Welcome to the Online Grammar Site at MHCC
This site is
meant to support the composition classes at MHCC and to provide grammar support
for all students who need some assistance with their writing. This site supplements
the MHCC Learning Assistance Center, which provides tutoring. Links to support
services at MHCC and to additional grammar web sites of interest are listed
below. Is English your second language (ESL)? We have links
for you too!
Take the following links to pages specifically devoted to the subject area of
your need. Each page has an explanation of the topic and a sample test you can
take to build your skills and confidence.
A Brief Review of the
Parts of Speech
Spelling (commonly
confused words)
Plurals and
Possessives (use of the apostrophe)
Subjects and
Verbs
Prepositional Phrases
Run-on Sentences (Comma Splices)
Sentence Fragments
Modifiers
Subject/Verb and
Pronoun Agreement
Parallelism
Further Resources:
Capital
Community College Guide to Grammar and Writing
This is a very thorough, very useful site, which attends to both the writing
process and to grammar. This site has many helpful and even fun interactive
quizzes. Highly recommended!
Whatcom
Community College Online Writing Center
This is an very useful site with information and self-tests culled from other
college writing centers. This site is very thorough and has an on-site search
engine. This site doesn't just cover grammar; it also has extensive sections
on the entire process of paper writing.
Grammar
Bytes!
This is an interesting, quirky site; its great usefulness is that you can download
grammar handouts. It also has explanations and interactive quizzes with audio
reinforcement (cool cow sounds, etc.) However, if you have a slow modem, all
that gadgetry can slow down your progress through the site. But if you dote
on bold graphics and colors, this site is for you.
Resources for ESL Students:
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
This site has lots of quizzes for ESL students. The quizzes are rated as to
their difficulty, which is helpful. What is especially nice is that the whole
site is dedicated to ESL issues.
ESL
Quiz Center
Welcome to Dave's ESL Cafe. This is a very eclectic site; it has information
not just on language issues but on history and science and other subjects as
well. It can be a bit spotty.
