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English Basics: The Jargon You Need to Know
These functional slides first show a list of parts of speech then a few sentences. In each subsequent slide, nouns are first highlighted, then pronouns on the next slide, and articles on the next slide, all using the same basic...
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Grammar Check
In this grammar worksheet, students answer a variety of grammar questions true or false. Students check their answers against an answer sheet when they complete the assignment.
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Fifth Grade Grammar Sentence Construction
In this grammar and sentences review worksheet, 5th graders recall comma usage, parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation marks, run-on sentences, and sentences and sentence fragments. Students write 25 answers.
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Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers
In these grammar errors worksheets, students review the definition of modifiers and an example of a misplaced modifier. Students then complete three pages of activities to help them avoid misplaced modifiers.
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
In this grammar learning exercise, students focus on modifiers as a part of speech. Students study 8 sentences and rewrite each in its correct format.
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Grammar Bytes: Adjectives and Adverbs
Using a format similar to what students may see on standardized tests, this presentation discusses the proper use of adjectives and adverbs. The examples focus on some of the most common errors, including the use of the words poorly and...
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Grammar Puzzles
Students explore the parts of a sentence through analysis, design, and drawing in this nine lessons unit on Grammar. The diagramming of sentences comprises the main thrust of this unit through the utilization of higher cognitive skill...
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Modifier Exercise
In this modifier instructional activity, students correct example sentences that contain misused modifiers. Students correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
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The Direct Object
What exactly is a direct object? Use this resource to introduce direct objects to your middle and early high school classrooms. The section at the top explains the part of speech, and then there are 20 sentences below for learners to...
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A Note of Gratitude
Gertrude Stein once said, "Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone." Learners break their silence by engaging in discussion and making lists of what makes them grateful. Next, pupils write and illustrate a thank you letter to a chosen...
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Modals: Can, May and Will Verbs: Present Tense
Cover can, may, will, and shall with this lesson on using modals in the present tense. Starting off with a warm-up activity, the resource includes a text to analyze, examples of modals, and exercises with answers. The language in the...
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Understanding Adjective Clauses: Lesson 14
This PowerPoint features information about adverb and adjective clauses. Several examples of sentences that include adjective clauses are provided along with explanations of their functions in the sentences. Some slides contain practice...
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Proofreading, Revising, & Editing Skills Success
Some self-paced writing resources are just better than others. This one is great. The 205-page packet includes exercises on every aspect of the writing process, from crafting sentences and paragraphs, to proofreading, revising, and...
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Online ESL Quizzes: Modifying Adjectives
For this ESL quiz worksheet, students read 5 sentences and, from 2 choices, select the correct word that will modify the adjective shown. Example: Your essay is __ good. (pretty, most). This was intended as an online quiz but can be...
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"The" with Superlative Modifiers: stating a unique degree
In this sentence correction worksheet, students correct the sentences by adding in the word "the" when needed. Students correct 10 sentences total.
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Gearing up for Grammar
Students input autobiographical information to apply in a Diamante' poem that utilizes the different parts of speech. Students interact with each other sharing their autobiographical information completed on the database created....
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Grammar Exercise: the Future
In this verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the verbs to a conversation with 2 people in the future tense. Students complete this for 10 sentences.
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Adjective Clause - quiz: modifying clauses for possessives and quantifiers
In this adjective clauses worksheet, students complete the sentences with the correct adjective clause. Students complete 15 sentences total.
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Nouns and Adjectives
Using this activity on nouns and adjectives, learners can solidify their knowledge of grammar. This 14 question activity has students put words in columns based on whether it is an adjective, noun used as an adjective or a noun.
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Adjectives and Adverbs with Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In this grammar worksheet, students practice using the correct modifier in each of the 14 sentences. Students circle the correct adjective or adverb for each sentence.
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8 Parts of Speech
Here is a terrific presentation to use as you are introducing the eight parts of speech to your class. Each of the parts of speech gets a thorough introduction, and many examples are given. There is a strong interactive component to this...
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Interactive Adjective Quiz
In this online grammar worksheet, students identify the adjectives in each sentences and the nouns they modify. Students complete 20 exercises. This worksheet is interactive.
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Phrases and Clauses
Clarify the different types of phrases and clauses that young writers can use to vary their sentence structure. A helpful slideshow presentation encourages your class to fix sentences by adding more interesting phrases and clauses,...
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Diagramming sentences
In an orderly fashion, go through diagramming sentences with your class. Beginning with a simple sentence and the placement of subject and verb, subsequent slides slowly add on more branches and lines with explanations of sentence types...