Today the fact that formal grammar isn’t taught in schools anymore became scarily clear to me. Presented with ten sentences, one of my classes had varying degrees of difficulty, from mild to severe, in identifying verbs, nouns and adjectives. And let’s just say it’s a while since they were fresh-cheeked first years
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Here are a few links to force your brain into thinking about the least fascinating aspect of becoming good at English. Spelling correctly.
http://www.commonlymisspelledwords.org/
http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/misspelled_words.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0781709.html
I’ve just come across this website which helps you to practice almost every error I come across in students’ writing. It’s particularly useful because it will give you immediate feedback and an explanation if you get something wrong.
Pay particular attention to fused sentences and sentence fragments. These mistakes will cost you dearly so [...]
Hey all,
Here’s a good game to get the brain fired up, it tests your spelling and knowledge of vocabulary – click here.
Hope the study’s going well. Or at all
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