Useful Links & Handouts

Useful Grammar Handouts

• Subject Verb Agreement Handout - UHV
• Subject Verb Agreement Handout - UHV 2
• Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Handout
• List of Irregular Verbs - Handout 
• Irregular Verb Dictionary - Handout
• Conjugation of the Verb "to be" Handout - EWC
• Homonyms - Purdue 
• Numbers - Purdue
• Adjective or Adverb? - Purdue
• Adjective or Adverb? continued - Purdue
• Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Purdue
• Appositives - Purdue
• Articles: A vs An - Purdue
• Using Articles: A, An & The - Purdue
• Prepositions for Time, Place & Introducing Objects - Purdue
• Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), & In (to) - Purdue
• Prepositions of Location: At, In & On - Purdue
• Prepositions - Spatial Relationships - Purdue
• Pronouns - Clarity - Purdue
• Pronouns - Case - Purdue
• Relative Pronouns - Defining Clauses - Purdue
• Relative Pronouns - Nondefining Clauses - Purdue
• Defining vs Nondefining Clauses - Purdue
• Count vs Uncountable Nouns - Basic Rules - Purdue
• Count vs Noncount Nouns - Plurals, Articles & Quantity Words - Purdue
• Subject Verb Agreement - Purdue 
• Sequence of Verb Tenses - Purdue
• Passive Verb Tenses - Purdue
• Active Verb Tenses - Purdue
• Verb Tense Consistency - Purdue
• Verbs with Helpers - Purdue
• Active Verb Tenses - Purdue
• Irregular Verbs - Purdue
• Commonly Confused Verbs - Purdue
• Transitions - Scholastic.com
• Transitions - UCD
• Transitions - UNC
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Useful Grammar Exercises:

• Adjective or Adverb? Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Adjective or Adverb? Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Appositives Exercise -  Purdue
• A or An?  Exercise - Purdue
• Articles (A, An, The) Exercise - Purdue
• Articles (A, An, The) Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Exercise - 1 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Exercise - 2 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Exercise - 3 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Exercise - 4 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Exercise - 5 - Purdue
• Count and Noncount Quantity Terms Exercise - Purdue
• Prepositions of Direction Exercise - Purdue
• Tense Consistency Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Tense Consistency Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Tense Consistency Exercise 3 - Purdue
• Tense Consistency Exercise 4 - Purdue
• Basic Punctuation Exercise - Purdue
• Apostrophes Exercise - Purdue
• Quotation Marks Exercise - Purdue
• Comma Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Comma Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Comma Exercise 3 - Purdue
• Comma Exercise 4 - Purdue
• Comma Exercise 5 - Purdue
• After Intro Comma Exercise 1 - Purdue
• After Intro Comma Exercise 2 - Purdue
• After Intro Comma Exercise 3 - Purdue
• Comma vs Semicolons Exercise - Purdue
• Nonessential Elements Comma Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Nonessential Elements Comma Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Nonessential Elements Comma Exercise 3 - Purdue
• Spelling - ible vs able Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Spelling - ible vs able Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Spelling - Acept vs Except Exercise - Purdue
• Spelling - Affect vs Effect Exercise - Purdue
• Spelling - EI/IE Exercise 1 - Purdue
• Spelling - EI/IE Exercise 2 - Purdue
• Spelling - EI/IE Exercise 3 - Purdue
• Spelling - EI/IE Exercise 4 - Purdue

This site offers guides to:

•  MLA Formatting & Style
• APA Formatting & Style
• APA Style
• Research & Citation
• Grammar Exercises

1. Homonyms 
2. Numbers
3. Adjective or Adverb?
4. Adjective or Adverb? continued
5. Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns
6. Appositives
7. Articles: A vs An
8. Using Articles: A, An & The
9. Prepositions for Time, Place & Introducing Objects
10. Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), & In (to)
11. Prepositions of Location: At, In & On
12. Prepositions - Spatial Relationships
13. Pronouns - Clarity
14. Pronouns - Case
15. Relative Pronouns - Defining Clauses
16. Relative Pronouns - Nondefining Clauses
17. Defining vs Nondefining Clauses
18. Count vs Uncountable Nouns - Basic Rules
19. Count vs Noncount Nouns - Plurals, Articles & Quantity Words
20. Subject Verb Agreement 

Writing Lab - Harvard
This site offers various Disciplinary Writing Guides including:

• Brief Guide to Writing the History Paper
• Brief Guide to Writing the Philosophy Paper 
• Brief Guide to Writing the English Paper
• Brief Guide to Writing the Psychology Paper
• A Student's Guide to Performance Studies
• Writing for Psychology
• A Student's Guide to Writing in Religious Studies
• A Student's Guide to Writing in East Asian Studies
• A Student's Guide to Writing in the Life Sciences
• A Student's Guide to Philosophical Writing
• How to Do Things with Pictures: A Guide to Writing in Art History
• A Guide for Senior Thesis Writers in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
• A Handbook for Senior Thesis Writers in History
• A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in History and Literature
• A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Government
• A Guide to Writing a Senior Thesis in Sociology

As well as Strategies for Essay Writing: 

• How to Read an Assignment 
• Moving from Assignment to Topic 
• How to Do a Close Reading 
• Overview of the Academic Essay 
• Essay Structure 
• Developing a Thesis 
• Beginning the Academic Essay 
• Outlining 
• Counterargument 
• Summary 
• Topic Sentences and Signposting 
• Transitioning 
• How to Write a Comparative Analysis 
• Conclusions 
• Revising the Draft 
• Editing the Essay, Part 1 
• Editing the Essay, Part 2 
• Tips on Grammar, Punctuation, and Style