Grammar

Beginning February 1, we will engage in independent grammar study/review using Grammar Girl podcasts and Quizstar quizzes. The link to the quizstar website is @http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp. Instructions for registering are in the following document:

These are the assigned quizzes, their due dates, and links to the Grammar Girl podcasts they reference:
 * Monday, 2/7/11 (deadline extended for GT students, due to late sign-up) **
 * Metaphors and Similes @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-similes-metaphors.aspx
 * Compound/Complex Sentences @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/complex-sentences.aspx
 * Monday, 2/14/11 **
 * Subject-Verb Agreement @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/subject-verb-agreement.aspx
 * Verb Tenses @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/present-tense-novel.aspx
 * Modifier-Referent Agreement @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/misplaced-modifiers.aspx
 * Monday, 2/21/11 **
 * 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Person @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/first-second-and-third-person.aspx
 * Serial Commas & Comma Splices @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/serial-comma.aspx and @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/comma-splice.aspx
 * Verb Phrases & Splitting Verbs @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/splitting-verbs.aspx and @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/subject-verb-object-order.aspx
 * Monday, 2/28/11 **
 * Quotation Marks []
 * Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement @http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/pronouns-and-antecedents.aspx
 * Literary Terminology & Techniques []