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Grammar, Usage, Mechanics

What does "Keep Calm and Eschew Obfuscation" mean? Look it up and avoid it in your writing!

Academic Research Page

​Cool or Weird Grammar Stuff
  • The NPR Grammar Hall of Shame - A weird, cool list from NPR
  • The Real Grammar Nazi! Hahaha!
  • "The 'Grammar Vigilante': Defender of Truth, Justice and the Grammarian Way" - NPR - Cool thingy
  • Interactive Punctuation Guide: Cool tool for those looking for a different path re rules

The Big 2: Commas and Pronouns

​​Commas
  • * OWL - Comma PPT
  • * Bedford - Unnecessary Commas - Common comma errors
  • * LEO - Succinct Comma Rules - Grouped beginning, middle, end

  • Rules for Comma Usage - Capitol Community College Foundation
  • OWL Comma 1 - NOTE: See other practice options through this commas link.

Pronouns
  • * Pronoun Agmt - Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp PPT
  • * Pronoun Ref - Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp PPT
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  • ​* Pronoun Shift - Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp PPT
  • * ​Pronoun Case - Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp PPT

Grammar Rules
  • Brackets Rules - Good link informing when to use [      ]
  • Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp - Several PPTs and Exercises
  • ​Hyphens - Good list from Blue Book of Grammar
  • Hyphens - Hyphens in Prefixes - Another good list - grammarmonster.com
  • Misplaced Modifiers - Grammar Bytes Chomp Chomp PPT
  • Numbers - Owl Numbers Page 
  • Parallelism - GrammarBytes ChompChomp Rules
  • Parallelism - GrammarBytes ChompChomp PPT
  • ​Passive Voice Handout - UNC Writing Center
  • Passive Voice - 4 Ways to Remove Passive Voice - Nail that Paper
  • Passive Voice Practice - Grammar CCC
  • Quotations - Working with Quotations - SUNY Empire State College
  • Quotation Rules - Butte College - General Rules; however, remember that with MLA, the punctuation               always goes AFTER the parenthetical documentation: (       ).
  • Semicolons - Finally, and Easy Way to Know When (and How) to Use Semicolons - The Writer's Circle
  • "Such as" rule - Grammarly Blog
  • That vs. Which - Writer's Digest
  • That vs. Which - Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips
  • Tons of Resources, Tips Sheets, Practices - Butte College 
  • Transition Words and Phrases - MSU
  • ​​Verb Tense Shift Practice - OWL

Online Practice

  • English Grammar - Several from which to choose
  • Grammar Bytes - ChompChomp - Several from which to choose
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing - Grammar CCC - Several from which to choose​
  • OWL Grammar Practices - Several from which to choose 

GRAMMAR FAILS!
Story of a comma misplacement costing a company $2.13 million!

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