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# Summary
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[About the Effective Writing Practices Tutorial](./about.md)
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---
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- [Grammar](./grammar.md)
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- [Adjective or Adverb](./adjective_or_adverb.md)
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- [Commonly Confused Words](./commonly_confused_words.md)
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- [Dangling Modifiers](./dangling_modifiers.md)
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- [Double Negatives](./double_negatives.md)
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- [Inconsistent Verb Tenses](./inconsistent_verb_tenses.md)
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- [Misplaced Modifiers](./misplaced_modifiers.md)
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- [Parallelism](./parallelism.md)
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- [Pronoun Agreement](./pronoun_agreement.md)
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- [Pronouns](./pronouns.md)
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- [Relative Clauses](./relative_clauses.md)
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- [Split Infinitives](./split_infinitives.md)
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- [Subject-verb Agreement](./subject-verb_agreement.md)
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- [Use of Numbers](./use_of_numbers.md)
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- [Punctuation](./punctuation.md)
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- [Apostrophe](./apostrophe.md)
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- [Capitalization](./capitalization.md)
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- [Colon](./colon.md)
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- [Comma](./comma.md)
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- [Parentheses](./parentheses.md)
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- [Period](./period.md)
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- [Quotation](./quotation.md)
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- [Semicolon](./semicolon.md)
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- [Comma Splice](./comma_splice.md)
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- [Run-on Sentences](./run-on_sentences.md)
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- [Sentence Fragments](./sentence_fragments.md)
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- [Organization](./organization.md)
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- [Reading the Assignment](./reading_the_assignment.md)
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- [Addressing the Audience](./addressing_the_audience.md)
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- [Introduction](./introduction.md)
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- [Thesis Statement](./thesis_statement.md)
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- [Supporting Paragraphs](./supporting_paragraphs.md)
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- [Transitions](./transitions.md)
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- [Conclusion](./conclusion.md)
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- [Revision Process](./revision_process.md)
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- [Style](./style.md)
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- [General Document Format](./general_document_format.md)
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- [Formatting Visuals](./formatting_visuals.md)
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- [In-text Citations](./in-text_citations.md)
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- [In-text Citations in APA Style](./in-text_citations_in_apa_style.md)
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- [In-text Citations in MLA Style](./in-text_citations_in_mla_style.md)
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- [List of Sources](./list_of_sources.md)
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- [References in APA Style](./references_in_apa_style.md)
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- [MLA Works Cited List](./mla_works_cited_list.md)
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- [Bias-free Language](./bias-free_language.md)
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- [Formal and Informal Style](./formal_and_informal_style.md)
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- [Plagiarism](./plagiarism.md)
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- [Sentence Structure](./sentence_structure.md)
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- [Resources](./resources.md)
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- [Glossary](./glossary.md)
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- [Useful Links](./useful_links.md)
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- [References](./references.md)
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# About the Effective Writing Practices Tutorial
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# Addressing the Audience
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# Adjective or Adverb
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**Adjectives** and **adverbs** are modifying words.
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*Incorrect*: `She did good on her exam.`
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In the sentence above, the verb `did` is modified by an adjective `good`, when it should be modified by an adverb `well`.
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## Correcting Adjective or Adverb Problems
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*Correct*: `She did well on her exam.`
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Many adverbs are formed by adding a suffix `-ly` at the end of an adjective:
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- Change `close` to `closely`
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- Change `patient` to `patiently`
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Some adverbs and adjectives are, however, identical in form:
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- Adjectives
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- A rough draft
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- First exam
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- Right hand
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- Adverbs
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- Play rough
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- Ride first
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- Turn right
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> **Rule To Remember**
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> An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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> Adjectives usually tell `what kind`, `how many`, or `which` about nouns or pronouns.
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> **Another Rule To Remember**
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> An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a another adverb, a verb, or an adjective. It is often recognized by the suffix -ly at the end of it.
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>
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> Adverbs usually describe an action in terms of `how`, `when`, `where`, and `to what extent` it occurred.
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To avoid an error, identify what word the adverb or adjective in question modifies. If the word modified is a noun or a pronoun, use an adjective. If the word modified is a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, use an adverb to modify it.
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Sometimes an adverb is confused with an adjective similar in meaning.
