English drills
Grammar, punctuation, rhetoric and style. 0 of 195 sets completed.
Conventions of Standard English
Punctuation, grammar, sentence structure and usage.
Punctuation
1Free
Punctuation: The Page on the WallFoundations16 Standard
Punctuation: The Second CopyFoundations43 Standard
Punctuation: A Clock Without HandsCore58 Standard
Punctuation: The Map That Could Not Settle ItCore73 Standard
Punctuation: Listening for the TramCore88 Standard
Punctuation: Keeping the Seed DatesCore102 Standard
Punctuation: The Felt beneath the KeysCore113 Standard
Punctuation: Two Hands on the Same ClockCore121 Standard
Punctuation: A Pocket in the QuiltCore126 Standard
Punctuation: A Journey across a GapChallenge151 Standard
Punctuation: The Margins of the MapExpert166 Standard
Punctuation: Marks That Pair UpExpert181 Standard
Punctuation: Marks That Carry MeaningExpertSubject-Verb Agreement
4 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Before the Music StartsFoundations19 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: A Radio Desk at DawnFoundations32 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Where the Spoons GoFoundations46 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: A Street Drawn IndoorsCore61 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Choosing the DemonstrationCore76 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: A New Index for the ArchiveCore91 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: The Envelope beside the MapCore128 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: The Weight of a NameChallenge140 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: The Glaze CatalogChallenge147 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: A Ticket with Two JourneysChallenge154 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Who Agrees with WhomExpert167 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Distance and DisguiseExpert183 Standard
Subject-Verb Agreement: Find the Real SubjectExpertSentence Boundaries
7 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Key in the Returned BookFoundations22 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: A Postcard Arrives LateFoundations35 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Repair NoteFoundations49 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Switch That Stayed OnCore64 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Sign That Pointed BackCore79 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: A Bus with Two DestinationsCore94 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: A Voice on the ReelCore107 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Log in the Tin ChestCore117 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Drawer with Two LabelsCore131 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: The Unsent LetterChallenge157 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: Where Sentences EndExpert168 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: Where One Idea EndsExpert182 Standard
Sentence Boundaries: Where One Sentence EndsExpertVerb Forms and Tenses
10 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: The First Snow ReportFoundations25 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: The Ferry NoticeFoundations38 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: A Repair on the BenchFoundations52 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: Inside the Empty ObservatoryCore67 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: The Date on the Theater DoorCore82 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: The Missing Climbing ShoeCore97 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: The Pool NoticeCore110 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: A Call before the TrainCore118 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: A Poem at the CornerCore134 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: An Unplayed ConcertChallenge160 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: Time on the ClockExpert169 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: Sequence and MoodExpert184 Standard
Verb Forms and Tenses: Getting the Time RightExpertPronouns and Possessives
13 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: The Drawing above the PianoFoundations28 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: A Box of Spare PartsFoundations55 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: A Borrowed NegativeCore70 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: Two Committees, One GardenCore85 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: The Voice in the CreditCore99 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: A Voice from the KitchenCore111 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: Speaking for the Whole ClubCore119 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: The Missing CompassCore123 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: A Game with an Unnamed PlayerCore125 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: The Language NotebookCore163 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: Whose Is WhoseExpert170 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: Case, Reference and AgreementExpert185 Standard
Pronouns and Possessives: Who Gets the PronounExpertKnowledge of Language
Word choice, concision, tone and style.
Word Choice
2Free
Word Choice: Around the FootbridgeFoundations17 Standard
Word Choice: A Bell for the Loan BicycleFoundations31 Standard
Word Choice: One Route UpFoundations44 Standard
Word Choice: The Second LabelCore59 Standard
Word Choice: The Waiting-Time NotebookCore74 Standard
Word Choice: Two Ways across the MarshCore89 Standard
Word Choice: Listening Above the CeilingCore103 Standard
Word Choice: Reading the Park on PaperCore114 Standard
Word Choice: The Suitcase at the End of the LineCore122 Standard
Word Choice: The Cart's First DeliveryCore152 Standard
Word Choice: Words That Almost FitExpert173 Standard
Word Choice: Shades of MeaningExpert188 Standard
Word Choice: The Right Word for the JobExpertConciseness
5 Standard
Conciseness: Before the Morning BellFoundations20 Standard
Conciseness: Seeds at the Front DeskFoundations33 Standard
Conciseness: Before the Cliff WalkFoundations47 Standard
Conciseness: Waiting for the TideCore62 Standard
Conciseness: A Map for the Next TideCore77 Standard
Conciseness: What the Corner Camera MissedCore92 Standard
Conciseness: Weather at Walking HeightCore105 Standard
Conciseness: The Number on the DoorCore129 Standard
Conciseness: The Seats at SixChallenge141 Standard
Conciseness: The Bowls in the Sealed RoomChallenge155 Standard
Conciseness: Saying It OnceExpert174 Standard
Conciseness: Cutting Without LosingExpert189 Standard
Conciseness: Cut What RepeatsExpertParallel Structure
8 Standard
Parallel Structure: The Last Pair of SkatesFoundations23 Standard
