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Spelling & Mechanics

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Spelling

Punctuation Points: Misused/Misspelled Words (Writer's Complex)
This brief interactive quiz reviews common errors in usage and spelling.

Troublesome Pairs (Genessee Valley Writing Center)
This quick reference sheet lists 30 examples of pairs of words that are commonly misused, such as affect/effect, its/it's, between/among.

Mechanics

Punctuation Points: Italics & Underlining (Writer's Complex)
This reading reviews the basics of proper use of italics and underlining. Proper usage include: referring to titles of longer works, titles of artistic works, ships, trains, aircraft, words from other languages, along with other examples. Includes a link to an interactive exercise for review.

Punctuation Points: Numbers (Writer's Complex)
This reading addresses when to write out numbers and when to use numerals.

Transitional Words (Genessee Valley Writing Center)
View examples demonstrating how transitional words help readers move smoothly from one idea to the next. Includes a chart with suggested words and phrases that are useful in specifying specific transitions, such as a showing an example, relationship, the development of a sequence, etc.