Help! I’ve misplaced my modifier! Misplaced modifiers and dangling participles are the subject of a worksheet that first defines basic terms and then offers examples of correct usage. Armed with this information, young grammarians attack...

After defining and offering cogent examples of fragments and complex sentences, this activity presents pupils with two passages. One they must revise. For the second, an excerpt from an E.B. White essay, they must identify the fragments...

For this using commas worksheet, students read about the proper use of commas. They also read about overuse and misuse of commas in their writing. They link to five practice exercise that are listed at the bottom of the page.

Start by reading the information provided for both misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers. The entire first page is explanation and examples-perfect for those who need extra support. On page two, you will find a short, 10-question...

Perfect for a middle school classroom, this two-page reference guide introduces subject-verb agreement and gives 10 specific explanations and examples. Then, independently, attempt the 15 sentences that follow. Learners must select the...

After reading the first reference page about parallel structure using correlative conjunctions, young learners rewrite nine sentences with errors in parallelism. Even the strongest writers in your language arts class could benefit from...

In this adjective clauses worksheet, students read the ten sentences and choose an adjective clause from the drop down menu that best combines the two sentences given. This is an interactive worksheet.

In this adjective and adverbial phrases practice worksheet, middle schoolers read an informative lesson plan. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify prepositional phrases and label the adjective or adverbial...

Here is a good parts of sentences instructional activity that uses leprechauns! Young writers read sentences about a leprechaun's treasure and then circle the predicates, underline the subjects, and double underline the phrases. They do...

In this writing exercise, students are given a series of sentences and asked to rewrite them to eliminate wordy phrases and clauses, repetition and passive voice.

Talk about what you bought last weekend with plenty of activities centered around the theme of shopping. English language learners have the opportunity to listen, speak, write, and read over the course of these exercises. The resource...

In this infinitive phrases activity, students change the sentence around so that the infinitive phrase is now a gerund phrase. Students complete 10 sentences.

For this grammar worksheet, students reduce the adverb clauses to phrases when possible. If they cannot, then they write "NP". There are 10 sentences for students to reduce.

In this using conditionals:  if and unless worksheet, students read the explanations and examples, then interactively complete 12 sentences with immediate online feedback.

In this grammar activity, students read about subordinate clauses. Students read about adjective clauses and adverb clauses.

Compound and complex sentences are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Learners write a clause or phrase from each of the four sentences, then rewrite each sentence adding another clause to make a compound or complex sentence.

Translate transition words for your class with this handout and brief exercise. Fairly straightforward and informative, it includes sample sentences and a working link to a more complete list of transition words. There are two different...

Learners read an overview of comma usage rules and then take an online interactive quiz. First they answer 10 multiple choice questions in which they identify the sentence with incorrect usage. On the next page, they retype a given...

What is a prepositional phrase? Read through the first page of your packet to give your budding grammarians a better sense of what a prepositional phrase is. Then, have them complete the two activities provided. The first asks them to...

Work on sentence fragments with your class using this handout and brief exercise. This resource, which could be used as a reference sheet for learners, goes into detail about complete sentences and the different errors that cause...

Challenge young grammarians to turn sets of phrases into sentences by adding subordinating conjunctions on a short worksheet.

To demonstrate their understanding of the difference between subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, learners identify and label the conjunctions found in 10 sentences.

Without conjunctions, sentences just don't stick together! Practice identifying coordinating conjunctions with eight sentences that each have conjunction connecting clauses or individual nouns.

In this reducing adjective clauses part 2 worksheet, students read the explanation for shortening a relative (adjective) clause with an active voice verb, then interactively completes 10 sentences by reducing the modifying clause to a...