Writing Help: Web Resources
Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University offers excellent grammar and punctuation resources.
- Grammar Exercises and TutorialsA variety of spelling and grammar exercises.
- Punctuation Exercises and TutorialsA variety of punctuation exercises.
- Basic GrammarBasic grammar is explained.
- MechanicsWork on sentence-level organization and style.
Checklists
- Revision ChecklistAuthor: Heather McWhinney
- Editing ChecklistAuthor: Heather McWhinney
- Proofreading ChecklistAuthor: Heather McWhinney
Sentence Construction
- Sentence Construction Tutorial
"This short tutorial looks at the structural elements of writing good sentences. It covers some of the common mistakes that are made and shows you how to identify these mistakes and rectify them in your writing. This is particularly helpful for students from a non-English language background."
