Grammar and Sentence Combining Review

These two sites can keep you busy until spring quarter starts! (And help you prepare for your winter quarter finals) Good luck to you all! I want EVERYONE to pass.

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~esl/Links_grammar.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/grammar.html#rci

LOTS of information on Gerunds and Infinitives

• For lists of everything and lots of practice exercises, check out the tutorial below.
  
  http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
  
  http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/adjective_prep_gerund_list.htm

• Another easy to read list of verbs followed by gerunds, infinitives, or both.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

Homework for Tuesday, March 10

Reading book: Uptown pages 132 - 139 for Tuesday!

Homework for Monday, March 9

Geocities Reading Assignment

• http://geocities.com/yamataro670/readinglab
  
  Read and test yourself on the following stories. Bring in your results (Number/% correct) on Monday.
  
  Chapter 1:

1. Story # 6: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?
2. Story # 7: A Nation of Nicknames
3. Story # 12: Indians: The Native Americans
4. Story # 16: Black Culture in America

Chapter 2:

1. Story # 6: The American Buffalo

NPR Reading/Listening Assignment

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101531026

Go to this story and read (and listen at the same time if you want). Write a summary of the story and bring to class on Monday. It should have no more than 5 sentences, but it should include the main idea and the main supporting details.

Adjective (relative) Clause Quizzes

Try these for explanations and then test yourself.

http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/a/adjclause2.htm

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-1.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-2.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-3.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-4.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-8.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj2.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj3.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/reading/exercises/hikerqz.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause01.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause02.htm

More Conditional Practice!

YouTube explanation:

Present Unreal (Type 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7O-2nQKc-g
Past Unreal (Type 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB540canLx4&feature=related

Explanation and Quizzes:

Present Unreal: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition2a.html
Past Unreal: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition2b.html
Mixed Conditional Review: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition3c.html
http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/if1.html

IEP Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ymknRsraUM2QpJyKKzQuKg_3d_3d

Let me know you did this - it's a little reading practice AND important information for the International Education Office. If you do it, you'll get 20 points!