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Grammar, Style, and Mechanics

Learn the tools of effective writing from basic grammar to advanced style and mechanics.
Revising Prose
Don't miss this guide, a handout of 18 ways to revise and write good prose.
Commonly Used and Misused Punctuation Marks
Don't miss these clearly written explanations and examples of troublesome punctuation marks.
Grammar and Style Notes By Jack Lynch
Don't miss this online guide which is conveniently designed to help you find troublesome words.
Grammar Handbook
Basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage from the University of Illinois.
How to Write a Critique of a Novel
Here is an easy to follow outline.
Roget's Thesaurus (1911)
Enter a concept into the search engine at this site to get a selection of categories of possible meanings. A search in one of these categories should be fruitful.
NASA Thesaurus
This electronic version of the NASA thesaurus is experimental; nevertheless it's interesting.

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