Tips on Writing
Writing English -- Rules
- The Use and Non-Use of Articles
- A or An?
- Adjective or Adverb?
- Adjectives with Countable and Non-Countable Nouns
- Appositives
- Capitalization
- Count and Non-Count Nouns
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Writing Numbers
- Two-Part Phrasal Verbs (Idioms)
- Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
- Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
- Spatial Relationships of Prepositions
- Prepositions of Time, Place, and to Introduce Objects
- Sentence Fragments
- Spelling: Accept/Except and Affect/Effect
- Spelling: Common Words that Sound Alike
- Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
- Verb Tenses
- Irregular Verbs
- Sequence of Tenses
- Verb Tense Consistency
- Verbs with Helpers (Perfectives and Auxilliaries)
- Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
- Basic Tips for ESL Students: Writing for An American Academic Audience
Punctuation Tips
Types/Genres of Writing
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Argument/Persuasion: Logic in Argumentative Writing
- Literary Terms
- Writing about Fiction
- Writing Definitions
- Writing Description
- Writing Essay Exams
- Writing about Literature: Some Helpful Things To Know
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
Research and Documenting Sources
Writing Research Papers
- Conducting a Productive Web search
- Searching the World Wide Web
- Evaluating Sources of Information
- Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format
- Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format
- Formatting in Sociology
- Resources for Documenting Sources
- Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
