ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

[ELA2021] (4) 38 :

38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag

b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.

c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.

e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.

f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

[ELA2021] (5) 39 :

39. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.

a. Evaluate the usage of pronouns for the proper case.

Examples: subjective, objective, possessive

b. Identify inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.

c. Use varied pronouns and their antecedents correctly in composing and revising writing.

d. Use subject-verb agreement correctly when composing and revising writing.

e. Use verb tenses to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

f. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense, including subject-verb agreement.

g. Use perfect verb tenses to compose and revise writing.

h. Use correlative conjunctions correctly when composing and revising writing.

This lesson explores overusing simple sentences. Simple sentences can be dull and boring. Make use of compound or complex sentences! This resource includes an activity sheet that allows students to practice varying sentence structures. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

[ELA2021] (4) 38 :

38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag

b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.

c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.

e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.

f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Sentence fragments can't stand alone, because they do not express a complete thought. Run-ons put two complete sentences together in one sentence without separating them.

This resource allows students to practice identifying run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and complete sentences. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

In this classroom resource, students will learn the parts of a predicate. A predicate is what is being said about the subject in a sentence. In other words, it describes what is happening. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept taught in this lesson.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

In this classroom resource, students will learn about sentences.  A sentence is a set of words that makes complete sense and consists of a subject, a predicate, and a verb. A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause. A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses. A complex sentence consists of an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept taught in this lesson.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

A subject can be a person or an object. To figure out who or what is the subject, first find the verb of the sentence. Then ask yourself who or what is doing that action. This resource will help students find the subject of a sentence. It also offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept taught in this lesson.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

[ELA2021] (4) 38 :

38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag

b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.

c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.

e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.

f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

[ELA2021] (5) 39 :

39. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing.

a. Evaluate the usage of pronouns for the proper case.

Examples: subjective, objective, possessive

b. Identify inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.

c. Use varied pronouns and their antecedents correctly in composing and revising writing.

d. Use subject-verb agreement correctly when composing and revising writing.

e. Use verb tenses to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

f. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense, including subject-verb agreement.

g. Use perfect verb tenses to compose and revise writing.

h. Use correlative conjunctions correctly when composing and revising writing.

Verbs have a singular and a plural form. When using a verb in a sentence, pay attention to the subject-verb agreement. This means, that the subject and the verb must agree in number. In this lesson, students will learn about subject-verb agreement. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept taught in this lesson.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

[ELA2021] (4) 38 :

38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag

b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.

c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.

e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.

f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

In this classroom resource, students will learn about fragments. A fragment is only a piece of a complete thought that has been punctuated like a sentence. Fragments can be phrases or dependent clauses or any incomplete word group. We often think in fragments and use them when we speak, but they are not appropriate in formal writing. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 37 :

37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.

Grimy Gators are popping out of the city sewers! Students will need to remember their subject-verb agreement rules to get rid of them. Students will read the subject at the top of the screen, then click on the verb which agrees with that subject.