Grammar and Punctuation Practice

 Punctuation Exercise #1 (Commas)

http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing/exercises/general13.html

 

Punctuation Exercises #2 (Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes)

http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing/exercises/punctuation2.html

 

Recognizing Run-Ons and Fragments (Basic)

http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing/exercises/general12.html

 

Word Choice (Basic)

http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing/exercises/general14.html

Usage Exercises:
Usage #2
Usage #3
Usage #4
Usage #5

 

 

 

 Fun, interactive assignments for you to do.

 

Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Basic Principle: A pronoun usually refers to something earlier in the text (its antecedent) and must agree in number — singular/plural — with the thing to which it refers.

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm

 

Subject-Verb Agreement

Basic Principle: Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs. My brother is a nutritionist. My sisters are mathematicians.

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

 

The Many Uses of the Hyphen

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/hyphen.htm