Where can I get help for grammar, spelling, and punctuation problems?
The first resource you should consult is one of the texts required for this source: The St. Martin’s Handbook (PH). When your instructor identifies a type of error that has hurt your grade, it is a safe assumption that learning to understand and avoid that type of error will help your future grades. The index at the back of SMH is the most effective place to begin searching for the error type your instructor has identified. If you cannot find the error type in the index, consider what general kind of error you are looking for (such as an incorrectly formed sentence, a grammar mistake caused by the wrong verb form, a comma problem, and so on). Find that general kind of error in the table of contents, then look through that section until you find examples resembling your mistake. Not all writing specialists call all error types by the same name, but the error types themselves are consistent and do follow generally held rules. When you have found the error type and studied the help in SMH
