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Learn from Mistakes Pay attention to comments on your papers - For instance, if your instructor writes "fragment" on your paper, find out what a fragment is. Common Errors Fragments Verb Tense Consistancy Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun-Antecedent Arguent Pronoun Reference Mixed Construction Run-Ons and Comma Splices Shift in Person Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Usage problems -- Confused Words Apostrophies Commas Cool Tool 1: OWL at Purdue The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue home page http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ The OWL at Purdue grammar handouts http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/ Purdue OWL PowerPoint resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/index.html Conquering the Comma http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resources/692/01/ Cool Tool 2: Guide to Grammar and Writing Homepage at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ List of Topics http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm Interactive Quizzes http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm PowerPoint Presentations http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm Cool Tool 3: Exercise Central free basic access to tutorials and hundreds of interactive excercises. Bedford/St. Martin's has a good interactive quiz site at http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/ You need to register for basic student access for the site unless your instructor is using a Bedford/Martin's textbood and is registered for special access. Cool Tool 4: Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tricks for Better Writing You can go to the website or to iTunes and download Grammar Girl podcasts. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx Cool Tool for Proofreading Your Papers Get tips on Proofreading Your Writing on the Purdue OWL website at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01/ Practice Combining Sentences Purdue OWL Sentence Clarity Powerpoint at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/711/01/ Guide to Grammar and Writing Sentence Combining Skills at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm How to Improve Your Writing Know your own common errors Target one at a time Practice revising and fixing your errors. Learn how to combine sentences effectively Don't give up. It takes a long time to overcome bad habits. Read a lot. Read good writing helps improve you vocabulary and awareness of the craft of writing.

Grammar Podcasts (Links to iTunes) Grammar Done Right! from The Red Pen Editor: GRAMMAR TIPS from The Red Pen Editor. Do you know when to use who vs. whom? Is it all right to use alright? Get answers to these and other grammar tips delivered weekly to your inbox feed://klreddick.audioacrobat.com/rss/red_hot_grammar_tips.xml (Episodes) http://www.theredpeneditor.com Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tricks for Better Writing: Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Whether English is your first language or your second language, punctuation, style and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/EpisodeList.aspx (Episodes) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ MPR: Grammar Grater Podcasts: Grammar Grater is a weekly podcast about English words, grammar, and usage for the Information Age. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/grammar_grater/ (Episodes)

More Resources Learn Grammar and Donate Rice at the same time! http://www.freerice.com Grammar Link Grammar Rock from School House Rock Unpack Your Adjectives - Adjectives Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here - Adverbs Conjunction Junction - Conjunctions Interjections! - Interjections Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla - Pronouns Verb! That's What's Happening - Verbs A Noun Is A Person, Place Or Thing - Nouns Busy Prepositions - Preposition The Tale of Mr. Morton - Subjects and Predicates

Bad Grammar - The Way I Are Parody featuring HotforWords (Music Video)   Music by: Timbaland Lyrics by: James Warren (James@War) and Marina Orlova (Hot for Words) Performed by: James@War, HotforWords and Sheena Melwani Timbaland - The Way I Are OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

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Content developed for the SOS Workshop: Improve Your Grammar: Cool Tools But No Magic Pills by Gail Harada Additional material added by SOS Coordinator. Gail Harada's Webpage http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gharada/