Curated OER
Semicolon vs. Colon...And What is a Comma Splice?
Designed originally for higher education, this PowerPoint could also be used to introduce your high schoolers to the semicolon, colon, and comma splice. The texts do not contain pictures or graphics; instead, they present information in...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe/mc Graw Hill: Combining Sentences With Appositives
An exercise consisting of ten pairs of sentences. Students are asked to combine the two sentences using an appositive and type the new sentence into the box. When finished, students can check the answers to see how they did.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas With Non Essential Elements
This tutorial focuses on the use of commas in nonessential elements whether they are words, phrases, or clauses. Links to practice exercises are provided.
