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Grammar Girl
Mignon Fogarty excels at breaking down grammar conventions into understandable mini lessons (that include a podcast discussion). We have pulled some of the pertinent examples for you to explore, but if there is something we didn't include, click on the image and search her site.
Subjunctive Verbs (Was versus Were)
Verbs
ActiveVerbs.pdfList of Active Verbs
verbs1.pdfActive vs. Passive Voice
Passive-Voice_Courtesy_of_WC_at_UNC.pdfPassive Voice
Punctuation
Comma Story
Ten_Commandments.pdfTen (Comma)ndments
Fragments-and-Run-onsFragments and Run-Ons
Grammar's Great Divide: The Oxford Comma
Semi-colons-colons-and-dashesSemi-Colons, Colons, Dashes
How to Use a Semicolon
Types of Clauses
When to Use Apostrophes
Word Choice
When to Use "Me", "Myself" and "I"
How Misused Modifiers Can Hurt Your Writing
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo: One-word Sentences and How They Work
ArticlesArticles
Online Grammar Exercises
OWL at Purdue Online Writing Exercises
HyperGrammar (currently under construction)
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