diting matters not just because you are expected to conform to certain grammatical principles and college-level conventions, but also because you are able to clarify the meaning of your writing through careful editing. How would you punctuate this sentence?

Woman without her man is nothing

Click on punctuation to see how punctuation helps to determine the meaning of this sentence through punctuation. As this example shows, editing is more than just rules. Now think about the mistakes you usually make and the principles about grammar and mechanics that you have never really understood.

For some immediate help, go to the next screens on comma punctuation, semi-colons, apostrophe problems and common spelling errors.

Here are some other sources to help you to edit your work:

• The Center for Reading and Writing, x4312
• The New Century Handbook from RLC 110-111
• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation. This site addresses common questions about grammar and punctuation.
• The Online English Grammar. This is an accessible site for non-native speakers of English that includes an online expert to answer questions about grammar.
• Guide to Grammar and Writing. The site includes explanations for rules of grammar and punctuation and has dozens of interactive quizzes and examples.
• Grammar Bytes. This site is informative and engaging with interactive quizzes for students and information for teachers to download (the downloads require Adobe reader).