Introduction

Reference Texts

Grammar

Parts of Speech

Nouns

• About Nouns
• Guidelines for Forming Noun Plurals
• Exercise 1
• Guidelines for Forming Possessive Nouns
• Exercise 2

Pronouns

• About Pronouns
• Guidelines for Selecting Pronoun Case
• Exercise 3
• Guidelines for Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
• Exercise 4

Verbs

• About Verbs
• Guidelines for Subject-Verb Agreement
• Exercise 5
• Guidelines for Using Active and Passive Voice
• Exercise 6
• Guidelines for Choosing Mood
• Exercise 7
• Guidelines for Verb Tense
• Exercise 8

Modifiers

• About Modifiers
• Guidelines for Using Adjectives and Adverbs
• Exercise 9

Prepositions

• About Prepositions
• Guidelines for Using Prepositions
• Exercise 10

Conjunctions

• About Conjunctions
• Guidelines for Using Conjunctions
• Exercise 11

Interjections

• Guidelines for Using Interjections
• Exercise 12

Punctuation

• About Punctuation
• Guidelines for Using Commas
• Guidelines for Using Semicolons
• Guidelines for Using Colons
• Guidelines for Using Apostrophe
• Guidelines for Using a Period
• Guidelines for Using Question Mark & Exclamation Mark
• Guidelines for Using a Dash
• Guidelines for Using Parentheses
• Guidelines for Using Quotation Marks
• Guidelines for Using Brackets
• Exercise 13

Capitalization

• About Capitalization
• Guidelines for Using Capitalization
• Exercise 14

Number Style

• About Number Style
• Guidelines for Using Number Style
• Exercise 15

Spelling

• About Spelling

Sentence Structure

• About Sentence Structure
• Guidelines for Correcting Sentence Fragments
• Exercise 16

Run-on Sentences

• About Run-on Sentences
• Guidelines for Correcting Run-on Sentences
• Exercise 17

Parallel Structure

• About Parallel Structure
• Guidelines for Forming Parallel Structure
• Exercise 18

Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers

• About Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
• Guidelines for Correcting Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
• Exercise 19

Organization

• About Organization
• Guidelines for Organizing Essays

Critique

• About Critique
• Guidelines for Organizing Critiques

Abstract

• About Abstracts
• Guidelines for Organizing Abstracts

Style

• About Style
• Guidelines for Eliminating Wordiness
• Exercise 20
• Guidelines for Maintaining Unity, Coherence, Tone
• Guidelines for Maintaining a Consistent Point of View / Person

Formatting

• About Formatting
• Guidelines for Formatting