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Guides for writing and research. English grammars, style manuals, research guides.

A+ Research and Writing
Internet Public Library
Guide to researching and writing a paper; for high school and college students.
Elements of Style
Strunk, William, 1918.
A classic handbook of English composition, this book "aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style ... by concentrating attention ... on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Jane Straus
Handbook of English grammar and punctuation (select either from the menu).

Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
Mary K. McCaskill

Style manual written for the Technical Editing Branch of the NASA Langley Research Center. May be read on the web or downloaded as a PDF document.

Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, CT

Based on the Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Fourth Edition (1995).
Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association
Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, CT
Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association published by the American Psychological Association (4th ed. American Psychological Association: New York. 1994).
Guide to Grammar and Style
Jack Lynch
A miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Charles Darling, Capital Community - Technical College
A compendium of English grammar, usage, and writing information at the sentence, paragraph, and essay levels.
King's English
H.W. Fowler
Based on the 2nd ed., 1908.
Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing (MIT only)
Perelman, Leslie C. et al; Mayfield Publishing Co.
Detailed guide for writers at all levels.
Nuts & Bolts of College Writing
Harvey, Michael; Hackett.
Guide for writers, with a focus on course assignments.
Writing Argumentative Essays
Bill Daly
Aims to teach students how to write short argumentative essays.


 

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