This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.

This resource discusses four uses of the colon: to signal a list, to signal and emphasize a comment or explanation that follows, to show that a longer quotation is coming, and after a greeting in a business letter. L.9-10.2b Colons

This resource discusses two uses of the semicolon and provides examples for each use.

A brief resource about compound sentences. Includes a definition and some examples. It also includes basic and advanced practice exercises on compound and complex sentences.

This site offers a clear definition of what is expected in a definition essay. It also provides a link to a sample paper, with instructor's comments, as well as a link to the Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab.

Five basic uses of the comma and some other common uses are discussed with an example and a tip after each rule.

This site by Empire State College explains the entire process of essay writing. It begins by defining what an essay is and continues then through the entire process, from prewriting to gathering information to shaping information to...

This site contains information regarding the correct use of the hyphen, along with examples. L.11-12.2a Hyphens

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

This resource contains information regarding the correct use of the ellipsis and examples.

This resource explains brainstorming and gives a sample idea list generated from brainstorming.

Explains clustering and its advantages as a pre-writing exercise.

Subject and verb agreement explained, including information on irregular verbs and "trick singular" subjects. Throughout this material, subjects are simple called nouns. Exercises included.

This resource provides a tutorial about nouns and pronouns.