Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation
This entry focuses on the kinds of sentences and how they are punctuation including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
abcteach
Abcteach: Grammar
[Free Registration/Login Required] Every grammar teacher will love finding this site filled with ready-made activity worksheets to practice basic grammar skills. Some include compound sentences, prepositions of location (with pictures),...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Combining Skills
Students sometimes have difficulty learning to combine sentences correctly and effectively. This site discusses several methods and provides practice opportunities and quizzes.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Writing
This five-part learning module provides assorted references for sentence writing. This blendspace provides video writing tasks, resource sheets, and reference page links. Most of the spaces relate to writing compound and complex sentences.
The Tongue Untied
University of Oregon the Tongue Untied: Semicolon
Discover more about semicolon usage when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from the examples listed for semicolon use.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina: Punctuating Between Main Clauses
Four printable exercises in which punctuation errors need to be corrected. 2.1 requires correction of compound sentences by putting in commas or semicolons where needed and getting rid of comma splices. 2.2 requires comma splice...
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]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Simple and Compound Sentences
Identify which sentences are simple and which are compound.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rearranging Simple and Compound Sentences
Identify and arrange simple and compound sentences.
Grammar Tips
Commas With Compound Sentences
This clearly worded guide clearly explains how to use commas in compound 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: Conjunctions; Compound Sentences
Choose the best coordinating conjunction to complete each compound sentence in this twelve-question quiz.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences
This lesson presents information on the use of the comma and semicolon in a compound sentence. A link will take you to an interactive exercise that applies the mechanics content. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex Sentences: Lesson 3
A slideshow introducing simple, complex, compound, and compound-complex sentence types. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex Sentences: Lesson 1
This slideshow lesson defines and provides examples for each of the types of sentences: simple, complex, compound, and compound-complex. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences."
TES Global
Blendspace: Compound/complex Sentence Review
An eleven-part learning module with links to images and videos to use while reviewing compound and complex sentences.
TES Global
Blendspace: Compound Sentences & Fanboys
A five-part learning module with links to an image, videos, and texts about compound sentences and the coordinating conjunctions used to form them.
TES Global
Blendspace: Types of Sentences
A nine-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and websites to use while learning about clauses and simple, compound, and complex sentences.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Writing: Compound Sentences
A five-part learning module with links to texts, websites, and a video on compound sentences.
TES Global
Blendspace: Fanboys and Aaawwubbis (Compound and Complex)
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos and images on coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and their role in creating compound and complex sentences.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Compound Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines compound sentences and discusses conjunctions and punctuation to combine the sentences. It provides many examples utilizing color-coding to help define each of the sentence parts.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Simple and Compound Sentences | No Nonsense Grammar
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and by itself contains a complete thought. A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator:...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Avoiding Run on Sentences Practice Exercise
An exercise with ten run-on sentences where students are asked to choose which re-written sentence is correct. A percentage score is given at the end of the exercise.