Writing and Publishing Methods and Tools

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Grammar:

•  Guide to Grammar and Writing— See especially their
  •  Diagramming Sentences— Essential tool for learning grammar that is being neglected in the public schools today.
  •  Basic Sentence Parts, Phrase Configurations— Diagrams of the functional elements of sentences.
•  Grammar Handbook— Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
•  Irregular Verbs— Nearly complete list of the English verbs that give people trouble.
•  Exploring English— Instructional material on English grammar and usage.

Diagramming sentences:

•  Diagramming Sentences— Essential tool for learning grammar that is being neglected in the public schools today.
•  Basic Sentence Parts, Phrase Configurations— Diagrams of the functional elements of sentences.
•  Diagramming Sentences— Numerous examples, including diagrams of 16 sentences from the U.S. Constitution.
•  Diagramming Sentences from Wisc-Online — Online tool that introduces the student to the basics of Reed-Kellogg sentence diagramming.
•  SenDraw from University of Central Florida Department of English — Free downloadable tool for Windows that enables one to draw a Reed-Kellogg diagram on the computer of a sentence that one has analyzed oneself.
•  Diagramming Sentences from Gerald Dalgish, Baruch College, CUNY — Free downloadable tool for Windows that enables one to draw a Reed-Kellogg diagram on the computer of a sentence that one has analyzed oneself.
•  phpSyntaxTree — Free online tool that generates a parse tree on the computer of a sentence that one has analyzed oneself into a formal bracket notation. More useful for computer languages than for natural ones.
•  Reed-Kellogg Diagrammer from 1aiway — Free online tool that enables one to enter a sentence and have their software generate a diagram for it. Needs the Silverlight app that only works on Windows. But often gets it wrong on more complicated or subtle sentences, such as those in the Constitution, so it is not a substitute for learning how to diagram.
•  Link Grammar Parser from Carnegie-Mellon — Free online tool that enables one to enter a sentence and have their software parse and generate a tree diagram for it, using only ASCII characters. Can only handle short, simple sentences, and often doesn't get it right.

Vocabulary:

•  Supervoca Vocabulary Builder— Learn the words likely to appear on standard tests.
•  Soundkeepers Vocabulary Builder— Words likely to appear on the GRE test.
•  Number2.com Vocabulary Builder— ACT, GRE, SAT, Free Test Prep.

Style:

•  The Elements of Style, Oliver Strunk (1935)— Classic guide to good writing.