Useful links for English Writing
1. http://www.writingcommons.org/
2. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl
3. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/
4. http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/
5. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/ - (General\business English)
7. Open2Studies short little video course on writing for the web
8. Dr. Jakob Nielson's work on writing for the web
9. http://www.bartleby.com/141/
You must scroll down to see the contents of this guide and click "Next" at bottom of page to see the entire guide.
10. Free Online Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/
11. Also: http://www.merriam-webster.com/
12. A self-paced program of videos and exercises for learning English grammar:
https://caryacademy.haikulearning.com/melissa_davenport/grammaronlinepublic/cms_page/view/6326031
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Targeted help
- Types of sentences: http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/writing/forms/Kinds%20of%20Sentences.pdf
- Types of Clauses: http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/writing/forms/Types%20of%20Clauses.pdf
- Tips for writing effective titles: http://writing.umn.edu/sws/assets/pdf/quicktips/titles.pdf
- Tips on how to punctuate Titles: http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Punctuating_Titles_chart.pdf
- For organizing your writing: http: //writingcommons.org/process/organize
- Conciseness: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/1/
- Paramedic method for conciseness: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/635/01/
- Organizational Patterns in Academic Writing: http://valenciacollege.edu/wp/cssc/documents/OrganizationalPatternsinAcademicWriting.pdf
- Online Tools that you can use:
1) To check for number of words, sentences, readability, etc: http://wordcounttools.com/
2) To check if your composition is concise: http://www.writersdiet.com/WT.php
3) Free online Grammar, spelling, proofreading checker: http://www.paperrater.com/
4) To check for plagiarism: http://www.plagaware.com
https://www.plagtracker.com AND http://www.duplichecker.com
Other useful links:
· The BBC does a good site for Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/
· Business English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/
· Purdue Online Writing Lab has good resources for English as a second Language Students (ESL) – Click on the Navigation panel on the left-hand side of the website page to see the full menu: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/974/2/
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