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Adventures in
Writing* |
Links and
references |
| Active & Passive Voice |
Active or Passive Voices |
173, 227, 411, 246 |
Active vs. Passive Voice |
| Adjectives (see nouns) |
Adverbs Verbs |
adverbs: 412, & verbs: 173,227-232, 236,
239-246, 411 |
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adverbs Adverbs |
Adverbs |
What is an Adverb? |
Adjective/Adverb Quiz 2 |
| Guide
to Apostrophes |
Apostrophes... |
270,334,409 |
Quiz Apostrophes |
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Apostrophe Catastrophe |
The Apostrophe & possessives |
The Apostrophe |
Quiz #2 Apost. Quiz 3 |
| Articles |
Articles |
221 |
Article Use: (OWL) |
Articles/Definite/Indefinite |
PRACTICE:
ARTICLES A/AN |
Using Articles |
Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 |
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Bias Logical Fallacy |
Satire Propaganda, what
is it? |
Poetry |
Political
Cartoons |
| Business and English |
Business vocabulary & grammar |
414Resourceresource.org |
Business English |
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Capitalization Rules |
More
capitalization links |
286-293 |
Capital Letter - Quiz |
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Capital Letters Capitalization
Quiz Capitals,
Italics, Punctuation English: Capital Letters When and where to use caps |
| Colons and Semi-colons |
Colons
and semicolons
325-326, 408 colons |
semicolons colon |
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Commas Play
comma game |
Three
comma rules! All commas rules! 189,313,406 Comma Use |
Commas quiz Quiz 2 quiz 3 |
| Computers |
www.ComputerResource.org/ |
113, 143-147 |
Writing with Computers |
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Search Engines, Robots, & Spiders |
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| Conversation Resource |
American
Accent Training |
American Pronunciation |
Useful Expressions |
| Editing |
Editing |
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| Gerunds |
Gerunds/Participles/Infinitives |
239 Gerunds and Infinitives |
ESL Quiz - Gerund |
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Essay:
Compare&Contrast |
Fine-Tune
Essay Essays |
Essay types |
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Gerunds & Infinitives |
Interactive verbal quiz #2 |
ESL Quiz Gerund or Infinitive |
Gerund & Infinitive Quiz |
| Hyphen |
The Hyphen |
336, 409 Rules for hyphens |
Hyphen Hyphenated
Adjectives |
| Idioms and Slang |
Idioms and Slang |
The Idiom Connection |
Self-Study Idiom Quizzes |
| Nouns and Adjectives |
Nouns and
Adjectives |
410, 249-252 |
Crossword Puzzle - Adjectives |
| Outlining & Prewriting |
Prewriting |
Outline 86,
99 Prewriting 35-40 |
Planning (Invention) |
| Parallel Structure |
mostly punctuation |
298-301 |
Parallel Structures |
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Parts of Speech |
Dipthongs |
410-413 |
The Parts of Speech |
Parts Of Speech |
Part of Speech Quiz |
Parts of Speech |
Grammar - Parts of Speech |
| Periods |
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311, 406 |
Period PowerPoint |
| Plurals |
Plurals |
266 |
English plural |
Plural reference: Encyclopedia/English plurals |
269 Possessives w/self-tests |
| Prepositions are essential |
Prepositions |
256, 412 |
QUIZ |
Good to look up
prepositions: about, at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, with ...use them in sentences (then the rest) |
| **Pronoun |
Pronouns |
123,166,180,212,257,410,411,448 |
More on Pronouns More |
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Pronunciation |
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| Punctuation Punctuation |
Punctuation2 Punctuation3 |
310-313, 326-334,
406-409 |
Punctuation Test |
| Quotations & Punctuation |
Actual Quotation
Resource |
329,408 Quotations & Punctuation |
Quotations/ Punctuation |
Punctuating & Indenting Quotes |
Punctuating Quotations |
Quiz on Using Quotation Marks |
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Reading Resource |
Reading List Proofreading |
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Research Resumes |
Newspapers News Oregon
News |
Alternative News Careers |
Library Blogs Finance |
| Rewriting Edit & Rewrite |
Prewriting Practical Tips |
13, 145 |
PDF] Culling common errors |
| Rhetoric |
www.WritingResources.org/ |
44-69 |
Rhetoric, linguistics & writing |
| Rhetoric: More! Syntax |
Rhetoric: What is it? Rhetoric |
47 Conclusions |
The Rhetoric Page |
Rhetoric is the art of
communication which allows us to persuade or communicate ideas. |
| Run-on Sentences |
Run-on Sentences |
188 |
Quiz: RUN-ON
SENTENCES |
| Sentence
Structure (SVO) |
Sentence Patterns & Syntax |
172-200 |
Sentence Structure |
| Spelling Spelling |
Spelling Test Easily
Confused |
262- 266, |
Common Errors in Spelling |
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Spelling Rules |
Spelling Rules |
271, 273 |
ESL
Quiz - Spelling spell |
| Tense Verb TenseChart |
Tenses Verb Tense Tutorial |
228-230, 232,245 |
Sequence of Tenses |
Using Verb Tenses |
EnglishOntheRun-Grammar |
English tenses |
tense ESL Quiz-Verb Tenses |
| They're contraction There location Their possessive |
282 |
Confused/Misused Words |
| ** "This" and "that" |
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123,166,180,212,257,410-411 |
ESL Quizzes - Pronouns |
| Thinking in English |
Wisdom Translation ESL |
219-285 Conjugation |
Pronunciation |
| Transitions |
Using Transitions Transitions |
116-130 |
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| Verbs |
Verbs |
173,227-232,
239-246, 411 |
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Vocabulary Resources |
Vocabulary Page Word List |
162-170 |
Business English-Vocabulary |
vocabulary |
BUSINESS ENGLISH Finance |
Business Vocabulary |
Business Speaking Skills |
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Wordiness |
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| Writing Writing Resource |
Writing Skill Writing Editing |
11, 145 Web Resources |
26 Rules for Writing Well |
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Writing your resume |
Topics Subjects More Topics |
Scanning,
Skimming, & Organizing Study Skills |
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Writing
letters to editors |
Writing Exercises |
writing evaluation Writing Well Writer's Resource |
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books at the left are recommended resources for those who want to write
effectively. They can supplement any secondary, college, or
graduate-level writing project. If you would like to obtain either book,
click at left. The Writers Harbrace Handbook is a basic guide and
rulebook for writers. It has particularly useful resources on rhetoric.
Adventures in Writing* is designed as a practical guide for the writing
process. The book is designed for people who want to improve their
writing, including students from non-English based learning environments.
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