Mechanics Introduction - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

These OWL resources will help you with sentence level organization and style. This area includes resources on writing issues, such as active and passive voice, parallel sentence structure, parts of speech, and transitions.

Overview

Added

March 18, 2026

Subject & domain

language-arts · mechanics-conventions

Grade range

Grade 8–Grade 12 (Senior)

Page kind

Article

Introduction

Purdue OWL: Mechanics Resources

Purpose: Provides resources for sentence-level organization and writing style.
Core Topics Covered:
- Active and passive voice
- Parallel sentence structure
- Parts of speech
- Transitions
Available Exercises:
- Spelling
- Numbering
- Sentence structure
- Sentence style

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