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Grammar

General Guides
  • Common errors in English
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  • Grammar Help
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  • Guide to Grammar and Writing
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  • Writing and Grammar Help
  • Grammar and Style Notes
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  • Grammar Safari
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  • Grammar Bytes: Interactive Grammar
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  • Hypergrammar
  • Pop up Grammar
    • Specific Grammar Help
  • The Mysterious Comma
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  • using commas correctly
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  • punctuation guide
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  • another punctuation guide
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  • misplaced modifiers
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  • subject/verb agreement
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  • Using pronouns
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  • pronoun agreement
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  • fragments and run-ons
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  • subject/verb agreement
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  • Comma Splices and Run ons (also called fused sentences)
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  • Comma Splice and Run on Exercises
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  • Grammar terms
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    Composition

  • Interactive Composition Program
    This web site takes users through the actual steps of writing a basic essay. Users develop an idea and write their own short essay, consisting of an introduction, a two- to three-paragraph body, and a conclusion. The web site provides questions that help to guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing

  • Developing a thesis
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  • Zen and the Art of Thesis Writing
  • Prewriting Strategies
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  • Writing a draft
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  • Creating an introduction
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  • Introductions
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  • Writing Conclusions
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  • How to Add Detail to Your Writing
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  • Supporting a thesis
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  • Eliminate Wordiness
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  • Writing paragraphs
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  • Essay Types

  • Description
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  • Narration
  • Example
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  • Definition
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  • Comparison/contrast
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  • Process
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  • Classification
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  • Cause and effect
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    • Dictionaries and Guides

  • Online Dictionaries
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  • Student's Guide to Research with the World     Wide Web
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  • On-line Resource of Quotes
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  • Dictionary of Rhetorical Terms
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  • Dictionary of Acronyms and      Abbreviations
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  • The On-line Books Page
  • How to Write a Research Paper
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  • Index to Reference Guides
    • hotlist of resources daily grammar

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