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Grammar & Writing

UCF University Writing Center provides helpful handouts on grammar and punctuation, including: avoiding sexist language, bare minimum grammar, dashes & parentheses, five uncommonly serious mistakes, five easy comma rules, how to choose articles, the known-new contract, mastering prepositions, the paramedic method, passive voice Q&A, punctuation hierarchies & sentence patterns, and the semi-colon

InfoWrite (Gale Cengage Learning)
(NOTE: The UCF Library provides access to many InfoTrac databases)

Research and the Research Paper
Grammar
The Writing Process
Special Kinds of Writing
Modes of Expression
Critical Thinking

Other Resources:

Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
Common Errors in English Usage
The Elements of Style
Guide to Grammar & Writing
LEO: Literacy Education Online
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Punctuation Made Simple
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
"We offer free resources including Writing and Teaching Writing, Research, Grammar and Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and Job Search and Professional Writing."
Writing as an Engineer or Scientist

English as a Second Language:

TESOL Websites

Education and Career Center (Gale Presents Peterson's Test Prep) This link opens in a new window
TOEFL & TOEIC Prep
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-Miller Analogies (MAT)
-PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test)

International
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- U.S. Citizenship
-IELTS (International English Language Testing System) (Foundation Skills)

Career Tools:
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High School Tools:
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-SHSAT (Specialized High School Admissions Test - New York City)
-State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
-STEM Resources
-Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2)

Foundation Skills:
-Basic Skills English/Writing Tutorials
-Basic Skills Math Tutorials
-Basic Skills Question Banks (Math, Reading, Science, Writing)
-Microsoft Office Tutorials
-Math Videos
-Windows 11 Tutorials

College Prep Tools:
-ACCUPLACER
-ACT
-ASSET
-CLEP
-College and Scholarship Search
-DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)
-PERT (Postsecondary Education Readiness Test - Florida)
-PSAT (Preliminary SAT)
-Resume Writing
-SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
-TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education)
-THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment)
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