Grammar was by far my favorite subject to teach. I was always interested in how grammar was usually black and white–noun or verb–but not always (verbals and phrasal verbs, I’m looking at you!). I’m also very interested in the evolution of American English. I see so many opportunities for analytical thinking and the development of critical thinking skills in what many people mistakenly think is a very simple subject area.
All that said, if you’re working on developing your analytical grammar skills, you’re in the right place! You can click on the links in the outline below to get where you wish to go.
NOTE: I’m adding content weekly. If a page is currently missing, check back in a week.
- Parts of speech
- Nouns
- Common and proper nouns
- Concrete and abstract nouns
- Collective nouns
- Plural nouns
- Possessive nouns
- Pronouns
- Case
- Nominative case
- Objective case
- Case
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Verbs
- Action verbs
- Linking verbs
- Singular and plural verbs
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
- Nouns
- Parts of a sentence
- Basic sentence patterns
- S – LV – PN
- S – LV – PA
- S – AV
- S – AV – DO
- S – AV – IO – DO
- Subjects
- Predicates
- Predicate nominatives
- Predicate adjectives
- Direct objects
- Indirect objects
- Objects of prepositions
- Basic sentence patterns
- Phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Verbals
- Gerunds
- Participles
- Infinitives
- Clauses
- Independent clauses
- Dependent clauses
- Sentence errors
- Fragments
- Run-on sentences
- Comma splices
- Subordination and coordination
- Subordination
- Coordination
- Diction
