The exercises in this section will help you identify your problems, practice your skills, and even have a little fun.
Diagnostic Exams
Sometimes we all need to test our own strengths and weaknesses. Each of the sites below contains hundreds of diagnostic exams. You are sure to find one to help you:
Exercises for Assessment
- Course Assessment—Students of 1310/13
- Course Assessment—Students of 1320/23
- Course Assessment—Instructors of 1310/13
- Course Assessment—Instructors of 1320/23
Grammar Exercises
- Types of Sentences
- Simple Sentences
- Compound Sentences
- Complex Sentences
- Compound-Complex Sentences
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Fragments
- Pronouns
- Verb Tenses
- Dangling Modifiers
- Faulty Predication
- Pronoun Cases
- Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses
Style Exercises
- Sentence Variety
- Using Normal Language
- Chapter Three Style Exercises: Keeping Actor and Action Together
- Chapter Four Style Exercises: Using Active Voice
- Chapter Five Style Exercises: Similes and Metaphors
- Chapter Six Style Exercises: Repetition
- Using Old/New Order
- Conciseness
- Levels of Formality
- Using Qualifiers
- Negative Language
- Chapter Twelve Style Exercises: Using Transitions
- Using Topic Sentences
Fun and Games
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