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Compound Sentences
Do your pupils need a little variety in their writing? Help them build compound and complex sentences with sentence frames. They first combine two independent clauses to form a compound sentence, then add a third clause to make a complex...
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Grammar Test - Tenses
In this grammar worksheet, students complete a variety of activities including combining sentences with a when clause, selecting a grammatically correct phrase out of two and supplying a verb to complete ten sentences.
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Combining Sentences
For this combining sentences worksheet, students complete a seven question on-line interactive page on joining sentences. Kids read the two or three sentences and in the box, type the sentences that have been combined. Students check...
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Correcting Errors in Sentences
In this proofreading worksheet, students correct the grammar errors in three sentences. Students tell whether 4 sentences are facts or opinions. Students combine sentences and also write antonyms for 3 words.
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Teaching Grammar in Context: Using Sentence Combining to Teach Subordination
Reinforce sentence styles with this lesson, which prompts young grammarians to build complex and compound-complex sentence structures. They respond to non-print text and identify subordinators as parts of speech procedure. They spell...
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Appositives
Instruct your class on appositives and they will be ready to complete this sentence-combining activity. Given two sentences, one of which describes the subject in detail, pupils are asked to incorporate the second sentence into the first...
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Subordinate Conjunctions and Complex Sentences for SMART Board
A SMART board is a great way to get kids engaged and excited about grammar. Using this SMART board lesson plan and worksheet, pupils study the rules of conjunctions, clauses, and complex sentences. After they have worked on the...
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Compound Sentence Structure
SMART boards a great way to create interest in any subject - even grammar! Using the provided SMART board lesson, have your 10th graders come up to the board and combine two independent clauses using a "glue" word (coordinating...
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Sentence Combining
In this grammar learning exercise, students practice rewriting, adding on and combining fifty-seven sentences into compound sentences that convey more information and are grammatically correct.
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Sentence Combining Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students combine seventeen sets of basic sentences into compound and complex sentences using commas where needed.
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Sentence Unit
Imagine using history to teach grammar. This 178-slide PowerPoint presents an amazing collection of images and historical information about the settlement of Tennessee and about famous residents like Daniel Boone. Viewers are tasked with...
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Connectives
Using connectives and conjunctions is an easy way to vary sentence structure. Third graders review the given connectives, then use them to combine two simple sentences. The second section allows learners to use more words and phrases as...
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Grammar Practice Workbook
Native speakers and language learners alike will benefit from a 200-page, six-unit grammar workbook that features practice worksheets for everything from the parts of speech to sentence combining to proofreading. Worth a spot in your...
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Correcting Unfinished Sentences Containing Subjects And Verbs
In this grammar and writing worksheet, students finish each of 8 unfinished sentences by joining it to the sentence that comes after it. They look for the words, "who, which, and that" to determine where the sentences should be joined...
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The Compound-Complex Sentence
After reading a series of definitions and studying examples, partners craft five of their own compound-complex sentences.
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English Exercises: Relative Clauses
Four short exercises give learners the opportunity to review relative clauses including should, might, who, which, or that. They complete a fill in the blank activity first before forming complete sentences from a collection of phrases...
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Appositives and Present Participle Phrases (-ing word groups)
Combine sentences with the help of this grammar resource! Learn how to combine sentences using appositives and present participle phrases. The first page focuses on combining two sentences and creatine one. On page two, writers practice...
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Sentence Structure: Avoiding Choppy, Run-on, and Stringy Sentences
Use this as a reference sheet for peer- or self-editing, or as a guide when teaching sentence structure. Defines and gives examples of choppy, run-on, and stringy sentences, and provides corrected versions of each. Check revised examples...
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Subordination Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students practice combining several short sentences in fifteen groups of sentences into one effective simple or complex sentence.
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Using Conjunctions 2
In this language arts worksheet, students learn that conjunctions can tie two parts of a sentence together. Students read the first half of a sentence and add a second phrase, choosing a conjunction from the list: and, or, but, because...
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Conjunctions- Homework
In this combining sentences worksheet, students use paired conjunctions to combine two sentences. There are 10 questions and no examples on the page.
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Conjunctions – Homework
In this combining sentences worksheet, learners examine 10 pairs of sentences and rewrite each pair as 1 single sentence using paired conjunctions.
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Adjective Clause
For this combining sentences worksheet, learners practice their use of adjective clauses and relative pronouns. Students are given ten sentences to combine using the relative pronoun provided and adding an adjective clause.
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Sentence Stucture
In this analyzing sentences worksheet, 4th graders identify purpose, combining, types, and grammar. Students answer 10 questions.