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Eliminate "To Be" Verbs
Students remove to beverbs from their writing. In this verb usage lesson, students write strategies from eliminating to be verbs, then locate the verbs in their writing and eliminate as many as possible.
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Eliminating Wordiness
Teach your class how to write concisely and edit writing. The slide show covers be verbs, active voice, passive voice, repetitive wording, and more. Complete with numerous examples and images, it is a comprehensive resource that could be...
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Word and Picture Match-- Verbs
The focus of this ESL activity is on matching verbs and pictures. Students analyze seveb pictures that depict people engaged in various activities, and match each picture to the verb that describes it.
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ESL Simple Past Tense of the Verb To Be- Fill-In-The-Blank Worksheet
For this ESL simple past of the verb, to be, worksheet, students look at 8 small clip art pictures. They write a sentence that describes the picture using the simple past of the verb to be.
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Grammar Practice: Consistency of Tense
After a concise explanation of verb inconsistency, learners study detailed examples and then rewrite a series of sentences to eliminate tense inconsistencies. An answer key is provided. The worksheet could be used as part of a mini...
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Understanding Paragraph Basics
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...
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Verbs
For this verbs worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict actions. Students match these to the verbs that describe each picture.
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ESL Verbs- How Do You Go To School? Fill in the Blank Worksheet
In this ESL how do you go to school/verbs worksheet, students fill in 7 blanks with the correct verb and write the corrected sentences on the blank lines beneath the original sentences.
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ESL: Practice Using Present Progressive Tense
Small, cartoonish pictures of people expressing emotions and actions (blowing his nose, holding her head and frowning, dancing, smiling) provide the basis for writers to describe the feelings and experiences taking place. Help your ESL...
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Active and Passive Voice
Six quick slides show the difference between the active and passive voice and how to eliminate the passive voice in one's writing. Identify the subject and verb of the sentences shown, and rearrange them to change the voice. Encourage...
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To Be
In this verbs of being activity, students examine 7 pictures and read the question next to each one. From 4 choices, students select the correct answer. All will have a verb of being.
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ESL Irregular Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL irregular verbs worksheet, students examine 10 small, colorful clip art pictures of actions before matching them to the proper form of the verb that describes them.
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ESL Verbs- What Verb Does This Picture Represent?
In this ESL verb identification multiple choice instructional activity, students examine a black and white clip art picture,. They choose between 4 verbs to find the one that best describes the picture. They complete 8 examples.
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Nonfiction Genre Mini-Unit: Persuasive Writing
Should primary graders have their own computers? Should animals be kept in captivity? Young writers learn how to develop and support a claim in this short unit on persuasive writing.
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Writing with Strong Verbs
Students use strong verbs in their writing. In this verbs in writing lesson plan, students locate the verbs in their writing, then identify the verbs that are weak and make revisions.
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Verbs 1
In this ESL verbs vocabulary worksheet, learners analyze 7 pictures that depict people doing different activities. Students match these pictures to the verbs that describe them.
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Verbs
In this ESL verbs activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students match these pictures to the verbs that describe them.
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Verb Match 2
In this ESL verbs vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students match these pictures to the verbs that describe them.
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Simple Present
In this ESL present simple verb tense worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of people in action. Students match these to the verbs that describe them.
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Excessive Nominalizations
Eliminate unnecessary nominalizations from your middle schoolers' writing! After reviewing a reference page for the -tion ending (and when it can be excessive in writing), students rewrite eight sentences to change nominalizations to a...
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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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The Writing Tips: One, Two, There, You're Out!
Introduce your class to the importance of using active verbs in writing. Learners read sentences in which the word there is used, and identify an active verb that can be used instead. The lesson comes with a comprehensive worksheet for...
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ESL Simple Past Verb Tense- Yes/No Questions
In this ESL simple past tense verb instructional activity, students look at 8 pictures before they answer the yes/no questions. They use the simple past tense of the verbs.
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ESL Present Perfect Verb Tense Partner Worksheet
In this ESL present perfect verb tense worksheet, students work with partners to answer questions that are answered using the present perfect verb tense. They answer 8 questions about what they ate, where they traveled, and what they...