Welcome to Miss Hoover's...
Ralph Wiggum has never been Miss Hoover's model student. In fact, she usually doesn't pay much attention to him at all, except when he asks one of his infamous Ralph-questions. ("Miss Hoover, my worm went in my mouth and then I ate it. Can I have a new one?") But lately, Principal Skinner has been trying to impress Superintendant Chalmers to earn the school an extra spring break each year. (Principal Skinner plans to schedule this break in October, which is when he thinks everyone needs an extra spring break the most.) Superintendant Chalmers isn't so sure, though. The last time he visited Springfield Elementary, Ralph Wiggum was sitting on the floor eating paste while Miss Hoover was showing a filmstrip entitled "Pronouns: Noun's Ignorant Cousins." After the film, Superintendant Chalmers asked Ralph to name the parts of speech. Ralph replied, "Ummm, mouth, tongue, teeth, and stomach."
Superintendant Chalmers had Miss Hoover arrested on the spot. Putting her under citizen's arrest for discriminating against students who eat paste, he ordered her to prepare a web site listing different places on the web where Ralph could get grammar help. He also told her he would ignore the fact that three of her students climbed out the window during the filmstrip and lifted his car on top of the jungle gym if she included web sites for teachers, too.
This is her page.
How to use Miss Hoover's GrammarLink
Miss Hoover speaks for herself:
"Yes, well, welcome to my website. As soon as I finish this, my 40 enforced hours of community service will be over and I can go back to my rewarding career as a second-grade teacher. Whooee. Anwyay, I made this site (with some help from Lisa Simpson, I guess I should say) to help students and teachers find sites on the web that would help them with grammar. There are a lot of sites out there, and each offers different features. Some are geared toward students with questions, others toward helping learn; some give exercises, some have activities. I've listed some of the better sites that I have found, along with a description of the site. I've indicated who the site might be useful for, and what you can find there.
You'll find that some sites are marked with an 
. These sights are especially good and I recommend using them.
One final note....on Lisa's suggestion, I have added a special feature to this page; it's called "GrammarMatch" and it's a tool to help you find what you are looking for quickly. It's so easy that Ralph Wiggum could even use it, so we've dedicated it to him. Just answer a few questions, and Ralph's "GrammarMatch" will take you to an site that exactly matches your needs.
Thanks so much for helping me fill my debt to society."
Miss Hoover's Disclaimer: Although I am a teacher, I do not by any means wish to claim that I know everything about grammar, or that I use correct grammar in every situation. Every effort was made to make this site as free from grammatical and spelling errors as possible, but we're all human, aren't we? If you come across any errors, please be understanding and try to move past them, but if you're a grammar freak and you just can't ignore them, feel free to send me some e-mail!
Click Here to go to Ralph Wiggum's GrammarMatch.
Miss Hoover's Grammar Links
Links for Students Looking For Grammar Help
Grammar Glamour
This is a site created by middle school students for middle school students. If you're in junior high, you might like to drop by and check it out! There's not a lot of information listed here, but what they have is worth looking at. There are no exercises or possible interaction, but this page loads quickly and is easy to understand.
If you're in fourth through eighth grade, this is another site you will definitely want to go to. Written by a dog (supposedly) that knows a heck of a lot about grammar, this site offers easy to understand explanations of lots of grammar concepts, expecially parts of a sentence and sentence structure. Big Dog also offers tips on common errors to avoid and a list of additional links. This page loads quickly and is easy to navigate around in.
If you read the paper, you may have heard of The Grammar Lady, Dr. Mary Bruder, PhD. She has a syndicated column in which she offers grammar assistance and answers questions. Her web site offers a collection of questions and answers from her questions, in addition to a collection of "goofs" that she has found. This page is interactive; it allows you to send in questions about grammar and get answers, as well as send in grammar "goofs" that you have found. This page takes a minute to load but has a lot of information. It can be useful, but one warning......The Grammar Lady is the Emily Post of grammar.....she insists on a lot of grammar rules that may seem outdated to the everyday user. Just as few people follow every rule of etiquette, few will find it necessary to obey every nitty-gritty rule of grammar on which The Grammar Lady insists. Still, it is a pretty good site, and offers a lot of information.
This page is just what it says it is...it's an on-line grammar handbook, offering help with parts of speech, phrases and clauses, sentence and sentence elements, and usage problems. There's nothing flashy about it, but it does what you need it to do. There are no exercises or interactive sections on this page; its a simple page of definitions and explanations.
This is another of those pages that isn't very interesting but does contain a lot of information. Written in 1918 (yes, really, 1918), the book this site was based on is concerned with the larger elements of grammar and language, such as sentences and their different parts and uses. It's useful if you have the patience to wade through language that is about 80 years old and information that is too. Still, much of the info is still pertinent, and this page could be used by an upper-level or college student looking for specific information.
