The following resources are helpful aids for us as we always need extra practice on Grammar skills, information on extra credit projects and contests, or a few games to play for leisure.
Use this link to gain information on the Parts of Speech and reiview punctuation rules such as apostrophes and commas. Good Grammar Help
Need more practice on identifying prepositions? Check out this site for a quiz on just about anything you can think of regarding the English Language and standard conventions!!! Interactive Grammar Quizzes!
Click on this link to get a copy of the story you will read, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and contest guidelines Sherlock Holmes's Essay Contest
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When we use Nouns as Adjectives, identifying the adjectives in a sentence gets tricky. Click on this sige for more practice. http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/adjective3.html
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