Summer 2009,Computer Lab Lessons, Online Resources for ABE/GED Prep
Reminder: Another section for more individualized instruction
is available on Wednesdays from Noon - 3 PM.
Bring your lunch and your questions!
Week #5: July 21, 22, 23
Help with reading comprehension and spelling skills ...
Help with Reading and Writing Skills: http://www.nald.ca/adult-lr/index.htm
Reading Skills for Today’s Adults: http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm
AAASpell.com: http://www.aaaspell.com/index.htm
Spelling Help: http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/Materials/ndakota/spelling/
Writing the 5-paragraph essay:
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
The Five Paragraph Essay: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Essay Topics
Other websites for improving writing skills ...
GED Writing Skills: Pronouns (Go back to week #4.)
Subject/Verb Agreement
"What an author likes to write most is his signature on the back of a check." ~ Brendan Francis
Directions: Use these online resources and interactive practices to learn how to make verbs agree with their subjects in sentences. Please use headphones with the websites that have audio.
About subject/verb agreement: A verb must agree with its subject in a sentence.
What's a subject and verb (also called predicate)? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7S_B9GcRI0&feature=related
Subject/Verb Agreement With Examples | CuteWriting (rules w/ examples): http://cutewriting.blogspot.com/2009/02/subject-verb-agreement-with-examples.html
Subject/Verb Agreement | Grammar Rules with quiz/practice ... http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp
Subject/Verb Agreement: http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm
20 Rules about S/V Agreement: http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules/20-Rules-of-subject-verb-agreement.html
Subject/Verb Agreement - The OWL at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/
More detailed explanation of subject/verb agreement rules with examples: http://www.aug.edu/~mduignan/Subject_verb_update_Spring_08.pdf
Subject/Verb Agreement Quizzes, with rules ( 2 quizzes/practices): http://www.eslbee.com/sv.htm
Subject/Verb Agreement and how to make the subject and verb agree in English grammar (rules w/ practice): http://www.myenglishteacher.net/subject_verb_agreement.html
Subject/Verb Agreement rules with lots of practice. You write your answers on paper then check them, or print out these pages to write on.
http://www.hindscc.edu/Departments/WritingCenter/Worksheets/Subject_Verb_Agreement/Subject%20Verb%20Agreement.pdf
Subject/Verb Agreement (rules w/ 3 quizzes/practices): http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/sv_agr.htm
Subject/Verb Agreement Rules (basic rules w/ practice matching rule to example) http://members.cox.net/rlenc/writing/subjectverb.htm
Subject/Verb Agreement (rules w/ links to 3 practices): http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules/Subject-Verb-Agreement.html
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
~ Albert Einstein, Swiss/American 1879 - 1955
GED Math: Ratios & Proportions, Intro to Solving Algebraic Equations
*You will need to use headphones to hear the audio on some of these sites. Please respect your peers' need for quiet in order to concentrate by keeping the volume at a reasonable level.
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