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Bad or Badly
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Bad is an adjective used with linking verbs such as feel, seem, be, look, etc.
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*Incorrect*: I feel badly that he is not taking part in the game.
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*Correct*: `I feel bad that he is not taking part in the game.`
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Badly is an adverb used to modify action verbs.
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*Incorrect*: Sometimes Hollywood romance ends bad.
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*Correct*: `Sometimes Hollywood romance ends badly.`
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Calm or Calmly
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Calm is an adjective, and it is used to modify nouns and pronouns. It is also used with linking verbs.
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*Incorrect*: She appeared calmly after the accident.
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*Correct*: She appeared calm after the accident.
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Calmly is an adverb that modifies verbs.
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*Incorrect*: She tried to be brave and take the bad news calm.
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*Correct*: She tried to be brave and take the bad news calmly.
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Easy or Easily
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Easy is an adjective used to modify nouns and pronouns. It is also used with linking verbs.
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*Incorrect*: The assignment looked easily.
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*Correct*: The assignment looked easy.
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Easily is an adverb, and it is used to modify verbs.
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*Incorrect*: The players were moving easy around the field.
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*Correct*: The players were moving easily around the field.
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Good or Well
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Good is an adjective. It is also often used with linking verbs.
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*Incorrect*: It felt well to score an A on the final.
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*Correct*: It felt good to score an A on the final.
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Well, when used as an adjective, implies "in good health." When used as an adverb, well means "expertly."
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*Correct*: My grandmother looks well even now in her eighties.
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*Incorrect*: My friend plays the piano good.
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*Correct*: My friend plays the piano well. (expertly)
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Real or Really
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Really is an adverb, and it modifies other adverbs, verbs, or adjectives. It has a meaning of "very."
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*Incorrect*: Students did real well on the midterm.
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*Correct*: Students did really well on the midterm.
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Real is an adjective, and can be used to modify nouns or noun phrases. It has a meaning of "true or genuine."
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*Incorrect*: Students took a really midterm last week.
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*Correct*: Students took a real midterm last week.
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Slow or Slowly
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Slow can be used as an adjective and as an adverb. In the first example, slow is an adverb and in the second one, it is an adjective.
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*Correct*: The traffic is moving slow. This is a slow dance.
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Slowly is only an adverb. It can replace slow anywhere it is used as an adverb. Slowly also appears in sentences with auxiliary verbs where slow cannot be used.
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*Incorrect*: He has been slow recovering from his knee injury.
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*Correct*: He has been slowly recovering from his knee injury.
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Adverb Placement in Sentences
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Sometimes, the use of a certain adverb requires the inversion of the subject and the verb. If a sentence begins with a negative adverb or an adverb with restrictive meaning, it must have an inverted word order.
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*Correct*: Never before have I encountered such persistence in a student.
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*Correct*: Seldom do we come across such talent.
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Some other adverbs with restrictive meaning that require inversion of the verb and subject are:
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- Hardly ever
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- Hardly... when
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- In no circumstances
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- Neither/nor
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- No sooner... than
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- Not only
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- Nowhere
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# Glossary
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[A-E](#a-e)
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[F-J](#f-j)
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[K-O](#k-o)
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[P-T](#p-t)
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[U-Z](#u-z)
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## A-E
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### Adjective
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A part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives usually tell what kind, how many, which about nouns or pronouns.
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a beautiful day, a good example
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### Adverb
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A part of speech that modifies another adverb, a verb, or an adjective. Very often it can be recognized by the suffix -ly at the end of it. Adverbs usually describe an action in terms of how, when, where, and to what extent it occurred.
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### Adverb/Adverbial Clause
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A clause that modifies a verb and answers questions such as how, when, where, and to what extent:
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I congratulated the students after they successfully finished the course.
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A noun that is replaced by the pronoun. The pronoun and its antecedent have to agree in number, gender, and person.
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The Met is one of the largest world museums. It houses thousands of artifacts.
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### Apostrophe
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A punctuation mark ' used to express possession or signal omission of letters.
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### Appositive
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A noun or noun phrase that follows another noun or pronoun and explains it.
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John, an old friend of mine, is coming to town next weekend.
