video on subordinate (dependent) clause
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6UGOynTTq4
A video explanation to clauses (dependent and independent clauses)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0izdn9Ybs&feature=related
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Take the quizzes on the following links to see if you have completely mastered the concepts of sentence types.
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?simplecompoundorcomplex
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?helenkeller
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?shadrach
Quiz on sentence types and fragments
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu6.htm -
Videos on Sentences:
- What is a sentence?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxsKgV2fFk8&feature=channel
- What is a compound sentence?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQR3CDXePv4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PMb3f7mdMY&feature=related- What is a complex sentence?
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Explanatory notes with tests on noun phrases
http://www.criticalreading.com/noun_phrase.htm
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A comprehensive website on verbs and verb patterns
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/verbresources.htm
Comprehensive quiz sites including all grammar areas and writing
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/substantiv.htm
Quiz on passive constructions
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm
simple quiz on verbs
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/a_grammar/unit06/hwy_int_unit06_2/ -
Explanatory Notes on verb patterns and structures
http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/grammar/verb-patterns.htm
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Verb tense quiz
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs30finaltest.htm
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbtense.php
Verb tense tutorials with corresponding exercises
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
Verb tense consistency exercise
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/chute.htm -
Explanatory Notes on Verb Tenses
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/ig/Tenses-Chart/?once=true&
http://esl.about.com/od/englishgrammar/a/tense_resource.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/tenses/tense_frames.htm
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Noun Clause Practice
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Noun Clause Resources
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Quiz on combining sentences & turning one into an adjective clause
http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause01.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause02.htm
Quiz on choosing the right relative pronouns and on deciding whether certain relative pronouns can be omitted
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/relative-clauses-3
a few different types of quizzes on relative clauses (answers provided)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/relative-clauses-4 -
On how to use a relative clause (also links on the page on defining/restrictive) and non-defining/non-restrictive relative clauses)
http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/relative_clause.htm
A grammar website on relative clauses giving all the details of relative clauses and provide exercises. If you want to know relative clauses inside out, visit:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
Videos
On defining relative clauses (with movie clips)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-486183297429660222#docid=-1240715167746622451
Distinguish the use of “who” and “whom” in a relative clause
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-486183297429660222#docid=-3595000722742197356
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Adverbial clause quizzes:
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_adverbclause.htm
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/adverb_clauses_ex.htm
quiz on adverbial clauses (cause and effect relationship)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mb/adv_cause.html
Quiz to choose the correct conjunctions:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advcls1.htm
http://hi2en.com/grammarquiz.aspx?type=Grammar&id=2681
Quiz on “if” clauses
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-4 -
More Explanatory Notes:
On various types of adverbial clauses
http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/adverb_clauses.htm
Provides a list of conjunctions that introduce adverbial clauses with examples
http://www.towson.edu/ows/advadjnomclause.htm
Video on adverbial clauses
Explain what is an adverbial clause:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6bfbdqJPiY
