parts of speech

English in the Time of Coronavirus

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Schools are closing across the U.S. in an attempt to stem the tide of coronavirus infections. ELA Academy is a good source of free instructional videos for English language arts.

Grammar Series: Conjunctions

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Parts of speech are now complete! Check out CONJUNCTIONS:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag2fScTTuGk That’s not all for this series, however — coming next are phrases, clauses, and sentence types. And then, of course, we’ll look at other grammar topics, including common editing errors. FREE DOWNLOAD – PRACTICE Here are the excerpts used for practice near the end … Read more

Grammar Series: Objects

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New grammar video — objects. This video reviews objects of the preposition and then focuses on direct and indirect objects (of the verb): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODnhxet4A-s FREE DOWNLOAD – PRACTICE Here are the excerpts used for practice near the end of this video if you’d like to download it and mark it up: Practice: Identifying Objects LINKS: Direct … Read more

Grammar Series: Prepositions

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Check out my PREPOSITIONS video – the latest installment in the ELA Academy grammar series: FREE DOWNLOAD – PRACTICE Here are the excerpts used for practice near the end of this video if you’d like to download it and mark it up: Practice: Identifying Prepositions And here is a list of some of the most common prepositions … Read more

Grammar Series: Adverbs

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Next in the grammar series: adverbs! FREE DOWNLOAD – PRACTICE Here are the excerpts used for practice near the end of this video if you’d like to download it and mark it up: Practice: Identifying Adverbs LINKS Lolly Lolly Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here (Schoolhouse Rock!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fXm4FOMPM Adverbs (The Tongue Untied): http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?cat=45 What is an adverb? (Grammar … Read more

Grammar Series: Nouns

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I’m excited to announce a new grammar series, starting with an overview of NOUNS! Check out the video here: FREE DOWNLOAD – PRACTICE Here are the excerpts used for practice near the end of this video if you’d like to download it and mark it up: Practice: Identifying Nouns MORE TO COME There are ten more … Read more