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### Auxiliary Verb
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A verb that is used with the main verb to help form the correct tense and voice. For example, be, do, have, will, would are auxiliary verbs.
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The students have finished the project.
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### Clause
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An expression that has a subject and a verb. A clause typically forms a part of a sentence. Clauses that stand by themselves are often referred to as sentences.
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After you complete the assignment, you should hand it in electronically.
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### Collective Noun
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A word in singular form that defines a group of objects or people.
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audience, team, committee, family, jury, clergy, etc.
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### Colon
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A punctuation mark : .
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Two or more words combined together to form a new word.
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newspaper, free-for-all, hi-fi, mother-in-law, skyscraper, ongoing, workweek, etc.
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A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
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and, but, or, not, so
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An adverb that functions as a conjunction to join ideas in two independent sentences.
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accordingly, however, nevertheless, therefore, etc.
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A conjunction that joins parallel words, phrases, and clauses. The following are coordinating conjunctions:
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and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
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Conjunctions which are used in pairs:
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either... or, neither... nor, both... and, whether... or, not... but, not only... but also
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A phrase or a clause that has unclear reference. Dangling modifiers tend to occur when the subject has been omitted.
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Working on the computer, the lights went out all of a sudden.
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### Defining Relative Clause
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A subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a nominal and provides essential information about that noun or nominal.
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Everybody who is currently in the program needs to take a System Analysis and Design class.
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### Dependent Clause
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A subordinate clause that depends in meaning on the main clause. It cannot form a sentence on its own.
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After it stops raining, we can take a bicycle ride along the lakeshore.
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A double negative is a statement which contains two negative words. Unless used for emphasis, double negatives are nonstandard in English usage.
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I can't hardly wait for this trip to be over.
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### Ellipsis
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A punctuation mark ... which is used to signify missing information.
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## F-J
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### Homonyms
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Words with the same spelling or pronunciation but different meaning.
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add, ad; bear, bare; too, to
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Pronoun which does not refer to a specific person or object.
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anyone, anybody, all, each, everybody
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### Independent Clause
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An expression that has a subject and a verb and can stand by itself as a sentence. A clause typically forms a part of a sentence. Clauses that stand by themselves are often referred to as sentences.
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The Empire State Building was built in 1931 in Art Deco style; to this day, it still remains one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.
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A word that cannot take a direct object. Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive.
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People cried over all that had been lost in the storm.
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## K-O
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### Linking Verb
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A verb that links a subject and its predicate. Common linking verbs:
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be, appear, seem, look, taste, smell
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This project seems interesting.
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### Misplaced Modifier
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A modifier which has been placed in the wrong place in the sentence. This usually creates ambiguity in the sentence.
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John was praised for his great accomplishments by his teacher.
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### Modifier
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A word or a phrase that describes or specifies another word or phrase.
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The students handed in a project which was very well done.
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The base form of a noun or pronoun.
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student, I, he
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A subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a nominal and provides non-essential or additional information about that noun or nominal.
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The book, which took years to write, was an instant hit.
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### Noun
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A word that denotes a person, thing, action, place, quality, etc.
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instructor, project, speed, mountain, sensitivity
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A symbol representing a number.
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Two-thirds of the class scored in the mid 80s in their final exam.
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### Object
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A noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that is affected by the action of the verb in a sentence. Objects can be direct, indirect, or prepositional.
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She gave me the book.
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-- me is a direct object; the book is an indirect object
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The teacher explained the assignment to students.
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-- to students is a prepositional object
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## P-T
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### Parallelism
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Refers to conjoined items in a sentence that need to be in the same grammatical form.
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I like jogging and walking.
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### Parentheses
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A punctuation mark ( ) which is used to mark explanatory information.
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### Parenthetical Expression
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An expression used to explain the statement.
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This, I believe is an excellent point. The project was a success after all.
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### Participial Clause
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A clause containing a verb ending in an -ing.
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My friend changed her major deciding to pursue psychology instead.
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Having been out of school for so long, I find it hard to study for an exam.
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### Personal Pronoun
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A word used instead of a noun expressing a person or a thing. The following are personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
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Have you handed in your assignment yet?
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### Possessive Pronoun
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A pronoun that expresses possession or ownership. These possessive pronouns are used together with the noun: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose. And the following: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose can be used in a sentence alone.
