Instead of the Oscars, I watched vampire DVDs.

1. As far as I can tell, the only worthy moments of the Oscars come when we can vivisect the ladies' fashion choices.
2. The best of the best is always lovely, but the worst of the worst live on in memory forever. (identify the two independent clauses, and diagram this compound sentence.)
3. I recall with fondness the travesty of a dress that Bjork wore to the Oscars in 2001.
4. This only beats Cher's dress from 1988 because it has a stuffed animal on it, as opposed to in it.

This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is the definition of an indirect object
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity. 
This is an appositive. 
These are prepositional phrases,
These are notes on the adjective and adverb functions of a prepositional phrase.
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
This is a gerund, which is a verbal.
These are infinitives, which are also verbals.
These are participles, which are your third and final form of verbals.  

This deals with the subordinate clause.  NEW AS OF February 15

Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.

Literary Terms
This is the definition of irony
This is the definition of 'schools of criticism.'
This is the definition of satire
This is the definition of plot structure.  
This is the definition of symbolism
This is a definition of THEME in LITERATURE.   NEW as of February 1, 2011