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On this page you will find several links to various grammar guides.  If you haven't had a grammar course since grammar school, all of the links will be useful for a refresher.  If you have had a paper returned to you upon which several red pens were emptied, all because of those pesky little commas, find the appropriate link below and figure out how you can improve your writing tools. 

Proper grammatical tools are not simply considered a nice thing to have, but are a must for those doing graduate studies.  Likewise, good writing influences good speaking, another necessary skill. 

The links below are to outside sites, some of which have very extensive materials for your benefit.
 

Grammar Tools

    The following topics and more can be found at this website (from Capitol Community College).

• Rules for Comma Usage

• Punctuation Marks Besides the Comma

• Sentence Fragments

• Run-on Sentences

• Diagramming Sentences

• Punctuation between two Independent Clauses

• Etc.

    Other Comprehensive Guides:

• Jack Lynch Grammar Guide

• Purdue University Online Writing Center

• University of Chicago Writing Program

When I read what I have written, I must look at myself as I really am. I must see the vagueness of my thinking, the inconsistency of my logic, the triviality of my life and the experience is humiliating.

-John Henry Cardinal Newman