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This is the course blog for Tom Kinsella’s grammar class at Stockton University, Fall 2023. Let the fun begin.

Take a look here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/parts_of_speech_overview.html

See below, from the OED. The use we saw on the board is definitely adjectival. The OED describes this use as obsolete. Everlasting, constant, perpetual. Frequently with agent nouns or nouns of action. Cf. Compounds 1c. Obsolete. a1586   Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Ss2v   But … Continue reading →

Please review the two following grammar videos. I will be asking you to repeat the analysis in class: Winter-Time Wedding 6 Winter-Time Wedding 7. See the full list of Winter-Time Wedding movies here.

On Wednesday, November 6, your grammatical review of a classmate’s First Essay is due. Please complete one page of grammatical analysis (approx.) written right on the essay text. Mark it up as you would a sentence on the board. Also … Continue reading →

Folks, as I mentioned in class, we will be moving the test back into the next week so that you can better prepare. I have been reminded that the second day of precepting is Wednesday of that week. So the … Continue reading →

Nearing the end of the week, I have posted answers to the verbal worksheet pages. There are some interesting phrases in the group. We’ll need to review them. (By the way, how many verbals and/or verbal phrased can you identify … Continue reading →

See the Handouts and Answers page for the first test of Fall 2019.

Take a look under “Handouts and Answers” for the text of the pre-test you took on Friday the 27th. The answers are there, too.