Grammar resources - University of Chicago Writing Program
An annotated collection of grammar and writing resources from around the web. A word of advice: grammar is not math We've selected the sites on this list because on the whole, we think they're pretty good. Grammar: quick guides The Grammar Handbook from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a clear, primarily text-based source organized by subject. About.com's Richard Nordquist has an extensive, informative collection of grammar-related articles on his Grammar and Composition site. Some on-line guides include not only in-depth information, but quizzes that let you test your knowledge. Finally, those of us who learned our grammar on TV can return to Schoolhouse Rock (use your popup blocker), a site -- or rather a shrine -- devoted to the old Schoolhouse Rock songs, including several about grammar. Usage guides Usage guides cover such matters as choosing between words of similar meaning and the correct spelling of frequently misspelled words. WARNING: a thesaurus is not enough!
Grammar Girl
Mignon Fogarty is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder and managing director of Quick and Dirty Tips. A magazine writer, technical writer, and entrepreneur, she has served as a senior editor and producer at a number of health and science web sites. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University. Mignon believes that learning is fun, and the vast rules of grammar are wonderful fodder for lifelong study. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. To book a lecture event with Mignon Fogarty for your company or organization, contact Macmillan Speakers. Follow Mignon on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Awards Media The Oprah Winfrey Show, Grammar Girl Fixes Common Mistakes, March 2007 "Mignon has come up with clever ideas to help even the most grammatically challenged person remember the rules." New York Times, Book Not Ready for Print? Los Angeles Times
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It is only a test Actually, it isn't even a test And it contains more than grammar Oh, never mind.... Onward... 1. Is the sentence Correct? 2. Is the sentence Correct? 3. Is this Correct? 4. Is the sentence Correct? 5. Is this Correct? 6. Is the sentence Correct? 7. Is the sentence Correct? 8. Is the sentence Correct? 9. Is this Correct? 10. Is the sentence Correct? Were you keeping score? 9-10 right 8 right 7 right 6,5,4... right That's all, folks If you have constructive comments or criticisms, please send them to jrussial@oregon.uoregon.edu If you have non-constructive comments or criticisms, click here. Go back up
Common Errors in English Usage
Go to list of errors. What is an error 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. But isn’t one person’s mistake another’s standard usage? Why don’t you cover all important points of grammar? I’m learning English as a second language. Aren’t some of these points awfully picky? What gives you the right to say what an error in English is? I found a word you criticized in the dictionary! Why do you discuss mainly American usage? If you write mainly about American English, why do you so often cite the Oxford English Dictionary? But you made a mistake yourself!
HyperGrammar
Welcome to HyperGrammar electronic grammar course at the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre. This course covers approximately the same ground as our English department's ENG 1320 Grammar course. The content of HyperGrammar is the result of the collaborative work of the four instructors who were teaching the course in Fall 1993: Heather MacFadyen, David Megginson, Frances Peck, and Dorothy Turner. David Megginson was then responsible for editing the grammar and exercises and for converting them to SGML. This package is designed to allow users a great deal of freedom and creativity as they read about grammar. This package is currently under construction! Please read the Copyright and Terms of Use before you begin using HyperGrammar, and note that we provide NO WARRANTY of the accuracy or fitness for use of the information in this package. * This site uses the Oxford dictionary spelling. We do not offer any writing help by e-mail. No permission is required to link to this site.
English grammar: A complete guide
Do you have a question about the correct usage of the semi-colon or how to place relative adverbs in a sentence? If so, you've come to the right place! The edufind.com English grammar guide is a complete reference on the rules of English usage. Comparisons Conditional Future Gerund and Present Participle Infinitive Passive Voice Past Present Functions and classes of determiners Articles Quantifiers Distributives
Garbl's Online Grammar Guides--Punctuation too
[ Home ] [ Writing Resources Home ] [ Style Manual ] [ Plain English Guide ] [ Concise Writing Guide ] [ Writing Bookshelf ] [ What's New ] Garbl's Online Grammar Guides is an annotated directory of websites where you can find answers to your questions about sentence structure and using the parts of speech correctly. You'll also find a separate section below featuring websites with advice on punctuation. Reference books make great gifts. They're used again and again. Garbl's Editorial Style Manual--This style guide can help answer your writing questions about abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, organization terminology, punctuation, spelling and word usage. Free service sends you email messages with a writing lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day. A concise guide to the most commonly violated rules of writing, with examples of proper usage. This site is aimed at English as a Second Language students. Created by Gary B.
