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I promised my tech writing class to dig up a list of online resources about writing. After intense research (half an hour on Google) here are some of the items I found. I figured I’d post them here, in case someone finds them useful:

Here is a short list of free on-line resources on writing and grammar. They will lead you to other resources.

I recommend highly that everyone read The Elements of Style. It says more about how to write well in 46 pages than many books do in 460 pages.

These resources will lead you to others. A web search for “English grammar” or “English grammar tutorials” will turn up many more.

Reference

Strunk and White, The Elements of Style
The classic American book on writing clearly and concisely.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/

Grammar Girl Podcasts
A light-hearted but useful look a common grammar questions.
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

Judy Vorfeld’s Webgrammar
http://www.webgrammar.com/

AskOxford, the Oxford University (England) Press
http://www.askoxford.com/betterwriting/classicerrors/

Grammar and Usage for the Non-Expert
http://grammartips.homestead.com/

The Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Brief Guide to Business Writing
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/faculty/kbrown/writing.html

Suite101.com Business Writing Course
http://www.suite101.com/course.cfm/17951/seminar

Tutorials with Quizzes

Open Distance Learning Grammar
This includes quizzes. Sometimes the questions are a little too concise (so concise as to be confusing), but free is good.
http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar.htm

University of Calgary Department of English
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/

English 101 Grammar
http://www.englishgrammar101.com/