Richard Nordquist English and Rhetoric Professor Education Ph.D., Rhetoric and English, University of Georgia M.A., Modern English and American Literature, University of Leicester B.A., English, State University of New York Introduction Professor emeritus of Rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University35 years of undergraduate- and graduate-level teaching experience Author of several university-level English grammar and composition textbooks Experience Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University. During his 35 years in the university classroom, he taught courses including English composition, rhetoric, business communication, creative nonfiction, and literature. Dr. Nordquist also served as the director of the university writing center and the assistant dean of academic services. Dr. Nordquist has written several grammar and composition textbooks for use in freshman English courses. He is also a freelance writer, professional editor, and writing consultant. He previously served as a visiting professor at Tallinn University (Tallinna Ülikool) in Estonia. Education Richard Nordquist received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Rhetoric and English from the University of Georgia in 1990. He holds a Master Arts (M.A.) in English, Modern English and American Literature from the University of Leicester and a bachelors in English from SUNY. Richard also studied British Literature at the University of Nottingham.Awards and PublicationsWriting Exercises: Building, Combining, and Revising (Macmillan, 1985)Passages: A Writer's Guide (St. Martin's Press, 3rd edition, 1995)Passages: A beginning writer's guide (St. Martin's Press, 2nd edition, 1991) ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Richard Nordquist Politeness Strategies in English Grammar English Language Sentence Structure What Is a Phoneme? Choose, Chose, and Chosen: How to Choose the Right Word 20 Metaphors About Time Constituent: Definition and Examples in Grammar Definition and Examples of Ambiguity Transferred Epithet Definition and Examples Definition and Examples of Senders in Communication Sentence Definition and Examples in English Grammar Air, Ere, and Heir: How to Choose the Right Word 100 Key Terms Used in the Study of Grammar Definition and Examples of Morphemes in English To, Too, and Two: How to Choose the Right Word Practice Exercise in Identifying Subject Complements and Object Complements Definition and Examples of Helping Verbs in English Patience vs. Patients: How to Choose the Right Word Whoever vs. Whomever: Choosing the Right Word What Is a Hasty Generalization? How to Start an Essay: 13 Engaging Strategies What Are Contractions? Third-Person Point of View Digraphs in English: Definition and Examples How to Identify the Subject in a Sentence