Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Editing for Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give students tools and tips to edit sentence structure so that fragments and run-on sentences will not hamper their writing.
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Sentence Structure Challenge Trivia Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A ten-question exercise where students read each sentence and decide if it is a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence. When finished, students can check their answers and see the correct answers to any questions missed.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: No Nonsense Grammar: Using Varied Sentence Types

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
While they aren't wrong, overusing simple sentences can be dull and boring. Make use of compound or complex sentences! [0:44]
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Sentence Patterns Transformations Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 15-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on making Sentence Patterns Transformations.
Handout
Other

Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Sentence Structure Practice Game

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An interactive game focused on sentence structure. Students answer fifteen increasingly difficult questions about simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in order to win the game. Three hints are available, but if a...
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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.
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.
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SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Quiz: Compound and Complex Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This resource offers a short, five-question quiz on compound and complex sentences. It gives information, explanations, and the correct answers.
Unit Plan
Other

Hong Kong Polytech: Functions in Academic Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a wealth of interactive exercises dealing mainly with the structuring of sentences in different kinds of academic writing.
Unit Plan
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Recognizing the Function of Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this quiz, students read the sentence, determine the function of the group of words in all capitals and select the correct answer. Java is required.
Activity
Other

Pen and Page: Proofreading Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Outlines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on outlining; it defines outlining and the two types, topic and sentence. It provides two slideshows: the first focuses on creating the outline including the 4 steps, structure, and importance of flexibility; the...