Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Infinitive (Noun) Recognition Practice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this noun infinitives practice worksheet, middle schoolers read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 15 questions that require them to identify the infinitives in each sentence and label them as subject, direct object,...
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Curated OER

Teaching Grammar in Context: Using Sentence Combining to Teach Subordination

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Reinforce sentence styles with this lesson, which prompts young grammarians to build complex and compound-complex sentence structures. They respond to non-print text and identify subordinators as parts of speech procedure. They spell...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Good and Well

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this good and well usage worksheet, students read for information and determine comprehension. In this fill in the blanks worksheet, students complete twenty-three sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subject-Verb Recognition: Natural and Inverted Order Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this subject/verb worksheet, students read about natural and inverted order sentences, then locate the simple subject and simple predicate in a set of 10 sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Parts of Speech

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this parts of speech worksheet, students are given words and they choose which part of speech it is. Students complete 9 problems total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Verb Masquerade: Verbals Don't Act Like Verbs

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verb worksheet, students read 6 sentences, look at the underlined words in each one and decide whether each underlined word is a gerund, infinitive or participle. Students use the word jump to write a simple sentence for one of...
Interactive
Curated OER

General Grammar Exam

For Students 8th - 11th
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students answer 50 multiple choice questions regarding appropriate grammar. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Gerunds Anyone?--Using a Verbal

For Students 4th - 6th
In this gerunds worksheet, students fill in 5 blanks in 4 sentences with correct answers dealing with facts about gerunds. Students find the gerunds and underline each one in 6 sentences and then write an original sentence using the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Parts of Speech--Adjectives

For Students 6th - 8th
In this parts of speech learning exercise, students review adjective as they read a brief description and underline all of the adjectives in 15 sentences. In addition, students create 2 of their own sentences using adjectives.  
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Curated OER

Personal Hygiene Products and Their Uses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the use and frequency of use of personal hygiene products by writing an essay explain their personal hygiene regimine and the products they use. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Curated OER

Correlative Conjunctions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners identify correlative conjunctions in sentences and then rewrite pairs of sentences as a single sentence with correlative conjunctions. They practice diagramming sentences of various sentence patterns and then write a personal...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Infinitives and Beyond

For Students 5th - 6th
For this infinitives worksheet, students read a one page information text about infinitives. Students then answer 10 fill in the blank questions about infinitives.
Unit Plan
University College London

University College London: Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of a University College of London online English-grammar book defines and provides examples of adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases. It also provides an exercise, which can be evaluated and scored, on...
Handout
University College London

University College London: More Phrase Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This University College London section of a chapter from an online English-grammar book defines and provides examples of different types of phrases, including noun phrases and verb phrases. This site is currently free but may not be in...
Interactive
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?

For Students 2nd - 8th
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
Unit Plan
Towson University

Towson University: Self Teaching Unit: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses and dangling modifiers. It discusses each, provides examples, explains how to correct them, and offers links to exercises and a post-quiz.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Learners will develop sentences with...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Desert Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, Brooke Bessesen's picture book, Look Who Lives in the Desert!: Bouncing and Pouncing, Hiding and Gliding, Sleeping and Creeping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Mall Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, Eileen Christelow's picture book, Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Recess Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, Hooway for Wodney Watby, written by Helen Lester, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What",...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Sports Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, Hoops, written by Robert Burleigh, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What", "When",...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Circus Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
For this lesson, Dr. Seuss' book, If I Ran the Zoo, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After reading the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What", "When", and "Where" until...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on clauses; it defines the term and the two main types: independent and dependent. It lists the two types of dependent clauses: adjective and adverb; it provides examples of each, explains how to identify...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Racetrack Sentences

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race, written by Stan Berenstain, is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them....