Intransitive Verbs

Here is the Word Search game with a list of common intransitive verbs on the right.

http://www.manythings.org/wf/2/intransitive.html

Imitation Journal

For every grammar point we study, you will find 3 examples from native speaker reading material. You may use a textbook for your credit class, a novel you are reading or any of the sources below. You will then write an original sentence using the very same grammar as your example.

Sources:

The Seattle Times (daily newspaper)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/index.html

CNN (news)
http://www.cnn.com/

New York Times (news)
http://www.nytimes.com/

The New Yorker Magazine (check out Fiction and Poetry if you want a change from the news! These stories are written by major English language writers)
http://www.newyorker.com/

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction

Example Journal Entry:

Grammar point: Past Perfect Tense

Copied sentence: “By the time the Bainbridge arrived five hours later, the pirates had left.” The Seattle Times

Your own sentence: By the time the teacher walked into the room 15 minutes later, the students had left.

Link to Power Point Verb Review

http://sites.google.com/a/seattlecentral.edu/debbieturner/pre-academic-writing

You can find the Power Point we used in class, along with our examples, posted on this website.

VERB TENSE REVIEW

Review verb tenses with these charts.

http://www.past-simple.com/

Test yourself with these interactive verb review quizzes.

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz29bms.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/cg-verbchoice.html
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz64fck.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz63fck.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz62fck.htm
http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/whatanif.htm http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/140.html
http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/pstperf1.html http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blpastorperfect1.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/grammar/pastpf2.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz29bms.htm http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_int_unit03_2/

WELCOME TO PAW!

Welcome to Pre-Academic Writing! This blog will have links to grammar quizzes, reading assignments and other internet based work. I'll keep you posted on any important developments!

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