Modifiers Lesson, Grades 6-8: Misplaced Words Like Only & Almost

"Only members swim on Saturday." "Members swim only on Saturday." Same words, but do the two signs mean the same thing? In about 45 minutes, students see how a limiting word such as only changes a sentence's meaning depending on where it sits, and practice placing it so the sentence says what they mean.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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