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Relative pronouns, such as 'whom' and 'who,' are used to refer to people. 'That' and 'whose' are relative pronouns that can be used when referring to things, people, ideas or qualities.
If a pronoun is needed to refer to something other than a person, the pronoun 'which' should be used. For example, consider the sentence, 'Do you know which house Ronnie lives in?' Here, the word 'which' is a relative pronoun that refers to Ronnie's house.

Lessons

https://prezi.com/vcc81sc74qm_/relative-pronouns/

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/pronouns/relative-pronouns

Games/actvities

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/relative-pronouns.html

http://gotkidsgames.com/hom/relPronounGame.html

https://www.studyladder.com/games/activity/relative-pronouns-22757

http://www.purposegames.com/game/relative-pronouns-game

Quiz Yourself:http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/relative_pronouns/quiz932.html

Modal Auxilary helping verbs

http://www.slideshare.net/usoasol/power-point-modal-verbs

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/basketball/modals%20can%20must%20would/modals%20can%20must%20would.htm

Figurative Language

Antonyms

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/6/1629/417045.cw/index.html

Synonyms

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/0,6658,416757-,00.html

Dictionary skills

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/dictless.cfm

All reference materials

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/refl.cfm

Enclyclopedia

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/usingsourcespencyc.cfm

Progressive Verb Tenses

A verb indicates the time of an action, event or condition by changing its form.
Let's talk about the progressive verb tense. Progressive verbs always use "ing".

For example: I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking. Was/Am/Will be makes the verb 'to walk' progressive.
Here's a quick example of what the progressive tense might look like compared to other verb tenses:

Progressive verb tenses describe ongoing actions in the present, past or future.

Read this for more info: PolarPalsProgressiveVerbs.pdf

Present Progressive Tense

Take this quiz and test your skills.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pcont1.htm

Check out this website for more information on the Present Progressive Tense
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/tenses/present_progressive.htm

Past Progressive Tense

Take this quiz and test your skills.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pascon1.htm

Check out this website for more information on the Past Progressive Tense
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/tenses/past_progressive.htm

Future Progressive Tense

Take this quiz and test your skills!
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4434

Check out this website for more information on the Future Progressive Tense
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/tenses/simple_future.htm

Quiz 1
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz79bdo.htm
Quiz 2
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz64fck.htm
Quiz 3
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz62fck.htm

Ordering Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

What ORDER do we place our adjectives?

We say "little brown house" and not "brown little house" and we say "red Italian sports car" and not "Italian red sports car." It takes a lot of practice before this order becomes easy. There is, however, a pattern. It is definitely important to learn the pattern of adjective order:

How can I remember the order of adjectives?

Ordering Adjectives acronym.pdf

Quiz:
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/exercises/adjectiveorder.htm

You can try this one too:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6877

PowerPoint

02 Ordering Adjectives Presentation.pdf

Greek/Latin Roots & Affixes (these are our bi-weekly vocabulary words)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3ihQywgXAvw

A conjunction is a word that "joins" ideas together. A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence, two nouns or two verbs together.

Progressive Verb Tenses

A conjunction is a word that "joins" ideas together.
A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence, two nouns or two verbs together.