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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Grammar Handbook: Adverbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A resourceful and professional look at adverbs. Provides definitions, examples, and additional information concerning the three classes of adverbs: simple, interrogative, and conjunctive. A great resource from the Writing Center at the...
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Handout
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Parts of Speech: Adverbials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, sponsored by the University of Calgary, has good information on what adverbials and conjunctive adverbs are, what they do, and how they are used. Examples and a list of conjuctive adverbs are also given.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
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University of Ottawa (Canada)

Hyper Grammar: Modifiers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains when and how to use adverbs and adjectives properly. Also includes a short section on conjunctive adverbs and their rules of usage.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry provides the rules for semicolon use and examples of each including between independent clauses without coordinating conjunctions, between independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb, and between items in a series containing...
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connecting Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Notes defining dependent and independent clauses, followed by an eleven-slide PowerPoint presentation defining and giving examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences. More notes explain subordinating conjunctions, conjunctive...
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a good definition and numerous examples of coordinating conjunctions. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions,...
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry focuses on the kinds of conjunctions including coordinating, correlative, subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs and the punctuation needed with each kind. It explains, gives examples, and provides lists of each kind.
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Unit Plan
Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson starts with the simple sentence and explains sentence parts, independent clauses, types of sentences, coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, and sentence errors (comma splices and fused sentences). Links to practice...
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Main Idea/supporting Details

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a conjunctions quiz using coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Using Semicolons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A writing tutorial for the correct use of semicolons to link two independent clauses, clauses with commas, clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases, and to link lists where the items contain commas. Examples and...
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Handout
The Tongue Untied

Tongue Untied Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers numerous examples of the rules of correlative conjunction usage. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions, coordinating...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commas and Coordination

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to use commas with coordinating clauses and conjunctive adverbs.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Expository Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, slides, a video, and a quiz about expository writing, text structures, conjunctive adverbs, and more.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Semicolons Rule!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on semicolons; it provides two audio clips: one explaining how semicolons are different from periods and commas and the other explaining how to use semicolons with conjunctive adverbs. It also provides in slideshow...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Subordinating Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is about the proper use of subordinating conjunctions. You will learn to make your writing more interesting by using conjunctions, but you will specifically focus on subordinating conjunctions such as because, when, while.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Restrictive & Nonrestrictive Clauses & Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will teach you to identify a restrictive relative clause, also known as an essential clause, and a nonrestrictive relative clause, also known as a nonessential...
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Unit Plan
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What is a semicolon and how do you use it in your writing? Check out this tutorial to learn more about this punctuation mark in English sentence structure.
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Handout
The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn about all types of conjunctions when you visit this educational resource. This site gives a clear definition of the function of a conjunction. Use the "Turn the Page," function to learn more.
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Handout
English Plus+

English Plus: Semicolons and Colons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules for using semicolons and colons. Examples include semicolons with clauses, semicolons with lists, colons with quotes, colons with lists, and colons with appositives. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
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Other

Saint Michael's College: Semicolon and Colon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses the three major uses of the semicolon and provides examples for each of the uses. Also discusses the use of the colon.
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Handout
The Tongue Untied

University of Oregon the Tongue Untied: Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover more about semicolon usage when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from the examples listed for semicolon use.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Semicolons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This semicolon tutorial includes notes, a slideshow, and an animated YouTube video. The slideshow defines semicolons, explains how and when to use them, and provides examples of them in context. The video explains the Chicago Style...
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Unit Plan
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Colon and Semicolon Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first part of this site provides information and examples for the correct usage of the colon and the semicolon. The second part is an exercise. Click on "semi-colon" of "colon" to correctly punctuate the sentence. Then click on...

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