Whether you are a native speaker or non-native speaker, you might be worried that you are sometimes unclear in your written expression. You can improve your language by:
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coming for an one-to-one appointment with a learning adviser (the adviser will look over your writing and make a list of your grammar issues; he/she will coach you in how to write correctly)
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attending Troubleshooting grammar and punctuation
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using the Language Learning Centre (the excellent resources at the LLC are designed to help non-native speakers with their English).
You can also browse through our many grammar and punctuation handouts listed below.
For native speakers and non-native speakers:
- Punctuation (
- 305KB) - The use of the apostrophe ( - 231KB)
- Pronouns ( - 290KB)
- Incomplete sentences ( - 278KB)
- Run-on sentences ( - 283KB)
- Subject/verb agreement ( - 251KB)
- Passives ( - 225KB)
- Past or present ( - 379KB)
- Parallel construction ( - 232KB)
- Singular or plural ( - 292KB)
- Commonly confused words ( - 227KB)
- Comma splices ( - 242KB)
- Proof reading checklist ( - 275KB)
For non-native speakers:
- Passives (pdf - 221KB)
- Rules of 'THE' (
pdf - 321KB) - Articles: a, an, the (pdf - 269KB)