Parallel Structure: A Cabinet of LabelsFoundations36 Standard
Parallel Structure: A Tent in the WindFoundations50 Standard
Parallel Structure: Two Ways to Read a GardenCore65 Standard
Parallel Structure: Translating SilenceCore80 Standard
Parallel Structure: Following the Night BusCore95 Standard
Parallel Structure: A Move Worth KeepingCore108 Standard
Parallel Structure: Records on the Shop CounterCore132 Standard
Parallel Structure: Two Ways to Keep a ShorelineChallenge142 Standard
Parallel Structure: Two Versions of a MenuChallenge158 Standard
Parallel Structure: Keeping Lists in LineExpert171 Standard
Parallel Structure: Matching FormsExpert186 Standard
Parallel Structure: Make the Pieces MatchExpertModifier Placement
11 Standard
Modifier Placement: Dough for Four PizzasFoundations26 Standard
Modifier Placement: The Hat in the Rehearsal RoomFoundations39 Standard
Modifier Placement: The Short CourseFoundations42 Standard
Modifier Placement: A Sock in the WashFoundations53 Standard
Modifier Placement: A Familiar Street from AboveCore68 Standard
Modifier Placement: The Last Costume FittingCore83 Standard
Modifier Placement: Two Voices in the Radio ArchiveCore98 Standard
Modifier Placement: Rufus at the GateCore135 Standard
Modifier Placement: A Key for the Upper CupboardChallenge144 Standard
Modifier Placement: An Empty Nest from the WaterChallenge161 Standard
Modifier Placement: Who Is Doing WhatExpert172 Standard
Modifier Placement: Who Is Doing the ActionExpert187 Standard
Modifier Placement: Keep the Phrase Next to Its WordExpertStyle and Tone
14 Standard
Style and Tone: On the Notice beside the DoorFoundations29 Standard
Style and Tone: A Bicycle-Room NoticeFoundations56 Standard
Style and Tone: The Reserve on the TableCore71 Standard
Style and Tone: The Chair I Did Not TakeCore86 Standard
Style and Tone: A Sound at the Edge of the TapeCore100 Standard
Style and Tone: After the Porch Light Came OnCore112 Standard
Style and Tone: The Lamp in the Next BerthCore120 Standard
Style and Tone: Three Rounds without WordsCore124 Standard
Style and Tone: My Shortcut to the PrizeCore137 Standard
Style and Tone: At a Borrowed DeskChallenge164 Standard
Style and Tone: The Right RegisterExpert175 Standard
Style and Tone: Fit the VoiceExpert190 Standard
Style and Tone: Match the VoiceExpertProduction of Writing
Organization, transitions, supporting details and goals.
Transitions
3Free
Transitions: The Bell without a RopeFoundations18 Standard
Transitions: A Portrait without a PoseFoundations45 Standard
Transitions: The Marks on the PavementCore60 Standard
Transitions: The Numbers on the StripCore75 Standard
Transitions: A Fold near the WingtipCore90 Standard
Transitions: Which Side of the Cup?Core104 Standard
Transitions: A Different Kind of QueueCore115 Standard
Transitions: The Late ApplauseCore127 Standard
Transitions: The Light above the WorkbenchChallenge139 Standard
Transitions: The Last TicketsChallenge153 Standard
Transitions: Connecting the CluesExpert176 Standard
Transitions: Neighboring RelationsExpert191 Standard
Transitions: What the Sentence Is Really DoingExpertOrganization
6 Standard
Organization: The Mitten on the StepFoundations21 Standard
Organization: A Shadow Taller than I WasFoundations34 Standard
Organization: The Map in My PocketFoundations48 Standard
Organization: An Address for a SoundCore63 Standard
Organization: Outside the FrameCore78 Standard
Organization: The Quiet TableCore93 Standard
Organization: The Cast beside the BoneCore106 Standard
Organization: The Rooms on the CardCore116 Standard
Organization: The Drawer That Stayed EmptyCore130 Standard
Organization: The Seam beneath the FringeChallenge156 Standard
Organization: Putting Ideas in OrderExpert177 Standard
Organization: Order and PlacementExpert192 Standard
Organization: Where the Sentence BelongsExpertSupporting Details
9 Standard
Supporting Details: The Sleeve under the LampFoundations24 Standard
Supporting Details: The Fold I Could FeelFoundations37 Standard
Supporting Details: The Pocket DrawingFoundations51 Standard
Supporting Details: The Name at the End of the RowCore66 Standard
Supporting Details: The Coat under the GlassCore81 Standard
Supporting Details: Borrowing before the SnowCore96 Standard
Supporting Details: The Seconds between RunnersCore109 Standard
Supporting Details: A Voice at the EdgeCore133 Standard
Supporting Details: The Race Nobody WonChallenge143 Standard
Supporting Details: The Wall under the CanalChallenge159 Standard
Supporting Details: The Detail That FitsExpert178 Standard
Supporting Details: Evidence That FitsExpert193 Standard
Supporting Details: Evidence That Fits the GoalExpertIntroductions and Conclusions
12 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Extra Place at the TableFoundations27 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: One Circle Left OpenFoundations40 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Second SleeveFoundations54 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Menu for One PanCore69 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Caption That TraveledCore84 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: A Second DoorCore136 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Unpainted ChairChallenge145 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Rest between Two NotesChallenge148 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Seat beside MineChallenge150 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: The Price on the BowlChallenge162 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: Openings and EndingsExpert179 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: Openings, Bridges and EndingsExpert194 Standard
Introductions and Conclusions: Open Well, Close WellExpertRelevance and Purpose
15 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: The Button in the EnvelopeFoundations30 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: A Chessboard at LunchFoundations41 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: The Missing FoldFoundations57 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: Behind the Guest BookCore72 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: What the Seed Envelope Could SayCore87 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: A Light at Our FeetCore101 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: After the Last TrainCore138 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: The Trees on Bell StreetChallenge146 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: A Question after the ApplauseChallenge149 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: What the Square Felt LikeChallenge165 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: Does It BelongExpert180 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: Does It BelongExpert195 Standard
Relevance and Purpose: Does It Serve the PointExpert