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Interactive
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Mechanics: Section 1

For Students 5th - 7th
Save time and trees by using an online interactive worksheet. Learners examine 10 sentences and select the appropriate revision for each sentence with regard to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. They then submit their answers to...
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Interactive
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Mechanics: Section 2

For Students 5th - 7th
Here are 10 sentences, and each contains a mechanical error. Your class will revise each sentence, correcting capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. This instructional activity in online and can be scored immediately.
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Lesson Plan
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A Lesson in "Comma Sense"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young grammarians punctuate an unedited letter to give it meaning. They explore how misplaced and erroneous punctuation can result in giving text a completely different meaning than intended. The lesson is a fun way to reinforce basic...
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Worksheet
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English Grammar and Usage: Short Answer Quiz/Review

For Students 6th - 10th
This comprehensive assessment tool covers parts of speech, transitivity, punctuation, common usage errors, and verb tense. Your budding grammarians demonstrate knowledge of an array of discrete points of correct usage in English. I'd use...
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PPT
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Punctuation

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Cover higher-level punctuation concepts such as the difference between the en-dash and em-dash. This punctuation review is for formal writing and scholarly articles and is based mainly on APA style. The presentation is very...
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Worksheet
San José State University

Parentheses and Brackets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Practice using parentheses and brackets with your class using this handout and short exercise. This could also be used as a reference sheet, since it lists several different proper ways to use parentheses and brackets, with examples of...
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Handout
San José State University

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Beginning with a definition and a few corrected examples, this resource shows how comma splices can be identified and then eliminated. Four sentences are enumerated for writers to practice in order to avoid comma splices themselves.
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Lesson Plan
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Semicolons and Commas Review

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young grammarians review the proper usage of colons and semicolons in writing. Given a list of sentences, they determine which are direct characterizations and which are indirect characterizations. They also decide where the punctuation...
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Lesson Plan
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ESL Grammar - Comma Splice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students fix comma splices. In this ESL lesson, students recognize comma splices and find ways to fix them.  They complete a worksheet finding comma splices and correct sentences. 
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Lesson Plan
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Lesson 6 - Quotation Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature lesson, students read, discuss, and review vocabulary from Chapter 6. They make a list of quotations and review how to use quotation marks. 
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Worksheet
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Run-ons, Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

For Students 6th - 12th
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are given pairs of sentences with directions to form one new sentence using commas, semicolons and/or conjunctions. Students can self check or trade and grade using the answer key provided.
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Worksheet
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Commas After Introductions Exercise 2

For Students 6th - 9th
In this comma usage worksheet, learners are given ten sentences that they must correct by placing a commas in the correct place. Students must identify whether there was an introductory word, clause or phrase in the sentence.
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Worksheet
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this beginning paragraph correction worksheet, learners read a passage and determine corrections to underlined errors. Students choose multiple choice answers for eight questions.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - President James Madison

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President James Madison. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - "Peanuts" Comic Strip

For Students 3rd - 8th
Young grammarians correct mistakes in a short paragraph about "Peanuts" Comic Strip. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, to spelling. This would make a perfect seasonal activity to hand out at the beginning of...
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Martin Luther King, Jr. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - The Fabulous Frisbee

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the invention of the frisbee. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Aquarius, the Water Carrier

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Greek myth of Aquarius. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Winnie the Pooh

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Winnie the Pooh. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - The Concorde

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the supersonic Concorde aircraft. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Benedict Arnold

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Benedict Arnold. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Worksheet
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Sentence Combining Exercise

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar instructional activity, students combine seventeen sets of basic sentences into compound and complex sentences using commas where needed.
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Worksheet
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Editing a Paragraph

For Students 7th - 10th
In this paragraph worksheet, students edit and proofread a paragraph. Students correct all punctuation and capital letter errors.
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Worksheet
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Separating Sentences With Commas and Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students analyze and correct ten sentences with proper commas and conjunctions. Students share their answers with their classmates.