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Sentence structure
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Sentence structure
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
1.1 - Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory?
1.2 - Is it a direct object or an indirect object?
1.3 - Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
1.4 - Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
1.5 - Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on?
1.6 - Is it a phrase or a clause?
1.7 - Complete sentence and predicate
1.8 - Compound predicate
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Simple subject and predicate
Sentence types
Phrases and clauses
Direct and indirect object
Compound predicate
Complete, run-on, fragment
Nouns
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Nouns
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
2.1 - Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives
2.2 - Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o and y
2.3 - Form plurals: review
2.4 - Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
2.5 - Singular or plural possessive
2.6 - Compound nouns and possessive forms
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Plural and singular
Compound nouns and possessive forms
Pronouns and antecedents
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Pronouns
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
3.1 - Choose between subject and object pronouns
3.2 - Compound subjects and objects with 'I' and 'me'
3.3 - Compound subjects and objects with pronouns
3.4 - Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
3.5 - Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
3.6 - Identify vague pronoun references
3.7 - Use reflexive pronouns
3.8 - Use relative pronouns: who and whom
3.9 - Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that
3.10 - Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
3.11 - Pronouns and their antecedents
3.12 - Determine all possible antecedents
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Vague pronoun references
Subject and object pronoun
Relative pronoun
Plural and singular
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Compound nouns and possessive forms
Active/Passive and Verbs
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Active, passive, and verbs
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
4.1 - Use the correct verb with compound subjects
4.2 - Identify active and passive voice
4.3 - Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns
4.4 - Rewrite the sentence in active voice
4.5 - Correct errors with subject-verb agreement
4.6 - Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
4.7 - Forming compound subjects and verbs
4.8 - Infinitive phrases
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Active and passive voice
Agreement (subject and pronoun)
Correct verbs with compound subjects
Infinitive phrases
Linking verbs, predicate adjectives and nouns
Adjectives and adverbs
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Adjectives and adverbs
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
5.1 - Order adjectives
5.2 - Choose between adjectives and adverbs
5.3 - Is the word an adjective or adverb?
5.4 - Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
5.5 - Identify adjectives
5.6 - Identify adverbs
5.7 - Degree of adjective and adverb
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Adjective and adverbs
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Conjunctive adverbs
Order of adjectives
Punctuation
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Punctuation
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
6.1 - Formatting titles
6.2 - Formatting and capitalising titles: review
6.3 - Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses
6.4 - Use semicolons, colons and commas with lists
6.5 - Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately
6.6 - Capitalising titles
6.7 - Coordinating and non-coordinating adjectives
6.8 - Hyphens and dashes
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Prefixes and suffixes
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Affixation
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
7.1 - Words with pre-
7.2 - Words with re-
7.3 - Words with sub-
7.4 - Words with mis-
7.5 - Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
7.6 - Words with -ful
7.7 - Words with -less
7.8 - Words with -able and -ible
7.9 - Affixation review
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Affixation
Prefixes pre, re, sub, mis
Prefixes un, dis, in, im, non
Suffix ful, less, able, ible
Greek and Latin roots
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Greek and Latin roots
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
8.1 - Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
8.2 - Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
8.3 - Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
8.4 - Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Greek and Latin roots
Greek roots
Latin roots
Reference skills
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Dictionary skills
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
9.1 - Alphabetical order
9.2 - Use guide words
9.3 - Use thesaurus entries
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Alphabetic order
Guide words
Thesaurus entries
Thesaurus and connotation
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Thesaurus and connotations
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
10.1 - Choose the synonym
10.2 - Choose the antonym
10.3 - Describe the difference between related words
10.4 - Positive and negative connotation
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Antonyms
Connotation
Difference between related words
Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
Figurative language
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Figure of speech
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
11.1 - Use personification
11.2 - Interpret figures of speech
11.3 - Figure of speech
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Simile
Personification
Figure of speech
Allusions
Writing clear and concise sentences
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
How to write clearly and concisely
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
12.1 - Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
12.2 - Use parallel structure
12.3 - Are the modifiers used correctly?
12.4 - Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
12.5 - Topics from broadest to narrowest
12.6 - Correct errors with frequently confused words
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Using parallel structure
Transitions using conjunctive adverbs
Modifiers
Frequently confused words
Correlative conjunctions
Author's purpose and tone
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Author's purpose and tone
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
13.1 - Which sentence is more formal?
13.2 - Author's purpose
13.3 - Author's tone
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Author's tone
Author's purpose
Literary devices
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Figure of speech
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
14.1 - Use personification
14.2 - Identify the source of allusions
14.3 - Interpret figures of speech
14.4 - Classify figures of speech
14.5 - Interpret the meaning of allusions
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Figure of speech
Personification
Source of allusions
Type of sentences
CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES
Types of sentences
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
15.1 - Is the sentence simple, compound, complex or compound-complex?
