On the Run

Approach run-on sentences, comma splices, and sentence fragments with humor. The worksheet is made up of two exercises, which are, in turn, each made up of a series of somewhat silly sentences that need punctuation help. For the first...

Do some of your writers need an extra lesson on correcting run-ons and comma splices? This learning exercise clearly defines the terms, provides models of run-on sentences, comma splice errors, and how to correct them. The second page of...

Break your eighth graders' habit of writing run-on sentences with this instructional activity. Fifteen sentences are presented to punctuate correctly, lending well to a warm-up activity, quiz, or homework assignment. Corrections range...

To an English teacher, the only sound worse than nails on a chalkboard is a student using improper grammar. Make poor grammar a problem of the past with this extensive collection of worksheets that covers everything from sentence...

As kids develop writing skills, run-on sentences are bound to happen. Review what a run-on sentence is with the first part of this worksheet, and then let them try to correct the 10 run-on sentences provided. Since there are a few...

Viewers are entertained as well as educated by the illustrations in this colorfully animated PowerPoint focused on run-on sentences.

Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...

The Battle of First Manassas, commonly known as the First Battle of Bull Run, was the first major battle of the Civil War, signaling a conflict that would last for many years and take many lives in the process. View an animated map that...

Watch as a great economics instructor illustrates a monopolistically competitive firm in long-run equilibrium on a graph, and then compares it to perfect competition.

Are you a non-ELA teacher looking to incorporate literacy skills and assignments into your curriculum? A lesson plan and its included worksheets are a great starting point for a unit on genetics. Although the lesson was originally...