This site is a good reference source, although it may take a minute or two to load and can be difficult to navigate once you are within the page. Try using the subject index instead of the table of contents if you are having trouble. There are basic definitions to be found here (nothing flashy) and no exercises or interaction. From here you can link to the Grammar Clinic.(see Sites for Teachers)
This site was created by a professor for his students to use, but it's just floating around out there and is a pretty good source of information. The table of contents is easy to use and it takes little time to load. The pages are simple and easy to read, and provide very clear information. This site is really probably worth taking a look at, as long as you're looking for information and not glitz and glamour.
Interesting Pages for Students, Teachers, and Anyone Else
HyperGrammar
This is a great page for students to use for practice; teachers with internet access in their classrooms may find it very useful too. This site covers all aspects of grammar very thoroughly and provides everything from definitions to exercises on any part of grammar you can think of. The exercises have answers provided, including explanations for why each answer is right or wrong. This page is easy to follow and understand and loads quickly. This page is definitely worth your time.
This site can be very interesting, if you have the patience to learn how to use it. Since it is a wee bit complicated, it does offer pretty good instructions on ways to use the site. This page is very interactive; it's a good place to go if you have questions you want answers to or topics to discuss. There are logs of previously answered questions, or you can send in your own. In addition, there is a Grammar Cafe chat area where (ostensibly) people can get together to chat about grammar...although when I visited, no one was there. You do need to resgister with this site to ask questions or to chat, but there are clear directions provided on how to do so.
This site earns Miss Hoover's #1 Grammar Site on the Web Award. This site is really fantastic...it provides definitions and exercises with interaction. It covers all the basic grammar topics, as well as spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary. In addition, there is also a place on this site called Grammr English where you can post questions which will be answered and placed in The Grammar Logs (see below). This page takes a few seconds to load but is pretty easy to use. This would be another good site to use in the classroom for teachers with internet access. This really is a great site!
This site is a companion site to Guide to Grammar and Writing. After posing a question at the site above, this is where you can go to check out the answer. In addition, you can also just surf this site and look for answers to other people's questions, which may just answer your own. There is an index to sort through all the topics, which can help you find what you need pretty easily.
Sites for Teachers
Looking for lesson plans? Well, here they are! Written by a teacher for teachers, this site offers lesson plans on a lot of different subjects for many different levels. There is an index of subjects to take you to the subject you are interested in. It's simple to read and understand, and if you like, you can send in your e-mail address to be informed when the page is updated.
This is one page of basic terms and rules of grammar and sentence structure. I have directed teachers to this page because although it does not offer much help for students, it might be a good thing to print out and offer as a handout for future review, especially to upper-level students who will not have much more grammar instruction in the classroom. It was produced by a professor at the University of Illinois.
This page is exactly what you would think it is....a listing of handouts produced by the Purdue University Writing Lab. Teachers are free to print out these handouts and distribute them as long as you leave the copywrite information on them. These would be useful to a teacher wanting to provide handouts who doesn't have the time to create his or her own.
This page has a neat activity for any teacher who has internet access in the classroom. The Grammar Safari has several options, all of which take students on a search across the webs for examples of various grammar topics. It offers clear explanations and good places to go to start your safari. This could be used at many different age levels and really looks like a fun activity for internet-connected classroom.
One more interesting site to check out.....
Of course, this isn't the only site on the web that rates and ranks grammar sites for you. If you didn't find what you were looking for here, try checking out this great site by a fellow teacher. She has included her own personal grammar help in addition to another good list of grammar sites on the web.
Another Great Grammar Rating Site
Ralph Wiggum's
GrammarLink
Hi! My name is Ralph Wiggum, and I love Lisa Simpson. When she told me that she and Miss Hoover had made something on the Web and dedicated it just to me, I was so excited! Miss Hoover says that this site is so easy that even I can use it. All you have to do is click on the answers to the questions, and GrammarMatch will take you right to a site that matches your needs. I hope you have fun learning about the parts of speech!
If you are a teacher, use this section.
Are you looking for lesson plans?Click here.
Are you looking for a great grammar activity to use in your classroom?Click here.
Are you looking for handouts to print out and give to your classes?Click here.
Are you looking for a great site to use in your classroom?Click here.
Are you looking for a place to send in a question and get an answer?Click here.
Are you looking for a site where you can chat with other grammar lovers?Click here.
This section is for students.
Are you in grades 4-8?Click here.
Are you looking for grammar help but NOT practice exercises?Click here.
Are you looking for a good site with exercises for you to practice?Click here.
If none of these have fit your needs, try looking through the listing of grammar sites above.
The "Grammarlink" font and background can be found at Madcow Graphics.
Click here to see my Sentence Combining Page "GrammarTravel".
Great News, GrammarLink fans! The creator of this website will be graduating in December 1998 and officially available to hire in your school district! If you like the innovativeness and creativity you've seen on GrammarLink, click here to see my resume and cover letter!
I'm always interested in input and new sites for this page. If you know of a good site, or would like to make suggestions about how to improve this page, please send e-mail to jsekula@bgnet.bgsu.edu. If you are including a website to add to the page, please include the URL and title, and some brief information about the page. Thanks!
© 1997 Jill M Sekula
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