Grammar & Punctuation

Grammar, Mechanics, and Punctuation

Grammar, sentence mechanics, and punctuation can be overwhelming for many writers, and all writers have to work to improve the mechanics of their writing at some point.

• Glossary of Grammatical Terms
• Twelve Common Errors (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Grammar and Mechanics

• Subject/Verb Agreement (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Conjunctive Adverbs (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Coordinating Conjunctions (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Adjective and Adverbs (The OWL at Purdue University)
• Articles (a/an/the) (The OWL at Purdue University)
• Transitions and Transitional Devices (The OWL at Purdue University)
• A Note on the Comma Splice and Fused Sentence (Dr. Brian Donovan) [broken link]
  
• On Agreement in Indefinite Constructions (Dr. Brian Donovan) [broken link]

Punctuation

• Using Commas (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Dashes (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Semi-colons (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Hyphens (The OWL at Purdue University)

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