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Grammar Websites
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http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing

Cameron Crawford
A Guide to Grammar & Style by Jack Lynch
This is a site that is maintained by an individual in love with language. It starts with an introduction that addresses all the major points and problems of modern day language. Links abound throughout his writing to a well cared for reference library that acts as itself as a great quick-find reference tool over most anything from dangling participles to common misspellings. On top of this he offers a further reading resource list and an ‘international’ link list that took me to many well defined sites that are forever treasured among my internet bookmarks.

http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Jim Cullivan
This site is highly functional. It is sponsored by Capital Community College in Hartford, Conn. and offers comprehensive learning tools for grammar and composition, plus much more. There is information on the parts of speech, sentence and paragraphs functions as well as information on abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation.  In addition to writing guides for essays and research papers, this site also has a FAQ page. If the user can't find an answer to their grammar or composition question(s) using the FAQ page, after they have exhausted all the website resources, they can fill out a form and "Ask Grammar" for a personal response. To test your English grammar and composition skills, this website also offers interactive quizzes. This site provides, perhaps, everything we might find in a good English rhetoric and composition textbook but with an interactive charm.

One last item of interest about this website, for anyone using computers for work or education, is the information they provide about PowerPoint presentations.  And if you want to put this information to practical use, this website  provides more than a dozen "Grammar and Writing"  titles for download in the PowerPoint format

Jen Shaner
This is a guide to grammar and writing. It defines everything on the word and sentence level, the paragraph level, and it has numerous interactive quizzes and tests.  It is also helpful with essay and paper writing.  I thought this was the most interactive site that I found.

Darlene Wade
This website is hosted by Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut, and is maintained by Charles Darling, Professor of English at Capital Community College. The home page is particularly helpful because the topics are broken down into three distinct levels: Word and Sentence level, Paragraph level, and Essay and Research Paper level. I frequently used the Essay and Research Paper level during my Humanities 399 course this summer and learned a lot of tips that were useful for my papers. All three levels helped me focus my search broadly and then more narrowly, which was very useful when I was not quite sure what my question really was. The quizzes are varied and sometimes exhausting to complete but I learned a lot from the ones I took. The Peripheral and PowerPoints section contains a plethora of useful links. A final reason that I’m very fond of this website is that it gave me a link to Schoolhouse Rock, which means I can look up my favorite song lyrics any time I want.

Kristal Wolf
This website offers a variety of information regarding grammar skills.  In addition, it also provides helpful writing tips for essays and papers. Capital Community College in Hartford, Conneticut runs this website which is available to the public. The
website contains a plethora of information about grammar including punctuation. In fact, there is a section which contains sentence diagramming in Power Point. Also, the website has links to other helpful sites such as vocabulary. Believe it or not, there are over 170 interactive quizzes as well.  Overall, I think it is an informative website that deserves a further look for those interested in grammar.  

http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~cs5014/fall.95/courseNotes/WebPages/5.TechnicalCommunication/tc_2_Usage.html

Dana Miller
I spent a lot of time trying to find a website as good as the ones already found and this is the best I could
find. It does look as though it could be really helpful.  It contains information on senctence patterns (just like
the ones we learned), mechanics, puncuation, and much more...  I'd say it's worth checking out if you find
yourself in a grammar bind!
http://www.dailygrammar.com/

Jon Borel
While not created specifically as a reference site, this site will prove very useful to anyone looking for variety in grammatical examples or practical exercises.  It includes a free subscription services which emails a short grammar lesson five days of the week with a quiz on the sixth day. Archives of previous email lessons are available for review.  The lesson plan and examples are very similar to the English 3200 text: verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbals, adverb clauses, adjective clauses, compound and complex sentences, etc.
www.englishchick.com/grammar/grrem.htm

Paul Wilson
This website is a fairly comprehensive one that is easy and quick to use.  It is divided into four
sections; 1. Parts of Speech  2.Putting Words Together 3.  More About Verbs and 4. Miscellaneous.  Not only
does the site list definitions, it also gives examples.  At the bottom of the home page there are links to punctuation, confused words, common mistakes, spelling issues, and also links to other grammar sites.    Although it covers mainly the basics of
grammar, it could definitely be useful as a quick glance guide to help figure out grammar troubles.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/glossary.htm

Jen Shaner
This is a helpful glossary of all-things-grammar.

http://grammarbook.com/

Jen Shaner
This is a grammar "etiquette" site.  It's obviously aplug for the author's book, but it is helpful, nonetheless. It gives many examples, and is very straightforward.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/

