This page offers a list of links to entries about sentence structure including elements of sentence construction, sentence types and punctuation, connectors, sentence patterns, pattern transformations, and active/passive voice.

[Free Registration/Login Required] To understand how the grammar of a sentence changes when the sentence type is changed (e.g., when a statement is made into a question, a question becomes an order, a positive statement is made...

Play Hangman as you recall the basic types of sentences and punctuation marks. Great fun!

This entry focuses on the kinds of sentences and how they are punctuation including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.

Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...

This PDF gives a simple definition of a period and question mark, an example of when to use each type of punctuation and then has thirteen simple sentences for students to practice their skills of identifying what type of ending...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart the students will identify the difference between a sentence and a fragment. The students will be able to identify the four types of sentences and their correct punctuation.

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the each type of punctuation used when building a sentence.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Developed for first grade students to review ending punctuation marks:., ?, and ! Activotes are used at the end to test understanding. Students learn the correct terms for telling, asking, and...

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.

For Dickens' opening to his Tale of Two Cities, he uses one of the longest series of comma splices in the history of literature. Dickens seemingly did this for stylistic effect. In this activity, students create their own Dickens-like...

This slideshow lesson focuses on conjunctions; it defines conjunctions. It explains each of the three types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative. It defines each, lists the conjunctions, and provides sentences...