John, if your students are really interested in analyzing the English 
language, you might recommend Doing Grammar by Max Morenberg.  He provides a 
lot of information but doesn't talk down or imply that grammar is something 
dull that has to be enlivened with jokes.  His writing is not difficult, but 
there is a lot of information in that book for them to sink their teeth 
into.
Hope your holidays were happy,
Jean Waldman
University of Maryland
retired


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Varner" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: A text to recommend to students wanting to learn grammar on 
their own.


> Hi, John--
>
> Why have them purchase a text?  Here are interactive
> websites which will accomplish the same purpose:
>
> http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
>
> http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
>
> http://eleaston.com/writing.html
>
> http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
>
> http://soli.inav.net/~jmcclure/compsites.htm
>
>      Ben Varner
> -- 
> Feature Editor
> Academic Exchange Quarterly
> http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/edpbva.htm
>
>
>> I'm almost wondering if I have been removed from the list-serve since I 
>> haven't seen a single message for a month, but I guess it makes sense 
>> with end of semester duties and the holidays.
>>  Anyway, I wanted to take advantage of the collective knowledge of this 
>> group to try and find a text that I can recommend to my freshman writing 
>> students who show interest in studying grammar on their own, which seems 
>> to happen at least once a semester. Is there a really good text that 
>> presents grammar in a functional way that is accessible to undergraduates 
>> and that does not resort to ridiculously contrived examples and drill?
>>  John Whicker
>
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