Glenn Rohlfing
The University of Purdue offers a wonderful website that allows a student to learn the basic rules of grammar. When first entering the website, the viewer sees an outline form with the following headings: punctuation, capitals, spelling, sentence construction, and parts of speech. Under each heading, subheadings further develop the topic of the heading. For example, the heading parts of speech have the subtopics such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, and prepositions. Under each subtopic, lessons are highlighted in blue. By using your mouse to select the link (the part highlighted in blue), students have access to various lessons and examples. Some of these lessons include exercises. Upon completing an exercise, students can verify their newly found knowledge by checking the answer key, which is another link. I declare the University of Purdue's online writing center one of many valuable websites that students can access over the Internet.

Carol Nugent
As much as I would like to come up with something original, I cannot. All roads lead to Rome and all links lead to Purdue. Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides an excellent and well-rounded writing and grammar site. The information is at a reasonable level, so advanced that the beginner or confused grammarian cannot make sense of it, and it is organized in an easy to understand way and accessible.

http://ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/

Jen Shaner
This site has listings for numerous sites re:  parts of sentence, phrases, punctuation, spelling, verb tense, etc.  This is almost too much information! It is interesting, though, if you have a lot of time to go to the various sites that it recommends.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/writersref

Melissa Mincic
I am recommending Diana Hacker's The Writer's Reference Web Site to you as a good grammar web site because it is so complete.  It's opening page features headings such as "Interactive Exercises," "A Writer's Online Resources," and "Research Documentation Online," just to name a few.  I have found the website to be a valuable resource in my own experience, and the writing center at my previous college featured the web site on a "Top Ten List" of best English web sites.

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/

Maxine Cordova Kochevar
This grammar website that I stumbled upon was very interesting and quite user friendly.  It allows the user to search by subject or by utilizing the table of contents.  Once an item is selected, it defines it clearly and concisely, and gives excellent examples.  Additionally, it offers links to related grammatical topics.  For example, if you're researching the present tense it also provides a link to the simple present and the present continuous and gives an example of each, along with a link to a unit of its own.   It also offers other resources relating to English grammar, such as links on software, grammar books, games, and workshops.  This is a website that I would strongly recommend, and have added it to my favorite places for future reference.

Jennifer Shaner
This is the home page for Education Resources on the Internet.  Click on Table of Contents. Describes:adjectives, adverbs, determiners, direct/indirect speech, -ing form, nouns, clauses, and verbs & verb  tenses.   I found this site helpful for grammar> definitions.  It also has interactive tests and quizzes.

Sean Morgan
This site, authored by Anthony Hughes, seems to be geared more towards the grammarian than I would expect. However, most of the people I know (outside of the English Dept. at UCCS) would not have a heavy interest in the subject, so
Mr. Hughes appears to be targeting the right audience.

Under the Table of Contents link on the first page (http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm), most of the terminology references to direct use of words or parts of sentences in question, and not necessarily toward the subjective academic profiling found in Blumenthal. Hughes uses a jargon common to grammarians but also follows a less diagrammed
pattern of use.

For example, Hughes does not feel the need to separate relative clauses into adverb, adjective, or noun clauses, as Blumenthal does.

Also, Hughes uses a term that seems to be somewhat related to qualifying and quantifying pronouns, but the
style used seems to be more British than American.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm

Rebecca Hartmann
This website offers a variety of helpful information, as long as you know what you want.   Each subject header contains an example and definition, along with several excercises for teachers (although I'm sure students will be able to use it without a teacher as well).  Not only that but this website provides links to Writing websites, grammar and technical handbooks,
tips and techniques, as well as a place to have your writing critiqued. This should prove to be a helpful resource in the near future.

Jennifer Shaner
This lists parts of speech, phrases, clauses, common usage problems, and sentences & sentence elements. It defines and gives examples of each.

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/GP.html

I decided to search some our country's top universities for sites,  figuring (or at least hoping!)that they would naturally have some very helpful, thorough information. I chose this site, however, not because of its thoroughness in advanced grammar topics, but because I found it to be of a more accessible nature to the majority of college
students. The site comes from the Harvard Writing Center, and gives a quick fix to the exact sort of dilemmas I find myself running into every once in a while when writing a paper.... you know, the oddball question you might have about how to use something, or the rule you can't quite remember, etc..Like I mentioned above, the site is
accessible to the common college student, so that answers to questions are given everyday examples, rather than long-winded
explanations that might further confuse a student not familiar with advanced grammar. It reminded me of one of those pocket dictionaries--filled with tidbits of the most important information--and is perfect to place in one's "favorites" folder for quick reference.
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

Heather Domangue
This site is called the "Grammar Gorillas" and it is an interactive game to help players distinguish between the different parts of grammar. The beginner level includes only verbs and nouns, while the advanced includes other parts of speech, like adverbs, adjectives, and pronouns. If you select the wrong word, then the correct answer is shown. On the bottom of the
screen, there is a description of each grammar component.

