University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: Parts of the Sentence
This University of Ottawa site overviews the parts of the sentence and then provides a list of links to the various individual parts including subject and predicate, objects and complements, noun, pronoun, phrase, clause, and a review...
Towson University
Towson University:online Writing Support: Self Teaching Unit: Avoiding Fragments
This module focuses on what makes a sentence including parts of speech, subjects and predicates, and phrases and clauses. It then explains fragments and how to avoid them. It offers links to several exercises and a post-quiz.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Conjunctions
Conjunctions are a part of a speech that connects different parts of a sentence, such as groups of words, clauses, or phrases. [0:41]
Other
Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: If Clause Quiz
This exercise, intended for nonnative English speakers (ESL), provides practice constructing sentences with dependent and independent clauses. Offers solutions without detailed explanation.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: The Comma
The University of Ottawa's Writing Center developed this site. The major sections of the site are "Comma Usage" and "Superfluous Commas." Right and wrong examples are included, along with links for definitions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Non Restrictive Elements
This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Non Restrictive Elements: Thumbs Up Work
This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 10.1: Parts of the Sentence
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples to demonstrate how to identify independent and dependent clauses, prepositions and prepositional phrases, participle phrases and gerund...
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Adverbials, Adjectivals, Nominals Exercise 2
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Commas After Introductions Exercise 3
This resource provides practice with writing and punctuating sentences with introductory elements.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Comma Sense
Notes, a PowerPoint presentation, and a video introducing commas, their purpose, and common usage mistakes. Comma rules and examples concerning coordinating clauses, items in a list, introductory elements, and nouns of direct address are...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Direct and Indirect Objects
This slideshow lesson focuses on direct and indirect objects. It defines and gives examples of each and explains that direct objects can be words, phrases, or clauses while indirect objects can be words, phrases, or found in...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Parallelism of Details
In this lesson, you will learn strategies for evaluating and revising an essay so that similar grammatical structures in sentences, phrases, and paragraphs are parallel.
English Zone
English zone.com: Noun Clauses: Using Infinitives
An interactive exercise with four examples followed by ten sentences. Students complete each question by combining two sentences while using an infinitive phrase. When finished, students can check to see how many answers are correct.
McGraw Hill
Mayfield Handbook: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive
This section of the Mayfield Handbook on restrictive and nonrestrictive modifiers and clauses features a definition with links to other parts of the sentence (modifiers, clauses, phrases) along with examples of restrictive and...
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.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Parts Quiz
This quiz is "a very basic quiz" that covers the various parts of a sentence (clause, gerund, adjective, preposition) in a ten question matching format.
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.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Using Semicolons
A writing tutorial for the correct use of semicolons to link two independent clauses, clauses with commas, clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases, and to link lists where the items contain commas. Examples and...
The Tongue Untied
University of Oregon the Tongue Untied: Semicolon
Discover more about semicolon usage when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from the examples listed for semicolon use.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Elements of Sentence Construction
This entry focuses on the Elements of Sentence Construction including subjects and predicates, phrases and clauses, compound sentence elements, and avoiding fragments, run-ons, and fused sentences.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Complex Pirate Sentences
In this lesson, Melinda Long's picture book entitled How I Became a Pirate is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite complex sentences from the text and share them. Students will also use interactive buttons to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parentheses
This lesson introduces parentheses and how they are used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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