Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Text: Syntax
A learning module that teaches students about syntax in six mini-lessons: Introduction, What is Syntax?, The Building Blocks of Syntax-Clauses and Phrases, Adding on-Figures of Speech, and Your Turn.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Writing Explanation Part 3: Building an Argument
In this module, students will explore how claims, counterclaims, evidence and reasoning are used to write an effective argument. Students will read an article that addresses the question, "Should Congress consider comprehensive climate...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Writing Explanation Pt. 2: Crafting a Well Written Explanation
In this module, students will write an explanation about climate change based on the claims, evidence and reasoning they identified in the Writing Explanation Part 1: Claims, Evidence and Reasoning.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Writing Explanation Part 2: Well Written Explanation
In this module, students will write an explanation based on the claims, evidence and reasoning about climate change that they identified in Writing Explanation Part 1: Claims, Evidence, Reasoning.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Independent Clause
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, and it has great information on the independent clause. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Dependent Clause
The Tongue Untied is a guide to grammar, punctuation, and style for journalists, and it has great information on the dependent clause. The site provides numerous examples along with information on usage and tips for recognizing dependent...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Cause and Effect
Capital Community College gives excellent overview, assistance, and examples of using cause and effect in writing and composition.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a good definition and numerous examples of coordinating conjunctions. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions,...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Clauses: The Basics
This page, from a site for University of Oregon journalism students, provides definitions of a clause, an independent clause, and a dependent clause as well as some brief instructions on their uses. The page seems to contain some...
City University of New York
Writesite: Clauses
Grammar and writing tutorial defines clause, independent clause, and dependent clause and provides exercises.
SUNY Empire State College
Key Terms in Academic Writing: Key Terms in Academic Writing
This site offers a clear definition of what is expected in a definition essay. It also provides a link to a sample paper, with instructor's comments, as well as a link to the Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Dependent Clauses: Adverbial, Adjectival, Nominal
This entry defines dependent clauses including Adverbial, Adjectival, and Nominal; explains and lists their common introductory words, and provides examples of their uses in sentences.
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.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Between Adverbials and Adjectivals
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials and Adjectivals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguish Between Adverbials and Adjectivals Exercise 2
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials and Adjectivals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguish Between Adverbials and Adjectivals Exercise 3
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials and Adjectivals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Between Adverbials and Adjectivals Exercise 4
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials and Adjectivals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals.
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.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Adverbials, Adjectivals, Nominals Exercise 3
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Adverbials, Adjectivals, Nominals Exercise 5
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals.
Towson University
Towson University: Distinguishing Adverbials, Adjectivals, Nominals Exercise 6
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz/exercise on Distinguishing between Adverbials, Adjectivals, and Nominals.
Philosophy Pages
Philosophy Pages: Categorical Syllogisms
Provides a detailed look at syllogisms. Sections include the following: "The Structure of Syllogism," "Standard Form," "Form and Validity," and "Diagramming Syllogisms."
Other
Critical Reading: Subject and Predicate
Part of a larger site on "The Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing," this section on the simple sentence focuses on the subject and the predicate. Definitions and examples are provided along with a section on...