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Four Sentence Types: End Marks Lesson
Give sentence type instruction a boost with this informative powerpoint presentation! Learn about the four types of sentences; imperative, exclamatory, interrogative, and declarative, then check for understanding with a 10-question pop...
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Sentence Patterns
Clear up confusion surrounding simple, compound, and complex sentences. The poster, which could also be used as a reference sheet, includes five examples. The types of clauses, parts of speech, and types of punctuation are color-coded to...
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Declarative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences
It's time to identify these sentences as interrogative, exclamatory, or declarative based on their ending punctuation.
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Identifying Sentence Types
In this grammar instructional activity, students read 10 sentences and choose the type of sentence each one is; a statement, command, question, or an exclamation. They use punctuation clues to help them identify the sentence types.
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Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
What kind of sentence is it? This can be a complex subject, so don't compound the difficulty by skipping over the topic! It's simple, just have your class read and go over the information here and then complete the included exercise.
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Types of Sentences
This grammar PowerPoint reinforces the three types of sentences and how to identify them correctly. Each slide of this PowerPoint gives examples and definitions of declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences. The final few...
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The Run-On Sentence
Explore grammar rules by completing a worksheet. In this sentence structure lesson, kids define run-on sentences and read sample sentences to determine whether they are complete or incomplete. There is also a space for the writer to edit...
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Putting Sentences Together
In this grammar activity, students use conjunctions. Students use conjunctions to join tow short sentences together into a longer sentence. They are given a list of words to use.
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Sentence Structure & Punctuation
In this identifying sentence structure and punctuation instructional activity, students write questions which correspond to the answers given, Jeopardy style. Students write and punctuate ten interrogative answers.
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Too Many Types Of Titles
Direct instruction on punctuation rules for titles is followed by collaborative practice in class. Two worksheets with aesthetically engaging graphic design provide practice. For 12 examples, small groups either underline, italicize, or...
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Proofreading: Lesson 2
Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...
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To Quote or Not to Quote
Quotation marks are the focus of this resource. In it, youngsters discover how to correctly use punctuation marks. It is meant to be carried out over a three-day period. You could shorten it, but I wouldn't. The activities are...
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Punctuation Takes a Vacation
Students read Punctuation Takes a Vacation. For this punctuation lesson, students discuss punctuation marks and how they are used. Students write postcards using a punctuation mark and students guess which punctuation mark it is.
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Reading Non-Fiction Sentences
Students identify differences in types of sentences. In this sentence structure lesson plan, students discuss the different ways sentences are written according to their intended audience. Students create different types sentences and...
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Change of Perspective
After reading an example of a Cultural Connection about a particular person, class members are asked to think about what this person might experience on a daily basis. They then craft a narrative from the subject’s point of view.
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Question Tags Practice
Young grammarians complete 20 interrogative sentences by adding formulaic question tags. They use the verbs could, would or should with an appropriate pronoun in question tags to complete each sentence. Example: They would listen,...
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Writing Conventions: Punctuation
In this writing conventions worksheet, students read the sentences and then choose the kind of sentence type it is. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Fourth Grade Editing- Sentences
In this grammar and editing worksheet, 4th graders rewrite each of 10 sentences while making corrections. They capitalize words, add end marks, and correct double negatives.
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Interjections
Teach your class that they can use interjections to make their writing more interesting. Individuals read a selection of sentences from their book using great expression and then explain to the teacher how interjections can make their...
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Punctuation Sentence Maze
In this punctuation worksheet, students connect words in a maze to form sentences that require them to use apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens, and commas correctly.
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Self-Test Quiz: Wild Children Part III: Comparing and Contrasting
In this comparing and contrasting worksheet, students are given pairs of sentences they must combine using the conjunction but.
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Proofreading
Fourth graders explore the proofreading process. They practice proofreading for errors in sentence structure, usage, and mechanics. Students develop strategies for proofreading and differentiate between commonly confused words.
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Topic: English - 'Making Connections' - Coordinating Conjunctions
In this sentence writing activity, students learn about using conjunctions in sentences. They then use what they learned to answer the 6 questions on the activity. The answers are on the last page.
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Commas and Semi-Colons
Students practice editing sentences. In this punctuation activity, students learn how to use commas and semi-colons in sentences and then practice what they've learned by completing a worksheet independently.