English · Grade 7

Grammar, Style and Cohesion

Learners use sentence structure as a style tool. They tell phrases from clauses and explain what each does, choose simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences to show how ideas relate, fix misplaced and dangling modifiers, punctuate coordinate adjectives, and build cohesion across a paragraph with transitions, consistent terms and clear references.

4 lessons
About 100 minutes
Grammar and cohesion check: 9 questions
Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, sort into groups, arrange tiles and write a short answer

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What learners will discover

Explain the function of phrases and clauses, including independent and dependent clauses, in specific sentences.
Choose among simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences to signal different relationships among ideas.
Place phrases and clauses correctly, recognizing and fixing misplaced and dangling modifiers.
Use commas between coordinate adjectives and build cohesion across sentences.

Lessons

Phrases and clauses 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
Sentence types that show relationships 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
Misplaced and dangling modifiers 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
Coordinate adjectives and cohesion 6 steps4 practiceabout 26 min
Grammar and cohesion check 9 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
Editor's DeskGrab the red pen: find every mistake, then fix it.
Reading DetectiveRead the case file, crack the question, and prove it with evidence.

Guide for grown-ups

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