Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Dangling Modifier


The link below will take you to Dangling Modifier, which describes itself as: "An international newsletter by and for peer tutors in writing, produced in association with the NCPTW. The mission of The Dangling Modifier is to provide an international forum for ongoing conversation among peer tutors in writing." The link is for Volume 14, Issue 1. Feel free to access other volumes and issues. Post your responses to articles, and consider submitting a piece to the publication.


Monday, January 14, 2008

20 Most Common Writing Errors

Link to this Oregon State University page for access information about commonly made mistakes in writing. You will find a variety of discipline-specific links, though the mistakes listed for the disciplines overlap. Feel free to print handouts to give to students. http://wic.oregonstate.edu/wic_grammar_error_sheets.html