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Empire State College: Thesis and Shaping Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial on writing essays contains several sections pertaining to the thesis. These include thesis definition, characteristics, analysis of thesis to gather and shape information, and topic sentences. Many examples given. W.9-10.2...
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Empire State College: Writing Style Seminar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This detailed resource provides a good tutorial on writing style, whether informal or formal. It explains how to get style through word and sentence choice and includes lots of examples. W.9-10.1d & W.9-10.2e Style/tone/conv,...
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Empire State College: Colons: Rules for Use

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource discusses four uses of the colon: to signal a list, to signal and emphasize a comment or explanation that follows, to show that a longer quotation is coming, and after a greeting in a business letter. L.9-10.2b Colons
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Empire State College: Basic Noun Pronoun Agreement

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Notes on pronoun-noun agreement with links to additional information and practice exercises.
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Empire State College: Exercise 2b: Agreement With Trick Singulars Advanced

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Correct five sentences by identifying the incorrect words and supplying the correct word choice.
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Empire State College: Exercise 6: Pronoun Reference

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Rewrite five sentences so that the pronouns agree with the nouns they replace.
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Empire State College: Pronoun Reference to Nouns

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Notes and examples explaining the importance of using pronouns to replace nouns only when the replacement is clear. A link to a practice exercise is provided.
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Empire State College: Exercise 2a: Agreement With Trick Singulars Basic

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Complete five sentences by choosing the pronoun that agrees with the indefinite antecedent.
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Empire State College: Exercise 4: Noun Pronoun Agreement

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Complete five sentences by choosing the correct pronoun.
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Empire State College: Exercise 5: Pronoun Agreement With Other Pronouns

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Complete five sentences by choosing the correct pronoun.
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Empire State College: Pronoun Agreement With "Trick Singular" Nouns and Pronouns

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Notes and examples on pronoun agreement with indefinite nouns and pronouns. A link to a practice exercise is available.