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A Simple Their, They’re, There Quiz for You!

A Simple Their, They’re, There Quiz for You!

by Language Arts Lady | Jun 26, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Reading, Spelling, Writing

Have you been studying your Wacky Words “there, their, and they’re”? Are you ready for a pop quiz? Fill in each blank provided with the correct Wacky Word—there, their, or they’re. Cami was thrilled with _____________ involvement.We will take you _______________ to...
Plural Nouns and Passed-Past Confusion With Cinderella (Punctuation Puzzle)

Plural Nouns and Passed-Past Confusion With Cinderella (Punctuation Puzzle)

by Language Arts Lady | May 8, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles

He passed the test or He past the test? Go passed the house or Go past the house? Passed and past are super confusing–as evidenced in social media every where. It’s not just students who have trouble with this confusing word...
Proper Nouns and Quotations with Pinocchio (Punctuation Puzzle)

Proper Nouns and Quotations with Pinocchio (Punctuation Puzzle)

by Language Arts Lady | May 7, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles

Oh, proper nouns and quotations. Where do I start to explain the myriad of difficulties that students (and adults!) have with these. Am I starting to sound more like Lamenting Lady than Language Lady in the openings to these Punctuation Puzzles? If so, I am sorry!...
Prepositional Phrases and Commas with Dumbo (Punctuation Puzzle)

Prepositional Phrases and Commas with Dumbo (Punctuation Puzzle)

by Language Arts Lady | May 6, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles

Comma rules are super subjective. As a matter of fact, I tell my upper high schoolers that commas following sentence openers will generally not be the errors in SAT/ACT/PSAT testing sentences. These rules are that subjective! I hear and recognize all of the commas in...
Raise/Rise and Indirect Quotations with Cinderella (Punctuation Puzzle)

Raise/Rise and Indirect Quotations with Cinderella (Punctuation Puzzle)

by Language Arts Lady | May 5, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles

Zac and Cinderella do a great job explaining the RISE and RAISE problems in today’s puzzle. But RISE and RAISE cannot be taught alone—so Zac has prepared two more Punctuation Puzzles scheduled to follow this one about those similar confusing word pairs—Set/Sit and...
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