For Writers - Grammar Guides

		FOR WRITERS: Grammar Guides	Updated January 23, 2008
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		University of Ottawa: HyperGrammar electronic grammar course: Brief reviews of the basics, from parts of speech through to building sentences and writing paragraphs. 01/23/07 University of Victoria English Language Centre Study Zone: Index To Grammar Materials: "It includes grammar presentations, interactive practice exercises, and help pages for basic writing skills." 01/23/07 University of Victoria: The UVic Writer’s Guide: The site includes the topics: 01/23/07 Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays Developing and Ordering Paragraphs Writing Clear Sentences Choosing and Using Words Acknowledging Your Sources Literary and Rhetorical Terms (By Category) Preparing Summaries Presenting Arguments Logically Knowing The Basics of Grammar University of Toronto: Advice on Academic Writing: Includes these topics: 01/23/07 Planning & Organizing Reading & Researching Using Sources Specific Types of Writing Style and Editing Grammar and Punctuation Some Answers for Writers of English as a Second Language University of Calgary: The Basic Elements of English: Four major sections: Parts of Speech, Sentence Elements, Punctuation and Word Use. Includes Interactive exercises to help you "test your grammar skills and get immediate feedback by trying the exercises at the end of the tutorials." 01/23/07 Guide to Grammar & Writing: Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit 501 c-3 organization that supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation. 01/17/08 Top Ten Grammar Errors that Haunt Web Pages: Robin Nobles lists some common grammar errors we see ANYWHERE, not just on web pages. 12/23/07 Resources for Writers: Robin Nobles again (see above). 12/23/07 Big Bones Grammar ~ A Bare Bones Guide to English: Includes a good list of common problems; the "bare essentials" of grammar; some short, interactive self-tests; an MLA Quick Guide with FAQs and tips for formatting papers. 10/29/06 Daily Grammar: "A free service, Daily Grammar sends you e-mail messages with a grammar lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day." Or visit their archive of daily lessons, all labelled by topic. 10/20/03 WebGrammar: A rich site full of resources. 10/20/03 Grammar Slammer: This might be the only reference tool you need. "Nearly 900 pages" of helpers complete with examples and inter-linked keywords. "The help file that goes beyond a grammar checker. Use it as you would any help file." 08/07/01 Guide to Grammar & Writing: Excellent and extensive. Grammar usage in English: Basic online text, alphabetized. Categories such as pronouns, verbs, adjectives and possessives each have thorough examples and explanations. HyperGrammar: Excellent tool/database/guide! Huge definition list. Susan Jone's Grammar Lists: Many links to good grammar sites Guide to Grammar & Writing: Extensive! from Capital Community College in Hartford English Grammar: "How Good Is Your English" Common Errors in English: "The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. I’ll leave to linguists the technical definitions. Here we’re concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers. The aim of this site is to help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak." Alphabetized Guide to Grammar and Style Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation: "The mysteries revealed"
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