Exercise practicing the use of a, an, and the.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with placing commas in sentences that have nonessential elements in them.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with adding commas to introductory phrases in sentences.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with the -ible and -able suffixes.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with identifying essential and nonessential phrases and clauses. Students will complete the sentences and provide commas where necessary.

There are 5 exercises and accompanying handouts provided in which students read sentences and determine if they have misplaced or dangling modifiers. Correct answers are rewarded with sweet treats; incorrect answers with being swallowed...

In this proofreading exercise, students read a sentence and determine if there are errors in it. If no errors are detected, they leave Correct in the box; if they find an error, they select the type of error found using the drop-down...

Choose the best way to correct sentences errors identified in 20 sentences.

Choose the best way to correct sentences errors identified in 20 sentences.

Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...

Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...

This resource provides practice with writing and punctuating sentences with introductory elements.

Students engaging in these 14 word choice exercises will improve their word usage skills. Topics include spelling mistakes, sound alike words and word confusion. Select the correct word usage for each sentence.

In this proofreading exercise, students read a sentence and decide if it is correct. If it is correct, they leave "Correct" in the box; if not, they use the drop-down menu and select the type of error they detected. Then they click check...

Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.

Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.

Recognize comma splices and fused sentences by clicking on the error in 20 sentences.

Recognize comma splices and fused sentences by clicking on the error in 20 sentences.

Practice sentence skills by looking at each sentence in a passage and deciding if it is a complete sentence or a fragment.

Practice sentence skills by identifying the type of fragment in each short passage: subordinate clause, participle phrase, infinitive phrase, afterthought, lonely verb, or appositive.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

Practice sentence skills by choosing the correction that will turn in each fragment into a complete sentence.

Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophe in each of these 20 sentences is used correctly.