Grammar Weblinks:
 

1	Daily Grammar
	Mr. Johnson, World Place, Inc.	Last Modified: 2/17
	http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: Provides over 400 lessons and practice exercises in grammar, punctuation, and usage.  An outstanding complement to the New Century Handbook’s collection of exercises.
	SPECIALITY: Daily Lesson Archive listing is easy to read.

 

2	Grammar Slammer
	English Plus	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000003.htm	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: Provides rules and colorful examples for the major grammatical issues, such as fragments, run-ons, dangling modifiers, pronouns, subjunctive mood, and tricky plurals.
	SPECIALITY: Includes hyperlinks for grammatical terms – the definition of an appositive phrase is now only one click away.

 

3	Online English Grammar
	Anthony Hughes, Digital Education Network	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive listing of grammatical parts of speech with links to explanations and examples.  Provides user-friendly definitions and examples of grammatical terminology (such as  “clauses” and “tense”).
	SPECIALITY: Includes an alphabetical content search engine.

 

4	Big Dog's Grammar: A Bare Bones Guide to English
	Scott Foll	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://gabiscott.com/bigdog	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: Provides several links to pages specializing in grammar topics, ranging from pronouns, to subject-verb agreement, to dangling modifiers, to consistency.  Access to self-tests is located at the bottom of the individual grammar topic pages.
	SPECIALITY: Cute dog motif will keep you entertained.  Self-tests provide instant feedback.

 

5	The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
	Jane Straus, Corporate Trainer	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/fr_punc.html	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: This well-organized site covers most of the important grammar issues used in proofreading.  Colorful explanations of grammar and usage rules.  NOTE: You may need to click the “Grammar” link on the left; for some reason, the site defaults to the punctuation contents.
	SPECIALITY: Provides a 21-question practice grammar test with answers.

 

6	Writers' Workshop Grammar Handbook
	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: Contains links to dozens of grammar rules and exercises.  Provides clear definitions and examples of grammatical terms.  A good complement to the New Century Handbook.
	SPECIALITY: Parts of speech, usage, phrases and clauses.

 

7	Guide to Grammar and Style
	Jack Lynch, Rutgers University	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: Part glossary, part handbook, and part usage guide.  Contains an alphabetical listing of terms with brief definitions.  A good companion to the New Century Handbook.
	SPECIALITY: Includes an alphabetical list of terms; excellent link to “Getting an A on an English Paper.”

 

8	Grammar and Punctuation Exercises for Engineers and Scientists
	Michael Alley, et. al., Virginia Tech University	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing/exercises	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: Provides access to several good exercise pages.  Although descriptions of grammar rules are lacking, the exercises are helpful, providing immediate feedback.  Check out the “Preliminary Exercises” on the left margin for several starter exercises.
	SPECIALITY: Written with a slant toward scientific and technical writing, although the examples in the exercises are not science-oriented.

 

9	Grammar
	American Heritage Book of Usage, Bartleby.com	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.bartleby.com/64/1.html	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: Focuses on traditional problems of grammar, especially grammatical problems involving word order, agreement, parts of speech, conjunctions, pronouns, and verbs.
	SPECIALITY: Contents are grouped into an alphabetical listing of individual English words, not grammatical rules.  Click on a word to access extensive explanations about the word and the conditions for its use in a sentence.

 

10	Fastfax: Improving Your Sentence Structure
	Fastfax, University of Guelph	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.uoguelph.ca/csrc/writing/sentenc5.htm#ss	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Provides explanations and examples for different types of sentences as well as identifies common sentence shortcomings.
	SPECIALITY: Concentrates on sentence types and common sentence problems, such as run-ons, fragments, and choppy sentences.

 

11	The Internet Grammar of English
	University College, London	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/frames/contents.htm	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Concentrates on the fundamentals of English grammar, mainly parts of speech.  Provides dozens of links to rules, explanations, and exercises with answers.
	SPECIALITY: Offers different methods of browsing and linking to site contents; one link provides access to all the exercises directly.

 

12	Writer's Handbook: Grammar and Style
	University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/GramStyPunct.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Offers a few examples for each of ten common subject-verb agreement errors.  Examples are very simple and easy to understand.
	SPECIALITY:  Includes examples of most of the exceptions to the agreement rules, including compound subjects and various pronouns.

 

13	Grammar Slammer's Glossary of Grammatical Terms
	English Plus	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000299.htm	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Dozens or links provide definitions to grammar terms, such as “fragment,” “linking verb,” and “adjective clause.”
	SPECIALITY: The hyperlinks to the definitions helps to streamline your term search.

 

14	Grammar Terminology
	American Heritage Book of Usage	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.bartleby.com/64/10.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Dozens of grammar terms are clearly defined in this glossary.  Its alphabetical listing and condensed format make it an easily printable companion page to the New Century Handbook.
	SPECIALITY: Terms defined are important ones to know, such as “indefinite pronoun” and “past participle.”

 
 

English Mega Sites

These URL's link to comprehensive English websites that cover nearly every aspect of the writing process.  These links appear on most of the Composition Terminology sites.

 

A	Writing Center
	University of Richmond	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.richmond.edu/~writing/wweb.html	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: Everything you ever wanted to know about English composition, revision, argumentation, and format can be found here.  This site links to hundreds of topics, organized thoroughly.
	SPECIALITY: Basically everything: drafting, editing, grammar, punctuation, style, MLA citations, etc.

 

B	The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
	Michael Harvey, Washington College	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/nb-home.html	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: An excellent top-to-bottom resource for all college writers.  Detailed explanations and solid page layout make this site an invaluable complement to English 1101 and 1102.
	SPECIALITY: Organized into the following categories: “Thinking,” “Style,” “Structure,” “Evidence,” and “Mechanics.”

 

C	Guide to Grammar and Writing
	Charles Darling, Capital Community College	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: An excellent site containing links to nearly every composition question, organized into "Sentence Level," "Paragraph Level," and "Essay Level" sections.  Grammar rules are explained well, followed by helpful quizzes.
	SPECIALITY: Fragments, run-ons, subject-verb agreement, and placement of modifiers.

 

D	The King's English
	H. W. Fowler	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: A very scholarly site, with extensive explanations of grammar and style rules.  Provides extensive real-life examples from professional publications and authors.
	SPECIALITY: Contents include “Vocabulary,” “Syntax,” “Airs and Graces,” “Punctuation,” ‘Grammar,” and “Style.”

 

E	Sentence Sense
	Evelyn Farbman and Charles Darling, Capital Comm. College	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://ccc.commnet.edu/sensen	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive resource that provides information on grammar, usage, and writing. Practice Exercises are found in the “Application” links at the bottom of the individual topic windows.
	SPECIALITY: Exercises allow the user to type corrected versions of sentences; links to possible answers are beneath.

 

F	An Overview of Language Mechanics
	Flora Joy	Last Modified:  2/17
	http://www.etsu.edu/stories/langmech.htm	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: A sort of Cliffs Notes of grammar, this site presents the major rules of grammar, punctuation, and usage onto a long document.  Contents include “Capitalization,” “Punctuation,” “Usage,” “Sentence Information,” and “Parts of Speech.”
	SPECIALITY: Be aware that this site caters to the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, not the Modern Language Association (MLA).  Most of the grammar-related examples should remain consistent in both styles, but there may be discrepencies.