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Fixing Comma Splices: Improving Sentence Structure in Writing
This video is a lesson on identifying and correcting comma splices, a type of run-on sentence. The teacher explains what comma splices are and provides three ways to fix them: changing the comma to a period, adding a coordinating or...
Curated Video
Varying Sentence Lengths
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of varying sentence lengths and structures in writing to keep the reader engaged. The teacher provides examples and practice exercises using conjunctions to combine sentences and make...
Ereading Worksheets
Coordinating Conjunctions | Parts of Speech App
Find out what coordinating conjunctions are, and how to use them in a sentence with an excellent video. The resource provides detailed examples, a mnemonic device to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions, an interactive pop...
Ereading Worksheets
Subordinating Conjunctions | Parts of Speech App
Get an in depth look into subordinating conjunctions with a video that thoroughly explains and demonstrates what they are and how to use them in a sentence. Following instruction, an interactive pop quiz and review is available to check...
Curated OER
IELTS Writing Essays 7
Lewis continues his look at persuasive strategies in writing, especially as they pertain to the IELTS essay. The focus narrows in even more on conjunctions and logic. Typical errors are shown.
Curated OER
Subordinate Clauses
A subordinate clause, or dependent clause, has a subject-verb combination but it cannot stand on its own because it is an incomplete thought that does not make sense. Yossarian the Grammarian explains that each clause can function like a...
Curated OER
IELTS Writing Essays 6
Be more persuasive with these strategies! Specific to the IELTS essay, Robert Lewis talks about persuasive techniques, such as using reason and appeal to authority, and how to apply them to your writing.
Curated OER
Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices
Use the mnemonic FANBOYS in order to avoid comma splices by connecting nouns and independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions. Yossarian the Grammarian gives sentence examples that included coordinating conjunctions.
Curated OER
Participial Phrases and Participles as Adjectives
Participles can be part of a verb phrase (participial phrase) or act as an adjective. Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how the verb "to wear" functions differently in various sentences.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to use coordinating conjunctions correctly and avoid using comma splices.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinating Conjunctions
FANBOY - What does this have to do with coordinating conjunctions? Watch the video from Khan Academy, that explains coordinating conjunctions and how to use the mnemonic device FANBOY to remember them. Also included is a question and...
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Conjunction and Its Types
This video lesson features information about correlative conjunctions. Examples of correlative conjunctions are provided, and they are also contrasted with coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. [5:05]
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Coordinating Conjunctions
This TurtleDiary interactive video lesson [5:28] features information about coordinating conjunctions. Numerous examples of their application and clarifying tips are included. Written lessons, video lessons, practice exercises, and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correlative Conjunctions: Lesson 3
This audio lesson introduces common correlative conjunctions and how they are used. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Correlative Conjunctions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conjunctions
This lesson focuses on conjunctions; there are four types of conjunctions: correlative, subordinate, coordinate, and conjunctive adverbs. It explains the uses for, provides a list of, gives examples of, and discusses punctuation for each...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: How to Use Commas With Conjunctions: No Nonsense Grammar
Conjunctions can join two separate clauses, but sometimes they need commas. Learn how to do so correctly.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: How to Use Conjunctions: No Nonsense Grammar
Conjunctions are a part of a speech that connects different parts of a sentence, such as groups of words, clauses, or phrases.
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Turtle Diary: Coordinating Conjunctions
A superb lesson designed for children to teach them about coordinating conjunctions. The lesson describes coordinating and subordinating conjunctions with the help of a lot of examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Beginning Sentences With Conjunctions
Is it okay to begin a sentence with a conjunction like 'but' or 'because'? Yes. David explains why.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to connect parts of sentences. David teaches you how they do it!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect parts of sentences to each other. David explains how.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subordination and Coordination Worked Example
In this video [5:23] watch David work through a subordination and coordination question from the Praxis Core Writing test.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Simple and Compound Sentences
A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonus: 'Fanboys,' a Mnemonic Song
FANBOYS' is a mnemonic device you can use to help remember the coordinating conjunctions of English. Team Grammar made this video, figuring that we couldn't very well cover conjunctions without writing a song, now could we? If you're...