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Comma Splices
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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Commas and Nonessential Elements Exercise 2
In this comma worksheet, students are given ten sentences and must determine whether the sentence is correctly written. Students must correct the sentences and identify nonessential information.
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Commas and Semicolons: Compound Sentences
In this comma and semicolon worksheet, students are given sentences that they must correctly punctuate using either a comma or a semicolon.
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Punctuation: Visible Speech
Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.
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Punctuation
In this grammar activity, students punctuate ten sentences with either commas or semicolons. Students check their answers when finished.
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Comma Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students insert all necessary commas where they belong in a paragraph. Students share their answers with their classmates.
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Comma Worksheet 3
In this grammar worksheet, students insert any missing commas needed in fifteen sentences. Students check to make sure each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Comma Worksheet 2
In this grammar worksheet, students insert all necessary commas in fourteen sentences. Students check to make sure that each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Comma Worksheet 4
In this grammar learning exercise, students read and insert all commas as needed in the paragraph on the learning exercise. Students make sure each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Comma Exercise
In this comma exercise worksheet, students are given 18 sentences they must proofread and edit for comma usage.
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Comma and Semicolon: Test Yourself
A pair of complex sentences, drawn from a New York Times article about a police writing class, are punctuated differently with commas and semicolons. There's only one question, but it's a good one to press your grammarians to increase...
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CTBS Mechanics Practice #3: Commas
In this mechanics practice activity, students the correct usage of commas from four multiple choice options. There are fourteen questions, and the activity tests commas, colons, and semi-colons.
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Comma Worksheet 5
In this grammar worksheet, students insert commas where necessary in the paragraph on the worksheet. Students check to make sure each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Comma Worksheet 6
In this grammar worksheet, students insert commas where needed in fourteen sentences. Students check to make sure each sentence is grammatically correct.
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Comma Exercise 5
In this comma exercise instructional activity, students are given seventeen sentences to proofread and edit inserting commas where necessary.
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Commas with Nonessential Elements Exercise 3
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must put necessary punctuation in the sentences provided if they are incorrect.
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Using Commas 1
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding comma use. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Verbs And Tenses
In this verbs and tenses activity, students write a short sentence for each of the twenty verb tense directives and then underline the particular structure requested. This would be a good resource for reviewing each of the verb tenses...
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Run-ons, Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this sentence writing learning exercise, learners are given pairs of sentences with directions to form one new sentence using commas, semicolons and/or conjunctions. Students can self check or trade and grade using the answer key...
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Comma Comments
Upper elementary and middle schoolers, in pairs, use PowerPoint to link a button to every comma within a piece of writing. The button links to a slide explaining why the comma was used. They present their slides to the class.
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Punctuating Appositives
Where do the commas go? Kids rewrite a series of sentences using commas to set off the appositives in each sentence.
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Language Arts: Punctuation and Characterization
Students prepare for a test on punctuation and characterization by completing practice assignments. While completing the assignment, they note the difference between direct and indirect characterization and explain how punctuation...
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Punctuation
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in either commas or semicolons to ten compound sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Comma Exercise
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must proofread and edit 10 sentences inserting commas where necessary.