University College London
The Internet Grammar of English: Sentences
This site from the Internet Grammar of English of the University College of London provides a general overview of sentence structure. Content includes an online exercise, and is worth checking out on the subject.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Editing for Sentence Structure
This lesson will give students tools and tips to edit sentence structure so that fragments and run-on sentences will not hamper their writing.
Other
English Grammar Revolution: Types of Sentences
This site offers a brief tutorial on the four types of sentences, then two exercises of 10 sentences each, for student practice or assessment. Answers are also available.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Sentence Length and Style
This slideshow lesson focuses on sentence length and style; it lists four types of sentences: fragments, short sentences, long sentences, and run-ons. It explains the effect that is achieved by using each of these sentence types for...
English Club
English Club: Sentence Variety
This EnglishClub tutorial discusses the importance of using sentence variety in the context of paragraphs. The tutorial provides information about sentence types, sentence patterns, and sentence lengths.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simple Sentences: Oh So Happy!
Six slides introducing simple sentences, explaining how they are formed, and demonstrating how they can be linked together to create a compound sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Complex Sentences
Nine slides introducing complex sentences, dependent clauses, and independent clauses and explaining how to identify and create them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Compound Sentences
An eight-slide presentation introducing compound sentences and explaining how to write them and why writers use them.
BBC
Bbc: Skillwise: English: Grammar: Word Types Quiz: Advanced Level
Assess knowledge and application of the parts of speech. Identify the part of speech within a sentence or on its own. Three levels of difficulty and immediate feedback are provided. Certificates available. Quiz can be downloaded in PDF...
BBC
Bbc: Skillwise: English: Grammar: Word Types: Parts of Speech Quiz: Basic Level
Quiz that assesses fundamental knowledge and application of the basic parts of speech. Identify the part of speech within a sentence or standing on its own. Three levels of difficulty and immediate feedback are provided. Certificates...
Other
Using English: Content Analysis Tool
How are your English writing skills coming along? This online text analyzer will help you assess word usage, sentence complexity, and other writing features. Copy and paste your text into the box and click to view statistics. This is...
University of Calgary
The Basic Elements of English: Phrase Identification
This section of an online grammar guide provides a definition and examples of phrases, as well as information and an interactive exercise on distinguishing types of phrases and clauses. It offers links to various types of phrases and...
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Sentence Elements: Phrase Functions
This section of an online grammar guide provides information on how different types of phrases can function in a sentence. It also offers an interactive exercise for identifying phrase functions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Outlines
This lesson focuses on outlining; it defines outlining and the two types, topic and sentence. It provides two slideshows: the first focuses on creating the outline including the 4 steps, structure, and importance of flexibility; the...
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 2: Level 4 [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the understanding of different types of analogies and vocabulary words that describe.
College Claparede (Switzerland)
English Exercises Online: Conjunctions (2)
Complete each sentence by typing the conjunction in the box to show the correct relationship between the independent clauses in the sentence. Hints are available if needed, and answers can be checked after each sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Composition
If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...
Other
Sharpening Your Writing Skills
This handbook provides step-by-step modules to help you develop an appropriate business writing style. It also gives you rules for punctuation and "plain English." Answers are provided for exercises. PDF document.
Other
Hong Kong Polytech: Functions in Academic Writing
Provides a wealth of interactive exercises dealing mainly with the structuring of sentences in different kinds of academic writing.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Strategies for Revising: Practice 3
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will review the different types of clauses and sentences. You will also use editing strategies to help you add variety to your sentences. A step-by-step...
University College London
University College London: Clauses and Sentences
This section of an online English-grammar book introduces and provides examples of different types of clauses. Because this is from a British source, it uses different terms to identify the types of clauses, calling an independent...
College Claparede (Switzerland)
English Exercises Online: Verbs and Prepositions (2)
Complete each of the 25 sentences in this exercise by typing the correct preposition into the box. Hint are available if needed, and answers can be checked when finished.
College Claparede (Switzerland)
English Exercises Online: Verbs and Prepositions (1)
Complete each of the 25 sentences in this exercise by typing the correct preposition into the box. Hint are available if needed, and answers can be checked when finished.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Sports Cloze 1
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about different types of sports equiptment. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.