Conventions

Writing Specs for 8th Grade

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Active vs. Passive Voice

Additional Help with Active vs. Passive Voice

• Grammar Girl on Active vs. Passive Voice

Commas

Additional Help with Commas

• How To Use Commas: A Summary
• Rules for Comma Use
• Commas @ UW-Madison
• Commas @ The National Archives

And in case you need a reminder about conjunctions…

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Semicolons

Semicolons: The Most Feared Punctuation

• Semicolons @ UW-Madison
• Semicolons @ The Oatmeal

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Apostrophes

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Quotation Marks

• How to Use Quotation Marks 
• Additional Punctuation Rules with Using Quotation marks

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MLA Format

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide

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More Grammar & Conventions Resources

• 11 Grammar Lessons From the Leaked CIA Style Book
• Grammar Girl
• Grammarly
• Dr. Walczak’s Parts of Speech and Sentences on Pinterest