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Conjunctive Adverbs and Independent Clauses
Conjunctive adverbs are not conjunctions, but they can function as conjunctions when paired with appropriate punctuation. If that's too complicated for language arts students, have them work on an activity that provides a word bank of...
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Identifying Conjunctive Adverbs
Conjunctive adverbs can connect two independent clauses like grammar magic! A short review activity prompts students to find and circle the conjunctive adverbs in each sentence.
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Semicolons
This is a fabulous worksheet! Grammar enthusiasts practice the art of correctly using a semicolon. They insert a semicolon to combine three independent clauses, three conjunctive adverbs to independent clauses, and to separate items in...
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Grammar Practice Workbook
Make sure your pupils exercise their grammar muscles with this collection of worksheets. Organized into units, the packet covers everything from the parts of speech to sentence structure to punctuation.
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Clauses
Look at the basic parts of a sentence with your class. Definitions of the subject, verb, and various clauses are all included. Clear, succinct examples are given in this thorough presentation. A great way to start off grammar with your...
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Clauses: Building Blocks for Sentences
Colorfully animated and packed with engaging examples, this PowerPoint encourages to employ clauses to create a variety of sentence structures. Peer editing of sample paragraphs would provide an opportunity for guided practice with...
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General Grammar Exam
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students answer 50 multiple choice questions regarding appropriate grammar. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive Conjunction Quiz #2
In this grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and decide whether the underlined word is a coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb. Students complete 20 online exercises.
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Interactive Conjunction Quiz #1
For this grammar worksheet, learners identify whether the underlined word or words in twenty sentences are coordinating, subordinating, correlative, a conjunctive adverb or simply a preposition.
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Lesson Plan 18: Cleaning It Up
Careful proofreading is an important step in the writing process. After guided practice using a provided worksheet that details common grammar concepts, young writers refer to the worksheet as they proofread their own work....
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Dependent or Subordinate Adverb Clauses
In this grammar worksheet, students recognize a dependent or subordinate adverb clause. Students look at ten sentences and determine what the dependent or subordinate adverb clause is, and what word in the independent clause it modifies.
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Our Friend The Semi-colon
Knowing how to properly use the colon and the semi-colon is a handy skill to have. Most grown ups don't know how to properly use them! This presentation does an excellent job of showing learners how to properly use the semi-colon. There...
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Rules for Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, learners identify and fix comma splices and fused sentences in forty sentences. Students correct sentences, and also fix the punctuation within three paragraphs.
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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types
Sixth graders identify parts that make up different types of sentences with a grammar presentation. The last few slides prompt learners to complete 10 exercises in which they indicate whether each sentence is simple, compound,...
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Cause/Effect
In this cause and effect worksheet, students learn about 6 different ways to express cause and effect: adverb clause, preposition + noun phrase, conjunction, conjunctive adverb, special expression and reduced adverb clause.
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Avoiding Run-On Sentences (I)
Eliminate run-on sentences! This practice opportunity highlights run-on sentence errors and how to fix them. Examples are shown, and learners are given two options: using semi-colons or commas and coordinating conjunctions. Help polish...
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Semicolons
This one-page handout provides an overview and examples of how and when to use a semicolon. It does not include any questions or exercises; however, it does address relevant grammar rules at the secondary level.
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The Heart of Your Paper: 11 Methods for Writing a Topic Sentence (or a Thesis Statement)
Help your young writers produce high-quality topic and thesis statements that go beyond basic wording and really illustrate complex ideas and critical thinking skills. From however and compound sentence statements to using...
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Sentence Fragments
As middle and high schoolers experiment with their writing styles, it's easy to slip in a few accidental sentence fragments. After reading a full-page of information regarding how to identify and avoid sentence fragments, learners...
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Connectors in Context
In this connecting words instructional activity, students choose the correct connecting word to complete the sentences. Students choose the connecting word for 15 sentences.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2
Semicolons and colons are tricky, and the Common Core creators knows that. If you are stuck on what to teach to make sure your learners can master Common Core skill L.9-10.2 use this resource to fine-tune your content. The multiple...
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Peer Editing
Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements.
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Writing the Position Paper
Students write position papers on a form of alternative energy production. They use several class periods to develop and write their paper and them participate in an extensive peer review session.
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A Formal Analysis of Science Fiction
Young scholars write a five paragraph expository theme. They explain in their theme how the story they read qualifies as science fiction. Students write using all the conventions of English correctly.