Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Unnecessary Comma in a Complex Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples for using commas when writing a complex sentence.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Run on Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples for using commas when writing a complex sentence.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Use a Variety of Correctly Structured Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that teaches students about varying sentence structure in six mini-lessons: Introduction; What Is a Sentence?; Simple Sentences; Readability: How Foggy Is Your Writing?; Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex, and The Art...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Camping Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. When I Go Camping with Grandma, a book by Marion Dane Bauer, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will...
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.
Handout
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Subordinating Conjunction Rules [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF provides a writer's handout which covers the rules for using subordinating conjunctions. There are three complex sentence patterns to learn with subordinating conjunctions. Two patterns require you to make use of commas; one...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Strategies for Revising: Practice 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[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...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Sentence Varying

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to texts and videos about simple, compound, and complex sentences and varying them in their writing.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Repairing Run on Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exercise with ten sentences to help students identify and correct run-on sentences. Students read the sentence and then click on the answer choice that corrects any errors in the sentence. After making their choice, students can see...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Sentences: Compound, Complex, Compound Complex

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Use a variety of sentence structures including compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Use a Variety of Correctly Structured Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to avoid fragments and run-on sentences while correctly combining clauses to create an effective variety of sentences, including complex, compound, and compound-complex.
Activity
University College London

The Internet Grammar of English: Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Poetry to Teach Reading & Writing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Lesson plan makes use of weekly poems for young scholars to read, discuss, and study. Students compile a poetry portfolio to use for further learning in reading and writing, as well as engaging in interactive activities such as creative...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Sentence Writing: Compound Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A five-part learning module with links to texts, websites, and a video on compound sentences.
Activity
Other

Using English: Content Analysis Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This reading game offers young readers the opportunity to correct word order of a sentence so that it makes sense. They click and drag words in the correct order into the sentence. Then they are to drag a piece of trash into the recycle...