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This is my book. This book is mine.
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### Preposition
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A word used to link other words in a sentence and show relationship between them. The following are prepositions:
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to, in, at, with, from, out, on, etc.
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I borrowed this book from a friend of mine.
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### Prepositional Clause/Phrase
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A group of words with a preposition and a noun or a pronoun.
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We went for a walk along the river.
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### Pronoun
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A word that can be used instead of a noun in a sentence.
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I see it.
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I know her.
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### Quantifier
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A word expressing quantity that modifies a noun.
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many examples, few errors, plenty of room
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### Reflexive Pronoun
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A personal pronoun followed by the suffix -self or -selves.
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I did this project myself.
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### Relative Clause
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A clause that begins with a relative pronoun which sometimes maybe omitted.
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The man who robbed the bank was arrested the next day.
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### Relative Pronoun
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A pronoun used to introduce a dependent relative clause.
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that, which, who, whom, whose.
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### Run-on Sentence
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Occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions.
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Lee was his real name most people called him Art.
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### Semicolon
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A punctuation mark : which functions like a comma, but is stronger.
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### Sentence
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A group of words beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Sentences can be simple, compound, and complex.
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I borrowed this book from the library last month.
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I borrowed this book from the library last month, and it is due back tomorrow.
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When I borrowed this book from the library last month, I didn't realize it will be due back so soon.
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### Sentence Fragment
|
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|
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An incomplete sentence with either a subject or a verb missing.
|
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|
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Went to the store yesterday.
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### Split Infinitive
|
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|
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An infinitive which one or more words inserted between to and the verb.
|
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|
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to politely ask
|
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|
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### Subject
|
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|
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A word or a group of words in a sentence responsible for the action expressed by the verb.
|
||||
|
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I was at a conference last week.
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|
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### Subject - Verb Agreement
|
||||
|
||||
Refers to having the subject of a sentence agree with its verb in number and person.
|
||||
|
||||
My friend, with his parents, is flying in today to visit me and my family.
|
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|
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### Suffix
|
||||
|
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A part of a word that is attached at the end that word.
|
||||
|
||||
plentiful, friendship, happiness
|
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|
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### Tense
|
||||
|
||||
The verb form which expresses when the action occurred.
|
||||
|
||||
Our team finished the group project last week.
|
||||
Our team will finish the group project last week.
|
||||
|
||||
### Transitive Verb
|
||||
|
||||
A verb that can take a direct object.
|
||||
|
||||
The player caught the ball.
|
||||
|
||||
## U-Z
|
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### Verb
|
||||
|
||||
A word that expresses an action or state.
|
||||
|
||||
This is the best concert I have been to in years.
|
||||
|
||||
### Verb Tense
|
||||
|
||||
The verb form which expresses when the action occurred.
|
||||
|
||||
Our team finished the group project last week.
|
||||
Our team will finish the group project next week.
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# Grammar
|
||||
|
||||
Good grammar skills are essential for effective and meaningful communication. By understanding the common mistakes made in grammar, you can avoid them and express your thoughts in writing clearly to convey your intended meaning.
|
||||
|
||||
This section focuses on the most common grammatical mistakes made in writing. The mistakes are organized under 13 grammatical categories. In each of these categories, the tutorial presents an error, explains it, and shows ways of avoiding or correcting it. Use the examples and explanations in this section as reminders when you proofread and edit your written work.
|
||||
|
||||
Take the [Quick Self-Test]() to identify the common grammatical mistakes you may encounter in your writing. Follow the links included in the answers to the quiz questions to learn more about how to correct or avoid each grammatical mistake. Consult the [Glossary](./glossary.md) section of the tutorial if you encounter an unfamiliar grammar term.
