ALEX Classroom Resources

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (7) 21 :
21. Create written work using standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics.

a. Revise their own writing using correct mechanics with a focus on commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, and semicolons.

b. Construct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to represent relationships among ideas.

c. Embed phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced or dangling modifiers.
Subject: English Language Arts (7)
Title: How to Avoid Dangling Modifiers | No Nonsense Grammar
URL: https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/no-nonsense-grammar-dangling-modifiers/how-to-avoid-dangling-modifiers-no-nonsense-grammar/
Description:

Modifiers are phrases, clauses, or even just words that add a description. In clear sentences, modifiers are next to the target words they are describing. Dangling modifiers are modifiers with no target to describe, which can confuse many readers. This resource provides instruction and practice in evaluating phrases and clauses. 



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