Curated OER
Sentence Fragments
As middle and high schoolers experiment with their writing styles, it's easy to slip in a few accidental sentence fragments. After reading a full-page of information regarding how to identify and avoid sentence fragments, learners...
Curated OER
Rules for Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, learners identify and fix comma splices and fused sentences in forty sentences. Students correct sentences, and also fix the punctuation within three paragraphs.
Curated OER
The Clause That Refreshes
Students define specialized terminology involving parts of speech. They identify main and subordinate clauses and create complex sentences. They edit and revise writing to incorporate complex sentences and identify parts of speech...
Curated OER
Peer Editing
Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs
This screencast focuses on the use of semicolons and conjunctive adverbs; it defines both, provides their rules, and provides examples for using them. The instructor explains ow to use conjunctive adverbs, how to punctuate the sentences...
Other
K12 Reader: Conjunctive Adverbs
This reference page focuses on conjunctive adverbs including definition, examples, a list of common conjunctive adverbs, and sentence examples.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Semicolon With Conjunctive Adverbs
Rules and examples for using semicolons with conjunctive adverbs in a compound sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverb
An eight-slide presentation explaining semicolons, their usage rules, and how they are properly used in sentences with conjunctive adverbs. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Using Semicolons
A writing tutorial for the correct use of semicolons to link two independent clauses, clauses with commas, clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases, and to link lists where the items contain commas. Examples and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs
This lesson demonstrates how to use a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb, such as "however."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas: Coordinating Conjunctions & Conjunctive Adverbs
This lesson introduces how to use commas with coordinating clauses and conjunctive adverbs.
Other
English Exercises: Conjunctive Adverbs
This learning module provides a partial list of common conjunctive adverbs, the sentence pattern with an example, and a five-question practice exercise.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Parts of Speech: Adverbials
This site, sponsored by the University of Calgary, has good information on what adverbials and conjunctive adverbs are, what they do, and how they are used. Examples and a list of conjuctive adverbs are also given.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a good definition and numerous examples of coordinating conjunctions. Also has hyperlinks to sections on subordinating conjunctions,...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Conjunctions
This entry focuses on the kinds of conjunctions including coordinating, correlative, subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs and the punctuation needed with each kind. It explains, gives examples, and provides lists of each kind.
The Tongue Untied
Tongue Untied Correlative Conjunctions
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...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Hyper Grammar: Modifiers
Explains when and how to use adverbs and adjectives properly. Also includes a short section on conjunctive adverbs and their rules of usage.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Semicolon
This entry provides the rules for semicolon use and examples of each including between independent clauses without coordinating conjunctions, between independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb, and between items in a series containing...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Connecting Clauses
Notes defining dependent and independent clauses, followed by an eleven-slide PowerPoint presentation defining and giving examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences. More notes explain subordinating conjunctions, conjunctive...
Quia
Quia: Main Idea/supporting Details
This is a conjunctions quiz using coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Subordinating Conjunctions
Maintained by the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, this site offers a standard definition and numerous examples of subordinating conjunctions, using journalistic (newspaper-like) examples. Provides list of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Coordination
This lesson introduces how to use commas with coordinating clauses and conjunctive adverbs.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Subordinating Conjunctions
This lesson is about the proper use of subordinating conjunctions. You will learn to make your writing more interesting by using conjunctions, but you will specifically focus on subordinating conjunctions such as because, when, while.