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The document provides a game board format for revising and editing writing, encouraging the use of various grammatical techniques. It includes tasks such as correcting fragments, run-ons, and comma errors, as well as enhancing sentence structure and word choice. The goal is to improve writing quality through specific grammatical exercises.

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Copy of Connect 4 Revision

The document provides a game board format for revising and editing writing, encouraging the use of various grammatical techniques. It includes tasks such as correcting fragments, run-ons, and comma errors, as well as enhancing sentence structure and word choice. The goal is to improve writing quality through specific grammatical exercises.

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CONNECT 4: GRAMMAR STYLE

DIRECTIONS: Connect at least 2 sets of 4 boxes horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as you revise and edit your writing.
Highlight and annotate your changes on the essay. AS you do, highlight the prompts on this game board .

Find a fragment. Turn Find a run-on or Use a semicolon to Find a comma error.
it into a complete comma splice. Fix it. join two closely Fix it.
sentence. related sentences
(without making a
stringy sentence).

Incorporate parallel Use a prepositional Use dependent Find a common usage


structure for effect. phrase as a clause as a transition. or spelling error, and
transition. correct it.

Fix any capitalization Add descriptive Add descriptive Use a conjunctive


errors, including in adverbs. adjectives. adverb correctly.
the title.

Use a participle at Incorporate a Use an adverb as an Use a simple


the beginning of a correctly punctuated interjection. sentence for effect.
sentence. appositive for
clarification.

Add a compound Add a complex Add a compound- Change a sentence


sentence to a sentence to a complex sentence to that has passive voice
paragraph that paragraph that a paragraph that to active voice.
currently doesn’t currently doesn’t currently doesn’t
have one. have one. have one.

Correctly punctuate Replace at least two Eliminate a cliché Remove the


coordinate words so they have from your writing. pronouns I and you
adjectives. more precise from your piece to
denotations and achieve a more
connotations. formal tone.

Find a sentence that Identify an area with Find a wordy Find a choppy
is worded awkwardly. incorrect subject- sentence. Make it sentence. Make it
Fix it. verb agreement or more concise. flow more smoothly.
pronoun-antecedent
agreement. Fix it.
CONNECT 4: example
DIRECTIONS: Connect at least 2 sets of 4 boxes horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as you revise and edit your writing.
Highlight and annotate your changes on the essay. AS you do, highlight the prompts on this game board .

Find a fragment. Turn Find a run-on or Use a semi-colon to Find a comma error.
it into a complete comma splice. Fix it. join two closely Fix it.
sentence. related sentences
(without making a
stringy sentence).

Incorporate parallel Use a prepositional Use dependent Find a common usage


structure for effect. phrase as a clause as a transition. or spelling error, and
transition. correct it.

Fix any capitalization Add descriptive Add descriptive Use a conjunctive


errors, including in adverbs. adjectives. adverb correctly.
the title.

Use a participle at Incorporate a Use an adverb as an Use a simple


the beginning of a correctly punctuated interjection. sentence for effect.
sentence. appositive for
clarification.

Add a compound Add a complex Add a compound- Change a sentence


sentence to a sentence to a complex sentence to that has passive voice
paragraph that paragraph that a paragraph that to active voice.
currently doesn’t currently doesn’t currently doesn’t
have one. have one. have one.

Correctly punctuate Replace at least two Eliminate a cliché Remove the


coordinate words so they have from your writing. pronouns I and you
adjectives. more precise from your piece to
denotations and achieve a more
connotations. formal tone.

Find a sentence that Identify an area with Find a wordy Find a choppy
is worded awkwardly. incorrect subject- sentence. Make it sentence. Make it
Fix it. verb agreement or more concise. flow more smoothly.
pronoun-antecedent
agreement. Fix it.

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