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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Toefl Practice Site: Coherence and Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses coherence achieved through major and minor connector transitions. Examples are given, and there is a link to an exercise meant for the particular class this site was designed for, still useful practice for anyone....
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Using Transitions: Transitional Words and Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tables of words that show different types of sentence transitions. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/transitions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4, W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion....
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Parts of Speech Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Nice website that offers an explanation of coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions, along with examples of usage and an interactive quiz.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers Univ.: Guide to Grammar and Style: Dependent Versus Independent Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a section from an online source called the Guide to Grammar and Style which provides an explanation of the difference between dependent and independent clauses.
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Other

Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Coordinating Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a good explanation of coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions. Provides several charts identifying various conjunctions and their meanings.
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The Tongue Untied

Tongue Untied Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers numerous examples of the rules of correlative conjunction usage. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions, coordinating...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Phrases and Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to spot the differences between phrases and clauses.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Subordination and Coordination Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on subordination and coordination including, process of linking clauses with punctuation and conjunctions, types of conjunctions, dependent and independent clauses.
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English Plus+

Grammar Slammer Glossary: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a basic definition of conjunctions, with hypertext links to related terms (phrases, clauses, subordinate clauses, and main clauses). Addresses coordinate, correlative, and subordinate conjunctions.
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SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: How Does a Sentence Make Sense?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains importance of the agreement of elements in sentences and covers agreement of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Exercises included. L.11-12.3a Syntax
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University College London

University College London: Subject and Predicate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Survey of English Usage provides explanations and examples for the subject and the predicate.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Participial Phrases [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF can be used as an overhead or handout. It shows how sentences can be strengthened when two or more sentences are combined with the use of participial phrases.
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Other

D'youville College: Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online writing lab provides a series of examples on identifying clauses, both independent and dependent. A section is also included on putting clauses together with examples.
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Other

Legal Writing: Dependent Clauses & Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing guide for law students provides information on distinguishing phrases and independent and dependent clauses.
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Other

Technical Writing: The Conjunction Or

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Intended as a grammar reference for electrical engineers, this site addresses many of the technical issues of writing, including distinguishing between the inclusive and exclusive definitions of "or."
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The King's English: Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of this chapter from the 1908 book by H.W. Fowler provides instructions for punctuating adjectival and adverbial clauses. However, there is a lot of other material on this page to scroll through.
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Article
Other

Scribendi: Articles & Advice: What Are Conjunctions?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn all about coordinating and correlative conjunctions with this detailed article.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Cohesion: Using Repetition and Reference Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a brief overview of how to achieve cohesion or coherence in writing. It explains how the repeating of key words and using reference words help tie ideas together. Use link in first paragraph to find charts of transitional...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Transition Words: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over cause and effect transition words and how they are used. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Transition Words." W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion
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University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa: The Parts of a Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section on sentences includes information on subjects and predicates as well as objects and complements. It provides a brief overview along with several examples of usage and links to parts of the sentence.
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University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa: Identifying Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is set up like a quiz with ten questions involving various groups of words that must be identified as either a phrase or a clause.
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University College London

University College London: Clauses and Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online English-grammar book introduces and provides examples of different types of clauses. Because this is from a British source, it uses different terms to identify the types of clauses, calling an independent...
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University of Calgary

The Basic Elements of English: Clause Identification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from an online grammar guide provided by the University of Calgary gives a definition and example of a clause.