Source: about.com
1. The Effective Writing Marking Guide
The Department of English at the University of Calgary has prepared an alphabetical index of common writing errors with links to a series of excellent grammar tutorials. The explanations are straightforward, and the examples are clear and concise. Useful for teachers and students alike.
Our favorite OWL--the Purdue University Online Writing Lab--hosts this comprehensive collection of exercises.
This site (a companion to Andrea Lunsford's textbook The Everyday Writer) not only explains and illustrates the "most common surface student writing problems" but also provides exercises to help us correct those problems.
According to Big Dog's buddy, Doc Scott, this site offers "a list of the bare essentials of grammar. These are the things that English teachers love to comment on in your papers." Particularly helpful are the self-tests at the bottom of each page.
Convinced that language should be enjoyed, college instructor Robin L. Simmons has created the most delightful grammar site on the Web. "The goal of the site," she says, "is to cover each type of sentence error in real depth."
11 comments:
Thanks for sharing this info. I've been on the Purdue OWL site, but not the others. Gonna check them out later. Have a happy Saturday!
Clarissa - Thank you for these sites!! I know about a couple of them, but some are new to me. We're not always conscious, I think, of the effect that use of language has on readers, but they do notice, even if it's at a subconscious level. Sites like this are so useful for making sure that we say what we really want to say.
Joy, I hope you find them as enjoyable. Enjoy your weekend too.
Margot, Yeah, I'm still learning many of these rules. It's nice to know where you can go.
CD
I'm going to bookmark those right now!
I knew about the Owl but not the others. All are now bookmarked. Many thanks.
Mary
hi miss clarissa! for my writing that grammar and punctuation stuff is real hard. on those places you talked about are any of them real easy to understand. are there any out there for more young writers?
...smiles from lenny
Lenny, I don't know about the sites (number 4 is IMHO the easiest) but can I recommend a great grammar book? My fifteen year old son loves it and it's a really funny read. YOu can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Painless-Grammar-Rebecca-Elliott-Ph-D/dp/0764134361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281841894&sr=8-1
and it has come to Kindle too!
CD
Thanks for this.
All the best, Boonsong
Thanks, Boonsong. Glad you liked it.
CD
Clarissa, you've been honored with an award at my blog today!
Cool, Alex. I'll come check it out.
CD
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