Online Writing Support

 


PARTS OF SPEECH
Content and function parts of speech
Nouns and their functions
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Pronouns
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Determiners
Interrogatives

Qualifiers / Intensifiers
Verbals

Dependent Clauses

SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Elements of Sentence Construction
Sentence Types and Punctuation
Connectors
Sentence Patterns
Sentence Pattern Transformations
Active/Passive Voice

PUNCTUATION

CAPITALIZATION

ABBREVIATIONS

 

 


USAGE
Avoiding Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
Subject - Verb Agreement

Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Reference

Pronoun Case
Avoiding Fragments
Avoiding Comma Splices
Avoiding Shifts
Parallel Sentence Structure
Avoiding Faulty / Incomplete Comparisons
Verb Tense Consistency
Commonly Confused Words


SELF-TEACHING UNITS
 
EXERCISES
Parts of Speech / Grammar
Punctuation
Sentence Structure
Usage
Commonly Confused Words
Diagnostic Grammar/Usage Tests
PLAGIARISM INFORMATION
WRITING SUPPORT HOTLINE
OTHER LINKS 

For further information on these resources, contact Margaret L. Benner, Director,
Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu 

 

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Margaret L. Benner and Towson University. 
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