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Total English Advanced: Sorting Out Phrasal Verbs
In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they unscramble the 10 groups of words in order to create complete sentences. Students also match 5 phrasal verbs to their definitions.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Articles and Things
In this adjective articles worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they examine 8 proofreading them for article mistakes. Students also respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Rules for Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students identify and fix comma splices and fused sentences in forty sentences. Students correct sentences, and also fix the punctuation within three paragraphs.
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Creative Writing
Young scholars determine what grammar is and how they have learned it. In this creative writing lesson, students read "Style' Gets New Elements," and respond to the discussion questions. Young scholars then present grammatical rules to...
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Interactive Conjunction Quiz #2
In this grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and decide whether the underlined word is a coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb. Students complete 20 online exercises.
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Run-on Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite a paragraph, finishing each unfinished sentence by joining it to a finished sentence next to it with a conjunction.
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That
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate pronoun or pronoun phrases to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Avoiding Run-ons
There are a few different ways to avoid run-on sentences. This worksheet focuses on using conjunctions (and, but, etc.) to correct run-on sentences. There are 10 questions for your youngsters to work with.
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Conjunctions
In these conjunctions worksheet, students review the definition of conjunctions and compound subjects, predicates, and sentences. Students then complete three pages of exercises that help them with conjunctions.
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Pronoun Agreement
Grammar rules are not always clear so use this presentation to provide your students with examples, context, and definitions for using pronouns correctly. Topics covered are plural and singular antecedents, plural and singular pronouns,...
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Semicolons
This one-page handout provides an overview and examples of how and when to use a semicolon. It does not include any questions or exercises; however, it does address relevant grammar rules at the secondary level.
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Long Vowel Phoneme - oo
Learners recognize words by common spelling patterns. The teacher reads a poem to the class and look at rhymes for the word moon. They practice handwriting in conjunction with spelling, and they can even write their own -oo- poem!
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Clauses: Essential Building-Blocks
Clear up clause confusion with this grammar handout, complete with a clause identification activity. Using the detailed information and examples of the different types of clauses provided in the worksheet, secondary learners identify and...
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Passive Voice
The definition of passive voice is given along with tips to identify whether a sentence is written in this form. With one slide for the title and one for the end, the remaining four slides include the definition and a different tip on...
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Comma Exercises
Reinforce comma rules with this exercise. Learners add commas to a series of sentences and, using a list of eleven rules, match the rule they followed to each sentence. This instructional activity would be best for classes that have had...
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Using Connectors: Because and Though
In this using connectors: because and though activity, students red the explanations and examples for using these two conjunctions, then interactively complete 20 sentences using the correct words or punctuation, with immediate...
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Writing Compound Sentences
In this writing compound sentences instructional activity, 6th graders read the definition, then create 20 compound sentences, using the coordinating conjunctions given, underlining the subjects and circling the predicates.
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And & But
In this conjunctions activity, students choose the appropriate conjunction, and or but, to complete twelve sentences grammatically correct.
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Using “And,” “But,” & “Or” Exercise
In this conjunctions practice instructional activity, learners examine 10 sentences that are missing 1 word each. Students fill in the blanks with "and", "but", or "or."
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Finding conjunction, adverb, and transition word errors
In this editing worksheet, learners edit the sentences by choosing the best sentence part to complete the sentence. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Compound Sentence Structure
SMART boards a great way to create interest in any subject - even grammar! Using the provided SMART board lesson plan, have your 10th graders come up to the board and combine two independent clauses using a "glue" word (coordinating...
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The Heart of Your Paper: 11 Methods for Writing a Topic Sentence (or a Thesis Statement)
Help your young writers produce high-quality topic and thesis statements that go beyond basic wording and really illustrate complex ideas and critical thinking skills. From however and compound sentence statements to using...
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Lily's Crossing: Novel Study
War affects much more than just soldiers. Lily and Albert in Lily's Crossing know that better than anyone as World War II affects both of them in different ways. Scholars use vocabulary words, answer questions, and work with literary...
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Compound Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students insert the correct coordinating conjunction in the blank of the each sentence. The conjunctions can be the following: and, or, but, so. There are 10 sentences to complete on this worksheet.