MONASH ENGLISH CONNECT PEER SUPPORT – GRAMMAR RESOURCES

 GENERAL GRAMMAR RESOURCES

Swan, M. (2005). Practical English usage, 3rd. ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Azar, B.S. & Hagen, S.A. (2009). Understanding and using English grammar, 4th. ed., Longman.

English for Uni, University of Adelaide Macquarie Grammar Guide http://www.adelaide.edu.au/english-for-uni/ https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources /view/resource/20/ Help Yourself Resources, Griffith University https://www.griffith.edu.au/international/englishhelp/h Monash University Language and Learning Online elp-yourself-resources http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/in dex.xml ONLINE DICTIONARIES Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online http://www.ldoceonline.com/ Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Oxford Dictionaries https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/

Macquarie Dictionary – Australian dictionary https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/ Collins Dictionaries https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ HINT: Read real-life examples with the words you are searching to understand their meanings. ACADEMIC WRITING PROFICIENCY Referencing Monash University Library Citing and Referencing General resources Academic Integrity, Monash University Library Tutorials http://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/ academic-integrity/ Monash University Library Tutorials on citing and referencing Monash Library, Building English Skills http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/ http://guides.lib.monash.edu/building-english-skills citing/

Academic writing, University of Technology Sydney Organisation and Development of Ideas in Response http://www.uts.edu.au/current- to the Task students/support/helps/self-help-resources/academic- UEFAP Using English for Academic Purposes writing http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm

SENTENCE STRUCTURE HINT: English follows SVO word order (Subject-verb- object). Word Order A guide to learning English General sentence structure http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/order.htm Sentence diagrams http://www.english-grammar-

Linguapress.com revolution.com/english-grammar-exercise.html http://linguapress.com/grammar/word-order.htm Types of sentence Englisch-hilfen.de https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english- http://www.englisch- grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/sentence- hilfen.de/en/grammar/satzstellung_2.htm structure Page | 1

MONASH ENGLISH CONNECT FRAGMENTED PHRASES Grammar-Quizzes.com http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sent-clauses.html Online Writing Lab, Purdue Uni https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/620/1/ How to fix fragmented phrases http://chompchomp.com/rules/fragrules.htm SENTENCE LENGTH Grammar Quizzes AIMS http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sentsum.html http://www.aims.edu/student/online-writing- lab/process/sentence-length Writing clear, concise sentences http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ClearConciseSent http://www.kristisiegel.com/variety.html ences.html PARALLEL STRUCTURE Parallel structure Your Dictionary http://www.iup.edu/writingcenter/writing- http://examples.yourdictionary.com/parallel-structure- resources/grammar/parallel-structure/ examples.html https://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/000 Evergreen Writing Centre 5/11399/WC_Grammar-Parallel-structure.pdf http://www.evergreen.edu/writingcenter/handouts/ grammar/parallel.pdf TENSES Verb tenses for university writing Verb tenses in academic writing https://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/000 https://www.usq.edu.au/academic-success- 4/10597/WC_Grammar-Verb-tense.pdf planner/verbs/verb-tenses/step1 TalkEnglish.com Englishpage.com Verb Tenses http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/Grammar.asp http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro. x html VERB FORMS English Page TalkEnglish.com http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassiv http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/Grammar.aspx e. html MODAL VERBS Modal verbs https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english- Hedging in academic writing grammar/verbs/modal-verbs http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wdc/learning/language/ hedging.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/grammar/hilfsverben2.htm ARTICLES Englisch-hilfen.de Englishpage.com http://www.englisch- http://www.englishpage.com/articles/index.htm hilfen.de/en/grammar_list/artikel.htm

Edufind.com – English Grammar Guide Articles for writing http://www.edufind.com/english- http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/articles/ grammar/determiners/ SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT Common problems in Subject/Verb agreement http://awelu.srv.lu.se/grammar-and-

Making subjects and verbs agree words/common-problems-and-how-to-avoid- https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/ them/subject-verb-agreement/

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MONASH ENGLISH CONNECT PLURAL/SINGULAR Your Dictionary Grammar Bank http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word- http://www.grammarbank.com/singular-and-plural.html lists/singular-and-plural-irregular-english-verb- chart.html http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm

PARTS OF SPEECH Online Writing Lab, Purdue Uni Oxford Dictionaries https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/730/1/ https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/word- classes-or-parts-of-speech PUNCTUATION Englisch-hilfen.de Punctuation Guide, The University of New South Wales http://www.englisch- https://student.unsw.edu.au/punctuation-guide hilfen.de/en/grammar_list/satz.htm

Edufind.com – English Grammar Guide UEFAP Academic Writing http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/punctuation/ http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm

APOSTROPHE Monash University Editorial Style Guide GrammarBook.com http://www.monash.edu/about/editorialstyle/editin http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.as g/ p apostrophes

UNE, Academic Skills Office, Writing Correctly Oxford Dictionaries, Language Matters http://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/13 http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/apostrop 111/WC_Punctuating-with-apostrophes.pdf he PREPOSITIONS Preposition basics Prepositions and prepositional phrases http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/g http://awelu.srv.lu.se/grammar-and-words/selective- rammar/prepositions mini-grammar/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases/ https://studentsuccess.asu.edu/sites/default/files/Pr epositions.pdf CONNECTORS AND LINKING WORDS Cohesion and connectors http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.33.h Transition signals in writing, University of New South tm

Wales https://student.unsw.edu.au/transition-signals-writing http://www.smart-words.org/linking- words/transition-words.html QUIZZES & GAMES Grammar Ninja [online grammar game]

Grammar Quizzes http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.htm http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/index.html l

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