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The Sentence
Apostrophes
Avoiding Fragments and Run-ons (Comma Splices & Fused Sentences)
Clauses
Commas
Commas with Adjective Clauses and Appositives
Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions and Adverb Clauses
Conditionals
Conjunctions: Adverbial (Conjunctive Adverbs)
Conjunctions: Chart of Comparisons
Conjunctions: Coordinating
Conjunctions: Correlative
Conjunctions: Subordinating
Gerunds
Identifying and correcting Fragments
Infinitives
Modals (helping verbs)
Nouns
Parallel Structure
Participial Phrases
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns
Quotation Marks
Semicolons and Colons
Subject/Verb Agreement
Transitions
Verb Tenses: Consistency of Use
Verb Tenses: Simple Present vs. Present Progressive
Verb Tenses: Talking about the Past
Verbs/Verb Tenses
The Essay
Basic Format of an Essay
Comparison Formats
Comparison: Sample Literary Essay, Two Poems
Comparison: Sample Point by Point Essay
Basic Essay Organization/Outline
Sample Literary Analysis - Book
Sample Process Essay
Reading
Study Reading
Research (MLA)
Formatting an Essay-June 2016
How Do I Cite a Quote from a Course Packet
MLA Citations 9th ed In Text
MLA Citations 9th ed Works Cited
MLA Template Examples
Research (APA)
APA Formatting
APA Citation Style Handout 7th ed
APA In Text citations 7th ed Accessible
ESL Quick Grammar Lessons
Adjective Clauses
Articles, lesson 1
Articles, lesson 2
Connectors of cause and effect
Connectors of contrast
Future tenses
Future Time Clauses
Gerunds and Infinitives
Non-progressive verbs
Noun clauses
Noun phrases - Appositives
Participial adjectives
Parts of speech
Past Progressive and Simple Past
Phrases overview
Prefixes and suffixes
Prepositional phrases
Prepositions - Six places we find them
Present Perfect
Present Progressive
Sentence variety
Tag Questions
Topic sentences