BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Making Sentences [Pdf]
Discover how to make sentences through this BBC Skillswise worksheet.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: No Nonsense Grammar: Using Varied Sentence Types
While they aren't wrong, overusing simple sentences can be dull and boring. Make use of compound or complex sentences! [0:44]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Conjunctions
Conjunctions are a part of a speech that connects different parts of a sentence, such as groups of words, clauses, or phrases. [0:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rearranging Simple and Compound Sentences
Identify and arrange simple and compound sentences.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Mini Lessons for Small Group Writing
This strategy helps students refine their writing skills and use grade-level conventions in writing and speaking.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Combining Sentences
An exercise where students combine two or three sentences into one sentence containing only one independent clause. When finished, students can check their answers by comparing them to the suggested combination.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Combining Sentences
An exercise where students read six sets of sentences and combine each set into one sentence containing only one independent clause. Answers are typed into a box, and then students can check their work against the suggested answers to...
English Plus+
English Plus: Subordinating Conjunction
A simple explanation of subordinating conjunctions with examples. The page includes a list of common subordinating conjunctions.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Workshop: Building a Setting
This mini-workshop provides step-by step instructions to help learners build a great setting for their stories. Press the instructions button when ready to begin.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources Worksheets: Conjunctions Words That Join Sentences
A quiz that asks students to join two complete sentences using conjunctions. Valuable for beginning grammar.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar Subordinating Conjunctions
An explanation of subordinating conjunctions with examples and example sentences. A chart showing their role in dependent clauses is also provided.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Sentence Writing Practice: Plurals
Students type a sentence for each of twenty different plural words. When finished, they can create a PDF of their sentences and print them out to share.
Other
Parts of Speech Quiz
"Decide what parts of speech should be used to fill out the blanks. Created by John Wong." Fairly simple quiz.
Other
Sna English: Subordinating Conjunctions [Pdf]
A two-page learning exercise which asks students to identify the subordinating conjunctions in sentences, then complete sentences by adding appropriate subordinating conjunctions. [PDF]
Quia
Quia: Sentence or Fragment?
In this ten-question exercise/assessment, students determine if each group of words is a sentence or a fragment.
Quia
Quia: Parts of Speech Games
Four interactive games for reinforcing the eight parts of speech. Created by a 6th grade teacher.
Quia
Quia: Homonyms
The point of this interactive exercise is to distinguish among coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and interjections.
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.
Quia
Quia: Math Rounding Fractions
An interactive exercise where students read two sentences and then choose the conjunction that would best join them together. Correct answers are provided for any missed, and score is kept throughout the exercise.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Sentence Writing Practice: Plurals and Possessives
Write a sentence containing each of the twenty-four plural and possessive words listed. When finished, create a PDF of the sentences to print and share.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Ministerio De Educaciony Ciencia: Analizador Morfosintactico
This is an interactive activity to review grammar and analyze sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.
Quia
Quia: Simple and Compound Sentences
Do you know the difference between simple and compound sentences? Find out what you know about by taking this practice quiz.
Quia
Quia: Conjunctions; Compound Sentences
Choose the best coordinating conjunction to complete each compound sentence in this twelve-question quiz.