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Combining Ideas into an Effective Sentence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here is a lesson that is best utilized as reinforcement in identifying sentences that combine independent/dependent clauses, and phrases that are awkward, fragmented or complete. Learners use the red, yellow, and green light method of...
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Commas vs. Semicolons Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use correct punctuation when writing. After defining the use of commas and semicolons, they discuss how punctuation can help eliminate confusion. They listen to a letter, first with correct punctuation, and then without...
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjuctions

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in an adult ESL class practice using conjuctions. They write sentences using different conjuctions and combine sentences choosing the right conjuction. They review the concepts as a whole class.
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Grammar Practice: Don't Get Frazzled over Fragments!

For Students 6th - 8th
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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Complex Sentences Made Easy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that a complex sentence combines two ideas. For this complex sentence lesson, students use subordinate conjunctions to combine simple sentences. Students complete a worksheet.
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Grammar Practice Workbook

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
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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Writing for Foreign Students Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar learning exercise, students combine six pairs of sentences with correlative conjunctions. Students also complete nine sentences with a pronoun or subordinate conjunction to complete each sentence grammatically correct.
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The Second Conditional

For Students 7th
In this second conditional worksheet, 7th graders read the examples and explanations, then interactively select the correct words to complete 20 sentences, with immediate online feedback.
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Comma Splices

For Students 7th - 12th
Ah, the comma splice; somehow it works its way into middle and high schoolers' writing quite often. To start, this worksheet defines comma splice and focuses on the four ways to correct them. For practice, pupils correct the comma...
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Using Commas and Five Practice Exercises

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this using commas worksheet, students read about the proper use of commas. They also read about overuse and misuse of commas in their writing. They link to five practice exercise that are listed at the bottom of the page.
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The Run-On Sentence

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore grammar rules by completing a worksheet. In this sentence structure instructional activity, kids define run-on sentences and read sample sentences to determine whether they are complete or incomplete. There is also a space for...
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Semicolons

For Students 9th - 12th
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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Comma Exercises

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Reinforce comma rules with this exercise. Learners add commas to a series of sentences and, using a list of eleven rules, match the rule they followed to each sentence. This worksheet would be best for classes that have had fairly...
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Other Uses for Commas

For Students 6th - 8th
Comma usage, in direct address or in appositives, is the subject of a one-page worksheet that begins with definitions, provides examples, and then asks learners to demonstrate their understanding in sample sentences.
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Conjunctions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the role of conjunctions in the English language. They discuss how conjunctions are used, observe a teacher demonstration, and complete various worksheets related to conjunctions.
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Guess What?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students can learn to recognize sentence fragments using these lesson plans.
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PPT
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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
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, complex,...
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The Heart of Your Paper: 11 Methods for Writing a Topic Sentence (or a Thesis Statement)

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
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 rhetorical...
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Simple and compound sentences

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this simple and compound sentences worksheet, learners decide whether sentences are simple or compound sentences. Students also identify homophones, and plurals in sentences.
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Punctuation Practice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this punctuation worksheet, students determine the correct punctuation mark that matches a given description. Students may check answers by clicking an answer button beneath each sentence.
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The First Conditional

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this first conditional worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with verbs given and choose the best endings to sentences. Students complete 3 activities total.
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Fragments

For Students 10th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, learners read about fragment sentences. Students are instructed to watch out for no verb fragments and misplaced periods.
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American Literature and the Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes fourteen lessons from the American Literature, The Civil War and Its Aftermath: 1845-1880 series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading...
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Grammar-Mechanics Session #1/Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 12th
As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.

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