Exercises and Reference Sheets
Online Writing Help (By Topic)
A goal of the Ferris Writing Center is to help students to help themselves.
One of the ways we can do this is by providing links to the following online exercise
and information materials.
The following materials are grouped by subject.
Categories
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Getting Started planning, prewriting, outlining, brainstorming, writer's block, and other subjects that writers encounter when beginning an assignment.
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Punctuation commas, apostrophes, semicolons,
quotation marks, and related materials.
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Usage how to use words correctly and make your writing
clear and logical. It includes tense, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and
spelling.
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Sentence Structure comma splices, run-ons, fused
sentences, and parallelism.
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Using Sources quotations, plagiarism, citations, bibliographies, and research papers.
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Proofreading and Revision finding and correcting
typos and eliminating excess words.
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"Real World" writing including application letters, resumes, and business memos.
Getting Started
- Coping with Writing Anxiety
- Developing an
Outline
- Sample Outline
- Planning (Invention)
- When You Start
to Write
- Planning: Thought
Starters (Asking the Right Questions)
Punctuation
- Comma
with nonessential elements
- Commas After Introductions
- Comma Exercises
- Comma vs. the
Semicolon in Compound Sentences
- Apostrophe
- Quotation Marks
- Quotation Marks
& Italics Exercise 1
- Semicolons, Colons,
Parentheses, Dashes, Quotation Marks, and Italics
- Hyphens
Usage
- Basic
Prose Style and Mechanics
- Sound Alike Words
- Accept/Except
and Affect/Effect (with exercises)
- I Before E Rule
and Exercises
- Writing Numbers
- Dangling Modifiers
- Use and Non Use
of Articles (A, An, and The)
- Non-Sexist Language
- Quotation Marks
- Count and Noncount
Nouns
- Gerunds and Infinitives
- Tense Consistency
- Making Subjects
and Verbs Agree
- Verbs with Helpers
- Sequence of Tenses
- Two Part Verbs
- Verbs Voice and
Mood
- Using Pronouns
Clearly
- Prepositions
of Location: At, In, On
- Active/Passive
Voice in Verbs
Sentence Structure
- Fragments
- Parallel Structure
- Run-ons, Comma
Splices and Fused Sentences
Using Sources
- Writing Report Abstracts
- Paraphrasing
- Quoting, Paraphrasing
and Summarizing
- Proofreading
Strategies
- Proofreading,
Editing, and Revising
- Proofreading
Your Paper
- Writing Research
Papers: A Step by Step Procedure
- MLA
Format
- APA Format
Proofreading and Revision
- Conciseness
- Suggestions
for Revising Prose
- Steps in Editing
(Proofreading) Your Papers
- Transitions
The "Real World"
- Your Resume...
- Graduate
School Application Essays
- Acceptance Letter
- After Interview
Letter (sample letter)
- Cover Letter
Seeking Academic Position (sample letter)
- References Sheet
- Resume Sections
- Laboratory
Reports
- Memos
- Preparing
a Resume
- Cover Letters:
How to Sell Yourself
- Some Action Words
used to Describe Skills in Resumes
- Memo Writing
- Revision in Business
Writing
- Sales Letters
Four Point Action Closing
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