Archive for Grammar

Who vs. Whom: A Silent Movie

by   Posted on January 8, 2009 in Grammar, Who vs. Whom  and tagged


Which vs. That

by   Posted on January 8, 2009 in Grammar, Which vs. That  and tagged


I vs. Me

by   Posted on January 8, 2009 in Grammar, I vs. Me  and tagged


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Expletive expressions

by   Posted on June 6, 2007 in expletive expressions, Grammar

Avoid expressions like “it is,” ”it was,” “there are,” and “there were.”

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/expletive.mov

Participial phrases

by   Posted on June 6, 2007 in Grammar, Participial phrases

Avoid confusion.  Don’t misplace your participial phrases!

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/participial.mov

Verb tense

by   Posted on June 6, 2007 in Grammar, verb tense

Try to stay in the same verb tense.  Present tense works best when discussing literature.

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/verbtense.mov

Runon Sentences and Fragments

by   Posted on June 6, 2007 in Grammar, Runons and fragments

Avoid runon sentences and fragments.

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/runons.mov

Passive vs. Active Voice

by   Posted on June 6, 2007 in Grammar, Passive voice

It’s best to stay out of passive voice.  Here’s how.

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/passive.mov

Active vs. passive voice

by   Posted on May 24, 2007 in Active/Passive Voice, Grammar

Stay in active voice actively!

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/activevoice.mov 

Prepositionitis

by   Posted on May 24, 2007 in Grammar, Prepositions

Beware this awful disease!

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/videos/prepositions.mov