/Writer's Handbook/

== Overview ==
=== Understanding Grammar ===
* What is Grammar?
** The Parts of Speech
*** Nouns
*** Pronouns
*** Verbs
*** Adjectives
*** Adverbs
*** Conjunctions
*** Prepositions
** The Parts of the Sentence
** Types of Sentences
** Active and Passive Voice
=== Understanding Mechanics ===
* What is Mechanics?
** Punctuation
*** Commas
*** Semicolons
*** Colons
*** Apostrophes
*** Quotation Marks
*** Hyphens and Dashes
*** Parentheses and Brackets
** Capitalization
=== Common Errors ===
* Know your patterns
* Mixing up words that sound alike
* When subjects and verbs don't agree
* When pronouns and antecedents don't agree
* Missing commas after introductory elements
* Sentence fragments
* Missing or misplaced apostrophes
* Unnecessary tense shifts
* Run-on or fused sentences
* Comma Splice
* Disruptive commas
* Dangling, misplaced, and squinting modifiers
* Logical Fallacies
=== Writing feedback===
Teachers can use the following pages to provide students with information about specific errors in their writing. If the students' papers are graded online, write a short comment and add a link to one of these pages.
* Enumeration consistency
* Unclear demonstrative pronoun reference
=== Citing Sources ===
* Citing Sources
** Plagiarism
== External Links ==
* Common Errors in English
* The Elements of Style
* Big Dog's Grammar: A Bare Bones Guide to English
* Darling's Guide to Grammar
* Grammar Bytes!
* The Hypertext Book: Modern English Grammar
* Properly Placed Punctuation
* Punctuation Points
* Grammar Tips from Harvard
* The Owl at Purdue
* Academic Grammar- help students with their academic assignments
Category:Rhetoric and Composition