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These web sites, many of them interactive, provide structured lists for help with grammar, literature, vocabulary/spelling, and composition. We hope these sites are useful to you. They are listed here as a service, not necessarily as a foolproof endorsement. Please contact us at tonja.l.nelson@occc.edu with additional comments, questions, or concerns.

Grammar - Rules and Quizzes

, part of the Internet TESL Journal's Activities for ESL Students, is a large collection of grammar quizzes.

is an online grammar textbook.

another collection of grammar quizzes.

is an online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates. It does not assume any prior knowledge of grammar.

William Strunk's , is available as a courtesy of the Bartleby project. This is useful for grammar and for writing.

Jack Lynch's , an alphabetized collection of grammar rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.

Research - Citing Sources, Format, etc.

is a courtesy of University of Purdue Online Writing Lab which will help you use search engines more effectively.

is a courtesy of University of Purdue Online Writing Lab

is a courtesy of University of Purdue Online Writing Lab.

is a courtesy of University of Purdue Online Writing Lab.

Literature Sites

is an indexed and linked list of thousands of books available online.

offers thousands of selections including books, poems, and short stories in a searchable platform.

is a reference site covering poetic terminology.

Online Writing Labs (OWLs)

at Purdue is considered the granddaddy of all current OWLs.

Reference Sites - Dictionaries, Thesauruses (Theasauri), Encyclopedias

is one of the most popular dictionaries of the English language.

is available courtesy of The Washington Post.

is available courtesy of the Bartleby project.

allows the student to find words in several languages.

is the online version of a necessary reference for writers.

is an online library with links to several reference sources.

Writing - General Information

Jack Lynch's , an alphabetized collection of grammar rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.

takes the student through the steps of writing an essay.

William Strunk's , available courtesy of the University of Washington. This is useful for grammar and for writing.

Available Writing Softwares

is a comprehensive visual learning tool designed to help you develop and organize ideas. Based on the proven Mind Mapping theory, It enhances creativity, clarifies thinking and improves memory.