Online Resources for
Peter Blakemore's
Spring 2008 English 150
NOTE : THIS SITE WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER!
Students who would like to contribute new sites or comment on this site's facility should write to me at: peter-blakemore@redwoods.edu . Make sure to include a note and the URL. I will try to keep the site current.
150 Grammar References
The sites below should help prepare you for our classroom discussion and review for unit tests throughout the term. More importantly, your understanding and ability to identify errors and correct them will help make your writing clearer and more effective. First, read through the description pages and explanatory handouts at the beginning of each Unit Test section. If you pay special attention to the differences and similarities in how the different links describe the concept, you'll have a much stronger sense of the ideas. When you think you understand the concept, do the exercises and pre-tests at the various online links. I will also ask you to give me feedback on the sites you visited (and I will take your feedback into consideration in the participation portion of your grade). Please make sure you have done this before our class discussion listed in the Course Schedule.
Unit 1 test topics - Subject & Verb / Dependent & Independent Clauses
Subject & Verb & the Parts of Speech
Dependent & Independent Clauses
Pre-quizzes & exercises for Unit Test 1
Unit 2 test topics - Fragments, Comma Splices, & Run-ons (aka Fused Sentences)
Fragments (Note: Learning to identify fragments is very important)
Comma Splices & Run-ons (aka Fused Sentences)
Pre-quizzes & exercises for Unit Test 2
Fragments
Comma Splices & Run-ons
Unit 3 test topics - Subject-Verb Agreement, Agreement of Number, & Pronoun Reference
Agreement
Pre-quizzes & exercises for Unit Test 3
Unit 4 test topics - Commas, Apostrophes, Colons, & Semi-colons
General Punctuation
Commas
Pre-quizzes & exercises for Unit Test 4
Proofreading & Grammar Overviews