Students find and correct a variety of errors within a text.
Students rewrite the underlined words as contractions.
Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 1 of 3 in this series.
Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 1 of 3 in the series.
Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 2 of 3 in the series.
Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 3 of 3 in the series.
Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 3 of 3 in the series
Students find and correct a variety of errors within a text.
Students practice forming contractions by rewriting sentences, changing the underlined words to a contraction.
Students find and correct a variety of errors within a text.
Students correct a variety errors within a text. The errors are underlined.
This grammar tutorial explains constructing sentences using independent and dependent clauses with correct punctuation.
Students find and correct a variety of errors within a text.
Students rewrite sentences, adding colons and commas to lists.
A set of two cartoon videos. The first [5:08] explains colons and how they can be used properly in sentences. The second [3:42] introducing dashes, their usage, and how they can be used to create tone.
A detailed source for professional editing and proofreading strategies. Links on the right offer several pages of text for both editing and proofreading, including guidelines and samples for each.
Students rewrite compound sentences, adding commas in the appropriate places.
Watch a video and click through a nine-slide presentation to learn where commas came from, how they are used properly, and when they should not be used. [7:27]
How do you become a comma super hero? Use this awesome resource to learn more about commas. Students and teachers can brush up on their comma skills when they explore this educational site.
Students rewrite sentences, adding commas after introductory prepositional phrases.