Towson University’s Online Writing Support
                                 Online Writing Support




PARTS OF SPEECH
Content and function parts of speech
Nouns and their functions
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Pronouns
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Determiners
Interrogatives

Qualifiers / Intensifiers
Verbals

Dependent Clauses


SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Elements of Sentence Construction
Sentence Types and Punctuation
Connectors
Sentence Patterns
Sentence Pattern Transformations
Active/Passive Voice


PUNCTUATION

CAPITALIZATION

ABBREVIATIONS

 

 

 




USAGE
Avoiding Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
Subject - Verb Agreement

Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Reference

Pronoun Case
Avoiding Fragments
Avoiding Comma Splices
Avoiding Shifts
Parallel Sentence Structure
Avoiding Faulty / Incomplete Comparisons
Verb Tense Consistency
Commonly Confused Words



SELF-TEACHING UNITS

EXERCISES Parts of Speech / Grammar Prepositional and Verbal Phrases Adjectival, Adverbial, Nominal Phrases and Clauses Punctuation Sentence Structure Usage Commonly Confused Words ESL Diagnostic Grammar/Usage Tests
PLAGIARISM INFORMATION
GRAMMAR HOTLINE

 

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