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Reduced Time Adverb Clauses
Looking for a way to improve your students' writing conventions? Include this adverb clauses worksheet in your next grammar lesson. Middle and high schoolers read a three-paragraph selection and rewrite adverb time clauses to make the...
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Reduction of Adverb Clauses of Time
In this grammar activity, students learn about reducing adverb clauses to adverbial phrases. They then rewrite 4 sentences using what they just learned.
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Adverb Clauses Exercise
In this adverb and noun clause activity, students complete the following 15 sentences using either an adverb or noun clauses.
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Reduced Time Adverb Clauses
In this grammar activity, learners read 5 sentences which show students how to reduce the time adverb clauses. They then read a story and reduce time adverb clauses where possible.
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Adverb Clauses Exercises
In this adverb clause instructional activity, students use logical verb clauses to complete the first 5 sentences. They complete 5 sentences with a noun clause using when, where, whether, if, or why. They complete the last 5 sentences...
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Adverb Clauses Exercises
In this adverb clauses worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 15 sentences with adverb clauses or words to complete adverb clauses.
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Adverb Clauses Exercises
In this adverb clauses review worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 15 sentences with the appropriate adverb clauses.
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Adverb Clauses
In this adverb clause worksheet students must fill in the blanks in sentences using the appropriate adverb or adverb clause. Students make their answer selection and receive immediate feedback.
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Clauses and Compound Sentences
Sentence variety is extremely important when it comes to learning the written word. Add variety to your learners' writing by focusing on clauses and compound sentences. The information provided is followed by a practice opportunity to...
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Punctuating Adverb Clauses
In this grammar activity, students review and discuss the general rules for punctuating adverb clauses. Students then place a comma where one is needed in ten sentences with adverb clauses.
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Clauses, Verbs, and Phrases
In this grammar worksheet, students read 23 sentences and mark the noun clause, adjective clause, or adverb clause. They read 20 sentences to find a noun phrase, verb phrase, or prepositional phrase.Â
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Complex Sentences Made Easy
Take the complexity out of writing complex sentences. Young writers practice taking two ideas and putting them together to make a complex sentence. Create a list of subordinating conjunctions to help each individual make better sentences.
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Dependent or Subordinate Adverb Clauses
In this grammar worksheet, students recognize a dependent or subordinate adverb clause. Students look at ten sentences and determine what the dependent or subordinate adverb clause is, and what word in the independent clause it modifies.
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Clauses: The Trilogy
In this clauses review worksheet set, students go over the proper use of the trilogy of clauses. They review noun clauses, adverb clauses, and adjective clauses by reading their definitions and examples of their usage. There are no...
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Say It with Style: Syntax and Parallel Structure
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech provides the text for a lesson that introduces scholars to the significance of syntax. After examining several types of clauses, phrases, and structures, class members use the...
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The Clause That Refreshes
Learners define specialized terminology involving parts of speech. They identify main and subordinate clauses and create complex sentences. They edit and revise writing to incorporate complex sentences and identify parts of speech...
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Adverb Phrases: Shortening Clauses to Modifying Phrases
Work on modifying phrases and improving writing technique with this worksheet. Young grammarians shorten clauses by modifying phrases to complete the sentences. They complete 16 sentences for practice. Scroll to the bottom of the page to...
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Extra Practice--Reductions
This worksheet provides an explanation of how to reduce or shorten time adverb clauses, cause/effect adverb clauses, and adjective clauses. After the explanation, students have an opportunity to practice reducing each type of clause....
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Clauses: The Trilogy
In this three types of clauses worksheet, students read sentences with highlighted clauses and identify them as noun, adverb, or adjective clauses. Students fill in the blanks in ten sentences.
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Conjunctive Adverb Activity
In this conjunctive adverb worksheet, students underline conjunctive adverbs, fill in punctuation for sentences that use conjunctive adverbs, fill in blanks in sentences with conjunctive adverbs and determine whether sentences are...
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Adverbs used in mixed time frames
In this adverbs instructional activity, students choose the correct adverb in the correct tense agreement to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Basic Cause/Effect Intro
In this cause and effect learning exercise, learners answer 8 questions about cause and effect adverb clauses. They identify the cause and effect in sentences and then combine them using "because" and "now that" where appropriate.
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Reductions in Sentences
In this sentence reduction worksheet, learners create shorter sentences by using one of three types of reductions. Students use either a time adverb clause reduction, a cause/effect adverb clause reduction, or an adjective clause...
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Transition Words
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...