Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences
This lesson presents information on the use of the comma and semicolon in a compound sentence. A link will take you to an interactive exercise that applies the mechanics content. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Avoiding Run on Sentences and Comma Splices
This lesson goes over how to correct a run-on sentence or a comma splice.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clauses: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces clauses and discusses how to recognize them. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Clauses."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces colons and how they can be used. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Colons."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Coordination
This lesson introduces how to use commas with coordinating clauses and conjunctive adverbs.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Structure
A six-part learning module including links to information, exercises, and learning games on dependent and independent clauses as well as simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dependent and Independent Clauses Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a series of assessment items in which students determine whether the phrases are dependent or independent clauses.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Hyper Grammar: Modifiers
Explains when and how to use adverbs and adjectives properly. Also includes a short section on conjunctive adverbs and their rules of usage.
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...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Avoiding Run on Sentences Practice Exercise
An exercise with ten run-on sentences where students are asked to choose which re-written sentence is correct. A percentage score is given at the end of the exercise.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Simple and Compound Sentences
This lesson introduces students to simple and compound sentences and gives them a chance to try identifying them for themselves.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is a Clause?
Defines clause and provides examples of the different types. Includes an exercise to test your understanding.