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Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
In this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as run-on sentences, fragments, has a comma splice mistake or as correct. Students defend their choices.
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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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Run-on Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students read and correct ten run-on sentences by separating them with the conjunctions before, after, when and because.
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Run-on Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students read and correct ten run-on sentences by separating each one with a comma and one of the conjunctions and, but, or, nor or for.
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Sentence Structure: Avoiding Choppy, Run-on, and Stringy Sentences
Use this as a reference sheet for peer- or self-editing, or as a guide when teaching sentence structure. Defines and gives examples of choppy, run-on, and stringy sentences, and provides corrected versions of each. Check revised examples...
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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...
Millard South Patriots
Trait Practice: Sentence Fluency
Do your young writers need a little help varying their sentence structure? Have them work on common errors, sentence fluency, and writing patterns with a series of language arts activities. The resource includes reading passages as well...
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Fragments and Run-ons
In this grammar worksheet, pupils determine if a group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment. Students rewrite the fragments to make complete sentences. Pupils correct run-on sentences by adding appropriate punctuation. Students...
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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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Study Unit 4, Revised: Run-On Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 sentences and look for errors. Students write R if the sentence is run-on, CS if there is a comma splice, F for a sentence fragment and C for a correct sentence.
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Different Types of Sentences
In this grammar activity, students mark a R for run-on, CS for a comma splice, F for fragment or C for correct for twenty sentences.
Syracuse City School District
Capitalization and Punctuation
How many of the pupils in your language arts class can differentiate between a colon and a semicolon? Clarify common conventions, including end punctuation, proper capitalization, and sentence structure, with a series of helpful grammar...
San José State University
Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Beginning with a definition and a few corrected examples, this resource shows how comma splices can be identified and then eliminated. Four sentences are enumerated for writers to practice in order to avoid comma splices themselves.
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Recognizing Complete Sentences
Paste the dresser drawers into the correct dresser in order to recognize complete sentences! The dressers are blank graphic organizers, and complete and incomplete sentences are written on drawers for learners to cut out. Pupils get a...
Book Units Teacher
Sentence Unit
Imagine using history to teach grammar. This 178-slide PowerPoint presents an amazing collection of images and historical information about the settlement of Tennessee and about famous residents like Daniel Boone. Viewers are tasked with...
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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
Identifying when to use commas, semicolons and other forms of punctuation can be difficult for students. This 10 question activity which relates to sentence fragments, could be used to help students identify correct use of punctuation.
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Conquering the Comma
Thoroughly review where to put commas: after an introductory clause, before a coordinating conjunction, around nonessential phrases, etc. Furthermore, avoid comma splices by adding a conjunction or semicolon or by starting a new sentence...
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Sentence Twister
Fifth graders complete a game to practice sentence writing. In this sentence writing lesson, 5th graders use a Twister game format to practice creating making complete sentences from run-on sentences and fragmented sentences.
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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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Rules for Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students identify and fix comma splices and fused sentences in forty sentences. Students correct sentences, and also fix the punctuation within three paragraphs.
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Run-Together Sentences
In this writing worksheet, students correct ten run-together sentences by turning the last one in each pair into an unfinished sentence. Students use before, after, when, because, and since.
McGraw Hill
Fragments and Run-ons
In this online grammar worksheet, students identify fragments and run-ons. After the students make the identification, they correct the fragments or run-ons to form complete sentences.
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Fifth Grade Grammar Sentence Construction
In this grammar and sentences review worksheet, 5th graders recall comma usage, parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation marks, run-on sentences, and sentences and sentence fragments. Students write 25 answers.
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Constructing and Using Different Types of Sentences with Support from The Shurley Grammar Method
Students analyze parts of speech, sentence structure, and ver usage in this ten lesson unit on grammar. Through games, activities, assignments, and printed material, the concepts are supported and reinforced in a creative way.