Introduction The purpose of this subject sampler of language arts - writing is to provide you with a sampling of writing mechanics. You will enjoy online writing exercises in editing, parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation, sentence structure and word usage while learning the critical components of writing. It is important for you to remember this is the time for you to practice your skills in writing using activities you can enjoy.
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Capitalization and Puncuation This is an online exercise to help you practice your editing skills by looking for capitalization errors. Help Dan edit his news reports. You can pick Level 1 for capital letters and final punctuation or pick Level 2 for run-on sentences, quotation marks, and apostrophes
Parts of Speech Choose from noun, verb, or pronoun games. Move the mouse so the cursor hovers over a balloon. A sentence will appear at the top of the page to give you a clue. Click every balloon that has a pronoun in it. Nouns
Sentence Structure Help the monkey make a bridge so he can get to the other side. The bridge can only be made when the words are put in order to form a sentence
Usage Errors Choose 4th grade then select any one of the exercises to practice word usage
Parts of a Book This is an online lesson and practice exercise about parts of a book that provide information before you read. Drag each definition or description with the appropriate part of the book.
Writing Activity This is an online writing activity that would help you to better understant how to write clear, well worded instructions. Select an activity such as making a sandwich and write step by step instructions for how the activity should be performed.
Conclusion I hope you enjoyed the language arts - writing activities. Strong writing and grammar skills helps you to become a better writer and help you to create your stories in a clearer and understandable way. It is important that you know the rules of grammar and know how to use them every time you write. Good Writing........