The site is fairly basic, however it could be very useful to middle school or high school level children who struggle with sentence components. I thought it was an unusual way for a website to address grammar.
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us

Catherine Crawford
This is a very good site.  The site is sponsered by the Grosse Pointe school system and is geared toward students k-12 but for those of us who were never exposed to sentence diagramming in school it is still very helpful.  Most types of sentences are covered by the site and they accept emails about sentences types that are not included.  The only trouble I had with the site was that my browser kept flipping to ads as I scrolled down the pages.  I particularly liked that all of the different diagrams were large and easy to read.  My eyesight is not good and the large graphics were a pleasant change.

http://www.grammarlady.com/

Amy Pate
This web site is maintained by Mary Newton Bruden "a.k.a. the Grammar Lady."  This web site is good for anyone interested in grammar and new developments.  It is not good for quick reference questions.  The Grammar Lady writes about grammar in books and columns.  She advertises these on this web site.  One good thing about this site is that is has two interesting columns: Typo of the Week and Interesting Language Stuff.  FYI for our language journals Interesting language stuff would be something to put in those.

ttp://www.grammarnow.com

Catherine Stamps
This is a great resource website! Although this site is set up to answer grammar questions, its mainly functions as a directory of other grammar related links, including some that have been reviewed here by other class members. This search site allows the user to enter any grammar term and receive numerous links that will help them find their answer. In locating their answer, the user will find a definition along with various examples, practice problems and even quizzes to assist in understanding. This website is simple to use and has something for all ages. It even offers a proofreading service and a grammar tip of the week service that users can sign up for.

http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/

Rose Ann Bockman
By simply entering “English Grammar” in the address bar I found a nearly unlimited list of sites.  After checking out a few (not all!), I homed in on item above, which is provided by Junket Studies Tutoring, a private tutoring service in northern New Jersey.  The site is advertised as, “11 Rules of Writing,” and I feel, especially after the past few weeks of busily studying the English 3200 text, that it is an excellent source for quick help in matters of grammar and punctuation.

In addition to the original eleven rules mentioned, the site contains a simple but useful glossary that ranges from “Active Voice” to “Verb,” with many important stops between. There are also a list of references, both online and printed; a list of related FAQ; a list of other writing resources; and a final Teacher’s Note, which offers thanks to the writer’s “English 1001 class at the University of Colorado.”  An interesting extra is the bottom line of the site, which features a “new word of the day.” I have checked this site only twice, and considered neither word featured to be “new,” but though not obscure, neither were they to be found on everyone’s tongue every day, so perhaps they would be a useful vocabulary source.

I found the rules of the title, and the Frequently Asked Questions, to be, indeed, common dilemmas; their answers were clear, concise, and in line with our text.  All in all I believe this site is both useful and easy to navigate, and consider it a definite asset to anyone who has a quick question about writing.  I have added this site to my favorites list for future use.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/antagonym.html

Aaron Simpson
This is a more 'interesting and fun' than 'practical' site, as it gives a list of words that have
contradictory meanings in different usages. For example:

"Reservation: what you make when you know where you want to go  vs.  what you have when you're not sure if you want to go."

I've always wondered why "individual" means one who is defined apart from society when the components of the
word suggest the opposite: (in="not",divid="divided"). That's not on this website, but many similar things
are. This is a good site because I think that it is useful to know when a word has a second meaning that
is opposite to the one we intend.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brains/errors/

Aaron Simpson
This website deals with common errors among native speakers of English mainly in terms of single words
and phrases.  Not anything like a comprehensive grammar encyclopedia, this website is entertaining and
in just a few minutes I found answers to several issues that have been plaguing me for years:
     -the correct pronunciation of "hors d'oeuvres"
     -the correct spelling and meaning of "medieval"
      (med="middle",eval="age")
     -there is no second 'r' in "sherbet"

Becky Hartig
This website is put together by a professor at Washington State University.  He has developed a list of errors that are common to the English Language, especially when used in speaking and writing. The list is rather long, and one can click on any item, and there will be a definition or explanation to the error.  He also includes a list of resourses.  Seems to be a very good site that is full of information.