Directions:
1) Have students transcribe the grammatically incorrect sentence as it appears, with its MISTAKES, in a journal. (TEACHER: answers are at the very bottom of the page)
2) Ask students to rewrite the sentence CORRECTLY in their journal.
3) Ask a student, or students, to come to the front of the class and correct the imperfections in sentence.
4) Review the amelioration with students pointing out and underscoring the problems that were detected and undetected.
5) ART: have students consider the art work attached by using the VTS Method. This is explained via a link on the right hand side of my page.
SENTENCES needing correction:
1. In 1867 many farmer's joined together too push for reform. In 1867 a farmer named oliver hudson kelley started an organization that became known as the grange.
Answer:
In 1867, many farmers joined together to push for reform. In 1867, a farmer named Oliver Hudson Kelley started an organization that became known as the Grange.
Dependent Clause: comma needed
No apostrophe needed, simply a plural form of the noun
"to" ....not "too" and not "two"
another DEPENDENT Clause needing a comma
Proper noun needing capital letters
Grange is a proper noun needing capitalization
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