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Curated OER

Creative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine what grammar is and how they have learned it. In this creative writing lesson, students read "Style' Gets New Elements," and respond to the discussion questions. Students then present grammatical rules to one another...
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Grammarly Blog: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on conjunctions including what conjunctions are; the types of conjunctions: Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating; how to start sentences with conjunctions, examples of each of the above, and lists for each type...
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Grammarly Blog: Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies how to use correlative conjunctions correctly in sentences. Numerous examples are provided in this resource.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Either, Or

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of using parallel structure with the correlative conjunction either or.
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Grammarly Blog: Starting a Sentence With a Conjunction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation with examples of the capitalization and punctuation rules for beginning a sentence with a conjunction.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Not Only, but Also

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of parallel structure with the correlative conjunction not only but also.
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Grammarly Blog: Comma Before But

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the use of a comma before the coordinating conjunction "but" only if it is in front of an independent clause. Examples of proper and improper uses are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Semicolon With Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples for using semicolons with conjunctions in a compound sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Comma Within a Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the misuse of a comma by separating the two items being compared. No comma is needed before the conjunction in a comparison unless it includes a non-restrictive clause. Examples of both are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
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Grammarly Blog: Oxford Comma

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples for using a comma before the conjunction in a list.
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Grammarly Blog: Conditional Sentences. Main Clause: Will, if Clause: Will

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the topic of conditional sentences. In this resource, a main clause with the word "will" and a dependent clause with a future tense verb, along with the word "if" as a subordinate conjunction,...
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Grammarly Blog: Comma Between Correlative Conjunction Sets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides the rules and exceptions for the use of commas when using corratative conjuction sets such as either or, or neither nor, or not only but also. No commas are needed between them unless the comma is needed for other...
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn about all types of conjunctions when you visit this educational resource. This site gives a clear definition of the function of a conjunction. Use the "Turn the Page," function to learn more.
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a good definition and numerous examples of coordinating conjunctions. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions,...
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The Tongue Untied

Tongue Untied Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers numerous examples of the rules of correlative conjunction usage. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions, coordinating...
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The Tongue Untied: Subordinating Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a standard definition and numerous examples of subordinating conjunctions, using journalistic (newspaper-like) examples. Provides list of...
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Grammarly Handbook: Comma Before And

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the use of a comma before the word "and." It explains using a comma between items in a series with the use of "and" and before "and" when it is in front of an independent clause. Examples are provided.