Research Guides: English Grammar: Home

Selected eBooks

English Grammar & Punctuation by Shelley Evans-Marshall
ISBN: 9781423202080
Publication Date: 2009
This brief guide covers the basics of English grammar.
English Grammar for the Utterly Confused by Laurie Rozakis
ISBN: 0-07-143097-0
Publication Date: 2003
A well-organized guide with over 200 examples and problems to be worked through, broken down into sections on specific topics.
Grammar: A Pocket Guide by Susan J. Behrens
ISBN: 978-0-203-84286-7
Publication Date: 2010
This guidebook breaks down seventeen different topics related to English language mechanics and usage, presenting each in its own section in the book.
Grammar: A Friendly Approach by Christine Sinclair
ISBN: 978-0-33-524086-9
Publication Date: 2010
This book provides suggestions with anecdotal narratives woven through the collection of exercises and examples.
English Grammar and Usage : Read Swiftly, Speak Fluently and Write Correctly by Shirkant Prasoon
ISBN: 97893-505742-6-3
Publication Date: 2015
Easy to understand text and ample exercises make this an ideal book to use for practicing English grammar and usage.

Databases

Learning Express Library (Badgerlink) This link opens in a new window
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A variety of interactive worksheets, assessments, and ebooks are available through Learning Express, including an entire section on English Grammar and Writing Skills in the College Students section.
Flipster This link opens in a new window
Magazines you know and love, available digitally.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (BadgerLink) This link opens in a new window
Complete online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Additional features include videos, magazine and journal articles, dictionary, thesaurus, notable quotations, and relevant Web links.

TEDEd Videos

Does grammar matter? - Teacher Tools
Offers a variety of questions for discussion and additional resources for supplemental use.

When to use "me", "myself" and "I" - Teacher Tools
Offers a variety of questions for discussion and additional resources for supplemental use.

Khan Academy

Edmodo: JumpStart Academy Activity Studio

These are short quiz games on the topics listed. Test your skills on the topics listed below.

Websites

Speechling
Speechling is a tool that allows you to listen to a phrase in a particular language and then repeat it back, recording your version, which you can then compare to the recording on the system. For grammar practice, it can be helpful for the modeling of sentences.
Purdue University: Grammar Exercises
A comprehensive list of grammar topics with exercises.

Free Rice

Free Rice is an online game and a humanitarian effort all rolled into one. Users play a multiple choice style game and earn rice that is distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme for correct answers. There are multiple categories to choose from. The categories listed here pertain to this guide, but you can click on one of the links and change the category when you are on their website if you wish to practice a different category.

Free Rice: English Grammar
Choose the correct grammar from two choices.
Free Rice: English Vocabulary
Choose the correct synonym from four possible answers.

Films on Demand

Films on Demand are available through the MATC Libraries. You will need to log into your account with your MATC credentials when you click on the videos.

Grammar Follies
The Standard Deviants look at sentence problems, including sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences. Then we examine common grammatical traps, such as tense shifts, vague pronoun references, and faulty parallels. We'll wrap things up with a look at acceptable grammar "errors"—like the use of contractions, splitting infinitives, and using prepositions at the end of sentences. Topics include: Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, Run-On Sentences, Tense Shifts, Vague Pronoun References, Faulty Parallels, and Acceptable Errors.
Examining the Sentence
Sentence time! The Standard Deviants look at simple sentences, not-so-simple complex sentences, and compound sentences. We'll also explain how phrases and objects work within sentences. Topics include: Simple Sentences, Phrases, Direct and Indirect Objects, Compound Sentences, Dependent and independent Clauses, Complex Sentences, and Sentence Fragments.
Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions
Cerebellum introduces grammar students to adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. These are the structures that add grace and complexity to our sentences. Topics cover adverb review, preposition identification and use, conjunctions, paired conjunctions, and interjections. Topics include: Adverbs Compared to Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Paired Conjunctions, and Interjections.