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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
This excellent resource has the audience focus on ways to create complete sentences. As the presentation progresses, they see many examples of sentences that are fragments, run-ons, and ones that are punctuated incorrectly. They then...
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Sentence Problems
Writing is tough to perfect. Help your class improve their writing skills by studying different sentence problems. This reference guide covers sentence fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers, but that's just to start! There's a...
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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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Ratiocination
Writers use the four steps outlined here to edit their own or a peer’s paper. Using different colors of highlighters, editors note “to be” verbs, examine the length of sentences, box the first word in every sentence, and mark instances...
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Sentence Fragments
Looking to provide your fourth and fifth graders with a quick assessment on complete sentences? This six-question quiz is the perfect fast assessment. There are four sentences listed for each question, and the test-taker must decide...
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Where the Red Fern Grows: Understanding Sentences
Using sentences from the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, this presentation explores the use of correct grammar. It starts out by giving examples of complete and incomplete sentences, and then moves on to nouns, verbs, and...
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Sentence Fragments
Work on sentence fragments with your class using this handout and brief exercise. This resource, which could be used as a reference sheet for learners, goes into detail about complete sentences and the different errors that cause...
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Grammar Practice: Don't Get Frazzled over Fragments!
Following a brief definition of the required components of a complete sentence, and models of incomplete or sentence fragments, learners are asked to revise a series of sentence fragments into complete sentences. Suggested rewrites are...
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Sentence Fragments
Tired of finding sentence fragments in your students' writing? Use this straightforward activity to help them identify when a sentence is not complete. Sixteen sentences prompt learners to rewrite fragments as parts of a complete...
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Worksheet 2: Sentence Fragments
Young grammarians revise a series of sentences to correct fragment errors. No definitions or examples are provided; however, the worksheet could be used to assess pupil understanding of the principle.
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Comma Splices, Fragments, and Run-Ons
Differentiate between comma splices, fragments, and run-ons with this handout. Each punctuation error is coupled with distinct definitions and examples. Though this handout does not require learner participation, it is a useful guide for...
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Complete Sentences
This is a great way to polish the writing skills of your third and fourth graders. Have them read through the 16 sentences to determine which are complete and which are incomplete. Looking to extend the activity? Consider asking your...
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Sentence Fragments
Can your learners identify a complete sentence? Read the 20 examples and indicate which sentences are complete and which are fragments. Then, follow the lead of the examples provided and have your learners indicate what each sentence...
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Sentences and Non-Sentences
Use the popular theme of sharks to discuss complete sentences and sentence fragments with your language arts class. This is a great, interactive exercise to get all of your learners involved. Consider pairing kids up in teams to create...
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Sentence Fragments
Reinforce what constitutes a complete sentence using this presentation. Colorful arrows point to missing parts and clear explanations are presented for missing verbs or incorrect prepositional phrases. Avoid sentence fragments in writing...
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Fragments: Pretenders - Not Really Sentences
Give your class a concise overview of sentence fragments and how to repair them. This simple, not-too-long PowerPoint reinforces the idea that a correct sentence needs a subject and a verb and must be a complete thought.
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Sentence Structure Sentence Drop
Teach your class about the different types of sentences with this sentence drop worksheet. In each box, pupils connect words to create three distinct sentences on the topic of sentence structure. While this worksheet looks a bit...
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Sentence Fragment Exercises #1
In this language arts worksheet, learners read 16 sentences and mark a C if the sentence is complete and an F is there is a sentence fragment.
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Visible Speech: What is a Sentence?
Use this straightforward presentation as a basic guide to your grammar unit. With explanations of the parts of a simple sentence (subject, verb, direct object), the slideshow is a good way to reinforce students' prior knowledge about...
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Fragments
In this ESL/ELL sentence fragment learning exercise, high schoolers choose the proper words to complete each of 20 sentences, or they tell if "no change is necessary." They complete the learning exercise either at a web site where they...
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Sentence Fragments
Complement your lesson on sentence structure with a sentence fragment handout. While it is not interactive, learners could use it as a reference to help identify sentence fragments as they edit their own work.
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Fragments and Run-on Sentences
In this fragments and run-on sentences worksheet, 6th graders rewrite 8 sentences so they are grammatically correct as compound sentences.
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Revising Sentence Fragments
In this revising sentence fragments online learning exercise, 6th graders rewrite 5 fragments, adding a subject, a predicate or both to make a complete sentence.
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Repairing Sentence Fragments
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students answer 2 short answer questions regarding sentence fragments. Students may submit their answers to be scored