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Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Tense Consistency Exercise 1
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with applying consistent verb tenses.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ible and Able Spelling Exercise 2
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with the -ible and -able suffixes.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 3
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice exercises applying the ie and ei spelling patterns correctly.
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Purdue University Owl: Spelling Ie/ei Rules Exercises
A very good reference for spelling that outlines the rules for EI/IE and the exceptions, and provides exercises for understanding. L.11-12.2b Spelling
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Purdue University Owl: Common Writing Assignments: Book Report
A handout discussing how to write a book report, including what to do before and during reading.
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Purdue University Owl: Common Writing Assignments: Book Review
A handout discussing how to write a book review, including what to do before and during reading.
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Purdue University Owl: Adding Emphasis in Writing
Catch your reader's eye with your understanding of visual and textual devices.
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Purdue University Owl: Sentence Fragments
An excellent resource for correcting potential sentence fragments. Complete with charts, examples, and exercises.
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Purdue University Owl: Improving Sentence Clarity
A good resource that lists many ways to improve upon the clarity of a sentence. Includes examples and exercises for students.
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Purdue University Owl: Identifying an Audience
This article explains the importance of identifying the audience for a research paper including a list of questions beginning researchers might ask themselves to better understand who their audience really is.
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Purdue University Owl: Quotation Marks
Learn about how to use quotation marks correctly to quote poetry, prose, and long and short quotes. Also, find guidelines on using quotation marks when writing dialogue and when using other punctuation.