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Purdue University Owl: Using Hyphens

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.
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Purdue University Owl: Quotation Marks Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice using quotation marks and italics in this brief exercise. Check your answers when you're done.
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Purdue University Owl: Research: Where Do I Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The 21st century has made access to information easier than ever. Purdue offers tips on how to narrow your research field when trying to sort through this information. Click on the links in the sidebar to learn about the different types...
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Purdue University Owl: Commas With Non Essential Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the use of commas in nonessential elements whether they are words, phrases, or clauses. Links to practice exercises are provided.
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Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the ten sentences provided. Check your answers when you are done.
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Purdue University Owl: Conciseness

For Students 9th - 10th
Word choice is a must for successful writers, so choose your words wisely and learn to be concise.
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Purdue University Owl: Writing a Book Review

For Students 9th - 10th
The Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides directions for how to write a book review.
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Purdue University Owl: Submitting the Conference Proposal

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides instructions for submitting a conference proposal.
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Purdue University Owl: Presenting the Conference Paper

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) module explains how to present a conference paper.
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Purdue University Owl: Journal Abstracts

For Students 11th - 12th
The Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) module explains how to write a journal abstract.
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Purdue University Owl: Submitting the Journal Abstract

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) explains to process for submitting a journal abstract.
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Purdue University Owl: Book Proposals

For Students 11th - 12th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) explains to process for making book proposals.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Tense Consistency Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with applying consistent verb tenses.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Punctuation Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with punctuating sentences.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ible and Able Spelling Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with the -ible and -able suffixes.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Accept/except Spelling Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice in applying the use of accept and except. L.11-12.2b Spelling
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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: Exercise: Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with identifying sentence fragments and then fixing them.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Run Ons, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice identifying run-on sentences, comma splices, and fused sentences.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Eliminating Wordiness Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with revising writing by having students read and revise a passage to reduce redundancy and wordiness.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 4

For Students 4th - 8th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with count and noncount nouns.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 5

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with count and noncount nouns, particularly articles.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Quantity Terms With Count and Noncount Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice related to quantity terms when they appear with count and noncount nouns.
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Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Tense Consistency Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice related the consistent use in verb tense.