The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) provides support materials for the subjects of reading and writing as they are taught in English classes at CSUS and the Los Rios Community Colleges. Organized into 5 separate sections (English 1, English 1A, Read to Write, MLA Documetation, Sentence Patterns and Combining), it is a good reference and practice site for ESL/EFL students at all levels.
Features:
• Exercises and activities designed to develop students' essay writing and critical reading skills
• Guide to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style for citing sources in formal compositions
• Review of sentence patterns and sentence combining, complete with practice exercises
• Instant-feedback quizzes on recognizing basic sentence elements (subjects, verbs, phrases, clauses) and basic sentence patterns (simple, compound, complex)
Site URL: http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/index.htm
