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Clear Ink/spell Web: Let the Web Decide!
A different type of spell checker, giving results from search engines, not based on dictionary word lists, but on frequency of use on the Web. If you're looking for a word that hasn't become official or want to see whether one...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 9th Grade Grammar
This article focuses on 9th-grade grammar including the expectation for good grammar skills in all subjects. Things like run-on sentences and fragments are no longer tolerated.
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Blue Book: Hyphens
This site from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation contains seven rules for correctly using the hyphen, along with examples for each of the rules.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spelling Mistakes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Pupils will learn to identify spelling mistakes in sentences with this flipchart.
Get It Write
Get It Write: When Less Is Better
Brief tutorial on the proper use of "less" and "fewer." Take a short quiz to see if you understand the difference.
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Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 9th Grade
This article focuses on spelling in the ninth grade including acquiring specialized skill sets for life, learning spelling while reading, and the skills to drill: letter sounds, syllables, and rhythm. L.9-10.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Semicolon
The Guide to Grammar & Style provides this tutorial on two common uses for the semicolon: 1)to separate items in a list after a colon, and 2)to separate two independent clauses in one sentence.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Using Spell Checkers
This resource gives three pointers for getting the best results from your spell checker.
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Stage Door: Word Traps
This reference guide helps to discriminate words that confuse people with their spelling or meaning.