Midterm Review

THE MIDTERM WILL HAVE 4 PARTS: 1. GRAMMAR AND TERMS STUDIED (INCLUDING NEWSPAPER AND PERSUASIVE, NOT JUST WRITING) 2. FIXING THE GRAMMAR OF A PARAGRAPH OR TWO 3. READING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AND ANSWERING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND OPEN ENDED ABOUT IT 4. ESSAY - CHOOSE FROM 4 TOPICS.
Sentence Combining
1.       Go to : http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm
2.       Read through the sentence combining rules and tips
3.       Complete the first, Second, and Third Quiz on Sentence Combining.
4.       If unsure, the answers are provided when you click the “Grammar’s version”

Parts of Sentences and Dependent and Independent Clauses

5.       Go to: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/bodyparts.htm
6.       Read through the sentence parts.
7.       Go to “Quiz List” on the bottom
8.       Select quizzes 3-5 on the “Sentence Body Parts”

Fragments and Run Ons

1.       Explore the Quiz list to review http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm Especially Clauses and Phrases – quiz 59-63, quizzes 67-71 and 75-77 on Fragments and Run Ons

More Games

1.       http://www.quia.com/cb/125663.html - You can play against a partner.
2.       http://www.addictinggames.com/funny-games/grammarninja.jsp
3.       http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm
4.       http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm
5.       http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
6.       http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm - THESE WILL HELP FOR SURE (similar to some test questions)