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When to Use an Oxford Comma in Academic Writing
Are you new to the Great Comma Debate? Are you a firm believer in the usage of the Oxford comma or do you think it’s a waste of space and ink? The Great Comma Debate has been raging in academia for over a hundred years, and it still has yet to be settled. Hopefully, our […]
Last Updated : Feb 19, 2023
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Verb Tenses to Use in a Research Paper
Why Using the Correct Verb Tense is Important When writing an academic paper,writers should follow the accepted grammar and style conventions: not only to abide by the institutional and domain standards, but to communicate clearly to readers what was studied, when it took place, and from what perspective you arediscussing your research (and that of […]
Last Updated : Jan 8, 2023
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Effective Transition Words for Research Papers
Whatare transition words in academic writing? A transition is a change from one idea to another idea in writing or speaking and can be achieved using transition terms or phrases. These transitions are usually placed at the beginning of sentences, independent clauses, and paragraphs and thus establish a specific relationship between ideas or groups of […]
Last Updated : Jan 17, 2023
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[Video] How to Use Articles (a, an, the) in Academic Writing
The articles (“a,” “an,” and “the”) are constantly used in both everyday speaking and writing and in academic writing. However, knowing which articles to use in different contexts in academic writing can be difficult. This video will explore the different usages of articles as they might appear in a research paper. This video includes: Video […]
Last Updated : Jun 20, 2023
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Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing
We all know that the obvious double negatives (e.g.,not+nobody,no one,never, etc.) are grammatically incorrect. You might be surprised, however, by how we often inadvertently use other types of multiple negative words in a sentence. Doing so truly confuses everyone and makes readers work harder to grasp your message. For example, let’s look at the sentences […]
Last Updated : Jan 17, 2023
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How to Use Articles (a,an,the)–Article Flowchart
In arecent study we conductedto analyze our clients’ writing mistakes, we discovered that our clients frequently misused determiners like articles (a, an, and the). In fact, an overwhelming 62% of grammar mistakes found in their writing were related to article use. This statistic is understandable when one considers that the native languages of many of […]
Last Updated : Apr 11, 2023
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Useful Research Words and Phrases for All Sections
What are the best research words and phrases to use in a paper? If you are a graduate student, researcher, and/or professor, you already know that composing academic documents can be a frustrating andtime-consuming undertaking. In addition to including all the necessary study content, you must alsopresent it in the right order and convey the […]
Last Updated : Jun 13, 2023
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How to Avoid Nominalizations and Improve Your Writing
In the first part of a series of editing tips, we will show you how to strengthen your writing effectively. The next few posts will cover the most frequent writing issues we see in our clients’ submissions–namely wordiness. We hope that these overviews and exercises help you reduce word count, clarify your writing, and improve […]
Last Updated : Dec 5, 2022
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How to Improve Your Writing Style in Papers
What is the best way to improve writing style? It may sound counterintuitive (or overly obvious), but the best way to improve your writing style is to learn from your writing mistakes. And how do you learn from writing mistakes? Well, by learning about and recognizing the most common writing mistakes that authors make in […]
Last Updated : Apr 12, 2023
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40 Easily Confused Words Authors Should Know
Most spellcheck and grammar check programs are useful, but they are far from perfect. An author might have spelled a word correctly but used it incorrectly, or we might have used the wrong homonym. These are issues that free grammar and spelling tools are not likely to correct. Raise your hand if you’ve been guilty […]
Last Updated : Sep 28, 2022
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How to Improve Your Writing: Eliminate Prepositions
As we continue our series on reducing wordiness and improving your writing, we will shift our focus to the dreadful prepositions that plague everyone! For many of you reading our posts, English is a second language, and we can imagine how much you despise memorizing prepositional phrases. Well, we’ve got a bit of good news […]
Last Updated : Nov 15, 2022
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How to Make Your Writing More Interesting & Engaging
Once we grab our readers’ attention, a feat of its own, convincing them to continue reading is another challenge many writers face. This problem concerns not only novelists and marketers but also researchers like you. You devote countless hours conducting your investigation and are eager to share your findings with the world, but you’re not […]
Last Updated : Dec 6, 2023
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