Diagnostics

Take one of our two comprehensive 50-question diagnostics to evaluate your current command of skills in sentence grammar, basic grammar, punctuation and mechanics, and sentence style.

ExerciseZone

Use your diagnostic results to point you to practice in particular areas—or simply go to ExerciseZone and pick an area yourself. ExerciseZone includes thousands of practice items organized into 10-question practice sets on over 50 topics

ESL ExerciseZone

If English is not your first language, or if you grew up speaking English among other languages, you may want to visit our ExerciseZone for English language learners—almost 700 entries, organized into 10-question practice sets, targeted at areas most troublesome for speakers of multiple languages.

Web Links

This annotated list of valuable Web resources about grammar and writing will take you to outstanding writing guides, grammar resources, sites with additional quizzes and exercises, usage and style guides, lists of common errors, ESL resources, and more

Longman Online Handbook

Key explanations of 50 of the most-common problems areas in grammar, mechanics, and usage.

Exchange

Respond to student writing online and set up student-to-student peer review groups.

Process

The Process section allows you to work in depth with each step of the writing process. You may choose to work on one specific step in the writing process, such as drafting, or you may choose to work through a series of "guided" exercises that walk you from one step of the writing process to the next, allowing you to bring a writing project to completion.

Activities

The Activities section provides you with 80 different writing exercises in which you respond to videos, images, Web sites, or textual prompts. These exercises parallel the kinds of writing and critical thinking you'll do in college. Practice your academic writing skills, discover ideas for class essays, or sharpen your awareness of the world and your ability to reflect on your own experiences.

Model Documents

View sample documents.

Web Links

The links to the best sites on the Web to help you with English Composition.

Student Bookshelf

Link to additional supplements including a Guide to Visual Communications, and the Literacy Series.

Research Navigator

Access the NY Times archives, as well as online research tools and thousands of print journals.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Explore issues of plagiarism, take self-scoring tests, and view sample papers, to learn ways of avoiding plagiarism.