Subject Object Predicate Clause Phrase Types of Clauses Types of Subordinate Clauses Types of Phrases Distinguishing Phrases and Clauses Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence
WRITING GRAMMATICALLY Right and Wrong in Writing Verbs Problems
Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties
The Infinitive The Simple Present Tense The Present Progressive (or Continuous) Tense The Simple Past Tense The Past Progressive (or Continuous) Tense The Simple Future Tense The Future Progressive (or Continuous) Tense The Perfect Tenses The Present Perfect Tense The Past Perfect Tense The Future Perfect Tense Other Tenses
Mood: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive
The ConditionalThe Past Conditional
Active and Passive Voice Dangling Constructions
Dangling Participles and Infinitives
Sequence of Tenses Irregular or Difficult Verbs
Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: "To Be or Not to Be?" Preposition Problems "Up With Which I will Not Put" Nouns and Pronouns: Singular Difficulties Pronouns: Who Cares About Whom? Part of Speech Confusion: A Question of Principle?
WORDS Word Order Problems One Word or Two? Word Meanings: Are Cars Ever Stationery? Usage: Word Conventions
PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER Paragraphing
In Narration In Description In Persuasion or Argument
Argument
Fallacies and Faulty Arguments
Joining Words
Words to Connect Ideas That Are Opposed to Each Other Words to Join Linked or Supporting Ideas Words Used to Introduce Causes or Reasons Words Used to Introduce Results or Conclusions Words Used to Express Purpose Words Used to Introduce Examples Words Used to Introduce Alternatives Words Used to Show Degree or Extent That and Which Words Used to Make Comparisons Other Joining Words and Expressions
Sentence Combining
Combining
Joining Kernels Embedding Kernels Abbreviated Kernels Joined as Absolute Phrases Abbreviated Kernels Embedded as Verb and Noun Phrases Abbreviated Kernels Embedded as Modifiers
Combining and Recombining
Combining Several Kernels into a Single Sentence “De-Combining” and Recombining
Help with Some Grammatical Errors: Two More Examples
Dangling Modifiers Syntactic Ambiguity
Help with Reading Challenging Texts Gaining Awareness of Writing Style
STYLE Slang and Informal English Wordiness Writing By Computer
Spell-check and Grammar-check Observing Online Etiquette Point-form Online Etiquette Copyright and the Web
Business Writing How to Be Good with Words: Styles of Writing When Considering Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Disability
Bias-free Vocabulary: A Short List
ACADEMIC WRITING Writing about Literature / Writing About Texts
The Meanings of Texts Meaning and Form in Literature Writing about Texts: Particular Problems
Writing About Science
Structure of the Research Paper Scientific Tone and Stylistic Choices The First Person and the Active Voice
Across the Disciplines: Different Subjects, Different Styles of Academic Writing
Anthropology Art History Biology Business and Commerce Chemistry Economics Engineering English Studies History Medicine and Health Studies Philosophy Physics Politics Psychology Sociology
SEEING AND MEANING
EAL: For Those Whose Native Language Is Not English Frequently Used Non-count Nouns
PUNCTUATION, FORMAT, AND SPELLING Punctuation
The Period The Ellipsis The Comma The Question Mark The Exclamation Mark The Semicolon The Colon The Hyphen The Dash Parentheses Square Brackets The Apostrophe Quotation Marks Single Quotation Marks
Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Format and Spelling
Capitalization Abbreviations
Spelling
Spelling and Sound
DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH Avoiding Plagiarism—and Choosing When and What to Quote Citation and Documentation