Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Identifying Incorrect Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module focuses on how to identify run-on sentences, comma splices, and sentence fragments.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comma Splices and Run Ons: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over comma splices and run-ons and discusses how to recognize them. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Comma Splices and Run-ons."
Handout
English Plus+

English Plus: Commas in Compound Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial provides rules for the comma to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive location/game that focuses on key elements of writing such as commas and their relationship with fused sentences.
Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Run on Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
A variety of presentation formats including notes, a PowerPoint presentation, activities, and a video [4:52] defining run-on sentences and comma splices and explaining different ways of correcting them.
Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Rules for Fixing Comma Splices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site targets comma splices and fused sentences. It provides information on how to fix them using conjunctions (both coordinating and subordinating) and puntuation.
Handout
University of North Carolina

Univ. Of North Carolina: Seeing and Correcting Sentence Fragments and Run Ons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What is a sentence fragment and a run-on sentence? Explore this informative resource to review the meaning and some examples of these. Students and teachers can utilize this informative site to improve their writing skills.
Website
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Avoiding Fragments

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry focuses on forming complete sentences by identifying fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences and learning how to correct them. It provides the rules, examples of errors, and examples of how to correct each type of error.
Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Comma Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students will learn more about commas. A PowerPoint lesson and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via hands-on approaches.
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Sentence Fragments

For Students 9th - 10th
This writing lab site defines sentence fragments and gives a tip to help determine whether or not a group of words is a fragment.
Graphic
Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This GrammarCheck infographic provides tips for fixing common writing mistakes. Information on errors related to homophones, apostrophes, commas, participles, and sentence structure are included.
Handout
Vancouver Island University

Malaspina: Punctuating Between Main Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Four printable exercises in which punctuation errors need to be corrected. 2.1 requires correction of compound sentences by putting in commas or semicolons where needed and getting rid of comma splices. 2.2 requires comma splice...
Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Fragments and Run Ons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are sentence fragments and run-on sentences? Explore this informative resource to review the meaning and some examples of these. Provides techniques for avoiding fragments and run-ons in writing assignments.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with identifying sentence fragments and then fixing them.
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These interactive grammar exercises cover sentence structure, punctuation, irregular verbs, parallel structure, misplaced and dangling modifiers, pronouns, agreement and word choice. Includes printable PDF worksheets (Adobe Reader is...
Unit Plan
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Colon and Semicolon Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first part of this site provides information and examples for the correct usage of the colon and the semicolon. The second part is an exercise. Click on "semi-colon" of "colon" to correctly punctuate the sentence. Then click on...
Handout
Other

Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Grammar Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get a collection of self-help handouts on different parts of speech and common usage topics.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World: Technology and Grammar: Part Two

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on run-on sentences and comma splices and how to correct them. It features links to on-line information to help with run-ons: The Writing Center and Run-Ons and FunBrain grammar games. It also provides a teacher-made...
Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

Elc Study Zone: Using Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you know how to use commas properly? Use this website to learn more about these pesky punctuation marks.
Handout
Other

Illinois State U.: Punctuation Made Simple Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What purpose does a semicolon serve in punctuation? Explore this website to learn more about this small but powerful grammar tool.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 15 Shocking Student Writing Fails (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic is provided to help alert students about common writing mistakes. The following types of errors are discussed: commas, verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, apostrophes, pronouns, and prepositions.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Interactive Grammar Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Fun grammar exercises with amusing art and sound clips attached to answers. Answers explained clearly and in an amusing manner.