English Support Skills
English Grammar Skills
- What is a sentence - don't you know either?
- Fragments - It's just not complete
- Punctuation the easy way
- What on earth is a dangling modifier?
- A misplaced modifier isn't any better
- Pronouns for pros - how to avoid confusion
- Tense - it's about time
- The passive voice has been abused
- Parallel Form - It's about equality
- The happy ending - Subject - verb agreement
The information on this site has been kept as simple as possible so that it is accessible to all users, especially those who have little or no background in the grammatical or academic skills needed at university.
A PDF version of the English Grammar Skills is also available- English Skills (PDF Version).
The theme of fairy tales and nursery rhymes used in the examples has been chosen to make the material presented more enjoyable.
Fairy tales and rhymes are part of the cultural heritage of Australia and deal with archetypes all cultures can relate to.
For those users who have not been exposed to the particular stories or rhymes referred to, a link to the original versions has been provided. However, it is not necessary to read those in order to understand the examples.
Should this information stimulate your desire for more grammatical knowledge, the Study Link Subject SSS017 "English Skills for Academic Writing" provides a more comprehensive source that is available to all prospective and enrolled students.
If you are interested in the originals of the fairy tales and nursery rhymes, click here.
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