List of LINKS

to Useful Sites on Grammar and Language

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Dr. Grammar

http://www.drgrammar.org

Good list of links to online sites. Nice list of explanations to common problems listed alphabetically—check under FAQs. Unfortunately the originator passed away in 2003, so no current questions will be answered.

Paul Brians’s Common Errors in English

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html

Explanation and discussion of what errors are along with links to examples. Then a megaload of common errors listed alphabetically. Link to book based on the site.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html

The granddaddy of all online writing sites, and probably still the best. Nicely organized by categories.

University of Northern Iowa Online Writing Guide

http://www.uni.edu/writingcenter

Dr. Grammar’s home university. The current page says it’s in rehab, but it’s unclear how long it’s staying. Still some useful links and suggestions in what’s left.

Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing

Arranged alphabetically. Useful guide to “Getting an A on an English Paper.”

The Origin of Words and Names

http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html

Writing Links for Writers

http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/wrlinks-wordstuff.htm

Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/index2.htm

An online grammar source with easy links. This link is directly to the alphabetical index. Developed by Capital Community College Foundation in Hartford, CT. It has a companion site Principles of Composition

Principles of Composition

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/composition.htm

Companion site to the online Guide to Grammar and Writing developed by Capital Community College Foundation in Hartford, CT.

MY FACTS PAGE GRAMMAR, USAGE, AND STYLE
http://www.refdesk.com/factgram.html
A list of links to other sources on writing and grammar.

MLA CITATION GUIDELINES
Citing Sources Within Your Paper
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/within.htm
Duke University site with guidelines for MLA, APA, and Turabian (footnotes).

MLA: Citing from Internet Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
Direct line to the online MLA Handbook on citing from Internet sources.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar
Capitol Community College of Hartford, CT. Nicely organized according to types (Word/Sentence; Paragraph; Research paper; etc.

The Internet Grammar of English
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm
British site primarily for UK undergraduates

The Writer’s Workshop
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop
University of Illinois—Urbana. Useful during the school year. Closed during summer months.

Modern English Grammar
http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/engl_126/book126.htm
ypertextbook on the subject.

Hyper Grammar
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/grammar.html
Very traditional site from the University of Ottowa

Grammar Station
http://www.grammarstation.com/
Online spell and grammar checker

Grammar Blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes
Geared toward the elementary school grades. Good resource for teachers.

Grammar Safari
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_grammarsafari.html
Primarily for non-native speakers. Search engine for finding structures of

English. Education Resources on the Net
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
Commercial site with both free and ($) downloads