Descriptive Paragraphs
Writing Descriptions
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_describe.html

Using Specific, Concrete Details
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/sensorydetails.html

Details, Details, Details
http://www.realchangenews.org/StreetWrites/Exercises/details.html

Paragraph Order-Familiar to the Unfamiliar
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/ParOrderFamUnFam.html

Paragraph Order-Particular to General
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/ParOrderPartGen.html

Paragraph Order—General to Particular
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/ParOrderGenPart.html


Dictionaries and Thesauruses

The Reference Desk: Online Dictionaries
http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep2ad.html

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.britannica.com


Sentence-Level Exercises for Grammar and Usage Tips

Sentence Essentials Home Page
http://college.hmco.com/devenglish/wong/sentence_essentials/1e/students/index.html
Click on the topic you wish to explore further.

Dependent Clauses
http://www.brownlee.org/durk/grammar/depclau1.html

The Fragment
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/fragment.htm

Common Causes of Sentence Fragments
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/fragmentcauses.html