Writers use the four steps outlined here to edit their own or a peer’s paper. Using different colors of highlighters, editors note “to be” verbs, examine the length of sentences, box the first word in every sentence, and mark instances...

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...

Eliminate all doubt when it comes to sentence structure with nine thorough lesson plans. Whether you want your young writers to vary their sentence structure or shore up their knowledge of conjunctions and semicolons, these lessons are a...

Want to explore the process of writing a persuasive essay and tie it in with the upcoming elections? Class members use Venn diagrams and the hamburger model of persuasive writing to write a five-paragraph essay on elections and...

Although this practice opportunity is poorly organized, it does provide a chance for your upper elementary schoolers to identify complete sentences, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments. This worksheet also focuses on ways to correct...

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.

In this online interactive grammar worksheet, learners answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding fragments and types of sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Break down the particularities of sentence combining with this explanatory handout. Using three example sentences, the handout demonstrates a variety of ways to combine sentences. This resource could act as a reference sheet for your...

Make sure your pupils exercise their grammar muscles with this collection of worksheets. Organized into units, the packet covers everything from the parts of speech to sentence structure to punctuation.

In this set of grammar worksheets, students identify sentence fragments, revise run-on sentences and fragments, and combine sentences by inserting words and phrases.

In this grammar worksheet, students complete the partial verbs in twenty-four fragments in order to make complete sentences out of each one.

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.

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.

For 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.

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.

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...

An array of reading comprehension, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary activities are at your fingertips with a language arts practice packet. Second, third, and fourth graders work on various skills using reading passages and word banks,...

In this independent and dependent clause worksheet, students are given a sentence that is written incorrectly and must correct.

In this grammar activity, students use cards with words on them to arrange correctly to make complete sentences. Students do this in teams and are timed to get points.

In this filling in the blanks online/interactive worksheet, students read incomplete sentences and choose the correct verb phrases to complete them. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers and check them by clicking on the answer box.

In this grammar instructional activity, students mark a R for run-on, CS for a comma splice, F for fragment or C for correct for twenty sentences.

In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite twenty-four fragments into complete sentences by either adding a verb or a subject to each one.

In these sentence correction worksheets, students read the short passages in each example and then determine which part is a fragment. Students circle the fragment.

In this grammar learning exercise, students rewrite twenty fragments into complete sentences so that each one is grammatically correct. Students share their sentences with each other.