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Welcome to DS9
English 100 Resources

grammar

composition

essay types

dictionaries and guides

Interactive Practice Finals

Grammar

General Guides

Common errors in English	Grammar Help
Guide to Grammar and Writing	Writing and Grammar Help
Grammar and Style Notes	Grammar Safari
Grammar Bytes: Interactive Grammar	Hypergrammar
Pop up Grammar

Specific Grammar Help

The Mysterious Comma	using commas correctly
punctuation guide	another punctuation guide
misplaced modifiers	subject/verb agreement
Using pronouns	pronoun agreement
fragments and run-ons	subject/verb agreement
Comma Splices and Run ons (also called fused sentences)	Comma Splice and Run on Exercises
Grammar terms

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	Thesis Writing
Prewriting Strategies	Writing a draft
Creating an introduction	Introductions
Writing Conclusions	How to Add Detail to Your Writing
Supporting a thesis	Eliminate Wordiness
Writing paragraphs

Essay Types

Description

Narration

Example

Definition

Comparison/contrast

Process

Classification

Cause and effect

Argumentative/Counter

Analysis

Dictionaries and Guides

Online Dictionaries

Student's Guide to Research with the World Wide Web

On-line Resource of Quotes

Dictionary of Rhetorical Terms

Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

The On-line Books Page

How to Write a Research Paper

Index to Reference Guides

Built and maintained by Maggie Griffin
Special thanks to Vanessa Vaile
mgriffin@unm.edu

Description	Narration
Example	Definition
Comparison/contrast	Process
Classification	Cause and effect
Argumentative/Counter	Analysis

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