Video and Multimedia

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Video

Active and Passive Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnw9dEHIow
This video explains active and passive voice and provides a straightforward tip to check your sentences for passive voice.

“Word Crimes”
https://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc
This educational parody of the song "Blurred Lines" goes over basic grammar and writing issues.

Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-on Sentences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8vir_sXw4Y
This video gives an overview of how to identify and resolve sentence errors.

Audio

Who vs. Whom 
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/who-versus-whom
Listen to Grammar Girl (and read along if you want, the transcript is provided) explain the difference between "who" and "whom."

Anxious or Eager
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/b/2/1b2c42a8ea05f8a1/gg_546.mp3?c_id=13556786&destination_id=412891&expiration=1481535429&hwt=408565905d05e9a055a8ba36958ba64e
Listen to Mignon Fogarty (aka "Grammar Girl") explain the difference between "anxious" and "eager."

Web

11 Tips for Editing Your Own Writing     
http://www.profkrg.com/11-tips-for-editing-your-own-writing
This article addresses challenges for editing your own writing, and provides strategies.

A Case for Simple, Clear Language
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/complex-academic-writing/412255/
This essay argues for simplicity in academic writing; however, the argument applies across numerous genres.