Grammar and Writing

UCF University Writing Center provides helpful handouts on

• Writing Arguments and Critical Essays
• Citations, Documentation, and Bibliography Pages
• Introductions and Conclusions
• Proofreading and Revision
• Essay Help
• Research Papers
• Annotated Bibliographies and Literature Reviews
• Personal Statement for Graduate School
• Formatting in MS Word

The Writing Center also provides 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
• The Elements of Style
• Guide to Grammar & Writing
• LEO: Literacy Education Online
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
• Punctuation Made Simple
• Purdue OWL
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering & Science Students

English as a Second Language:

• Foreign Languages/ESL Websites
• Internet English Resources
• TOEFL & TOEIC Prep