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# In-text Citations
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src/in-text_citations_in_apa_style.md
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# In-text Citations in APA Style
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1
src/in-text_citations_in_mla_style.md
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# In-text Citations in MLA Style
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# Inconsistent Verb Tenses
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# Introduction
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# List of Sources
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# Misplaced Modifiers
|
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# MLA Works Cited List
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1
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# Organization
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# Parallelism
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|
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# Parentheses
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# Period
|
1
src/plagiarism.md
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# Plagiarism
|
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# Pronoun Agreement
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||||
# Pronouns
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# Punctuation
|
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||||
# Quotation
|
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|
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# Reading the Assignment
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|
||||
# References
|
||||
|
||||
Gibaldi, Joseph.
|
||||
*MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers*.
|
||||
6th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
|
||||
|
||||
Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K. Pullum.
|
||||
*A Student's Introduction to English Grammar*.
|
||||
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
|
||||
|
||||
Hult, Christine A. and Thomas N. Huckin.
|
||||
*The New Century Handbook*.
|
||||
2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2002.
|
||||
|
||||
Lunsford, Andrea A.
|
||||
*The Everyday Writer*.
|
||||
2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.
|
||||
|
||||
*Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association*.
|
||||
5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.
|
||||
|
||||
Sealy, John.
|
||||
*The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking*.
|
||||
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
|
||||
|
||||
Strunk, William.
|
||||
*The Elements of Style*.
|
||||
Ed. Elwyn Brooks White. New York: Longman, 2000.
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src/references_in_apa_style.md
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||||
# References in APA Style
|
1
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|
||||
# Relative Clauses
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5
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||||
# Resources
|
||||
|
||||
- [Glossary](./glossary.md)
|
||||
- [Useful Links](./useful_links.md)
|
||||
- [References](./references.md)
|
1
src/revision_process.md
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|
||||
# Revision Process
|
1
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|
||||
# Run-on Sentences
|
1
src/semicolon.md
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|
||||
# Semicolon
|
1
src/sentence_fragments.md
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|
||||
# Sentence Fragments
|
1
src/sentence_structure.md
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|
||||
# Sentence Structure
|
1
src/split_infinitives.md
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|
||||
# Split Infinitives
|
1
src/style.md
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1
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|
||||
# Style
|
1
src/subject-verb_agreement.md
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1
src/subject-verb_agreement.md
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|
||||
# Subject-verb Agreement
|
1
src/supporting_paragraphs.md
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1
src/supporting_paragraphs.md
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|
||||
# Supporting Paragraphs
|
1
src/thesis_statement.md
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1
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|
||||
# Thesis Statement
|
1
src/transitions.md
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1
src/transitions.md
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|
||||
# Transitions
|
1
src/use_of_numbers.md
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1
src/use_of_numbers.md
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|
||||
# Use of Numbers
|
40
src/useful_links.md
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|
||||
# Useful Links
|
||||
|
||||
## Northern Illinois University Resources
|
||||
|
||||
- [Northern Illinois University Writing Center](https://uwc.niu.edu)
|
||||
- [Northern Illinois Academic Integrity Tutorials](https://www.niu.edu/academic-integrity)
|
||||
- [Citation Help - Northern Illinois University Libraries](https://libguides.niu.edu/encyclopedias/citingsources)
|
||||
|
||||
## Online Writing Labs (OWLs)
|
||||
|
||||
- [The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)](https://owl.english.purdue.edu/)
|
||||
- [Utah Valley University Online Writing Lab - Resources](https://www.uvu.edu/writingcenter/handouts/index.html)
|
||||
|
||||
## MLA and APA Guidelines
|
||||
|
||||
- [Inclusive and Respectful Language about Disability in APA Journals](https://apastyle.apa.org/disabilities.html)
|
||||
- [Guidelines for Avoiding Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language](https://apastyle.apa.org/race.html)
|
||||
- [Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language](https://apastyle.apa.org/sexuality.html)
|
||||
|
||||
## Writing Centers
|
||||
|
||||
- [The University of Wisconsin Writing Center](https://writing.wisc.edu)
|
||||
- [Cleveland State University Writing Center](https://www.csuohio.edu/writing-center)
|
||||
- [Tips and Tools, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center](https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/)
|
||||
- [Writer's Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign](https://writersworkshop.illinois.edu/resources-2/writer-resources/)
|
||||
|
||||
## Dictionaries
|
||||
|
||||
- [The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary](https://www.m-w.com/)
|
||||
- [Your Dictionary](https://www.yourdictionary.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
## Citation Generators
|
||||
|
||||
- [Citation Machine](https://citationmachine.net/)
|
||||
- [KnightCite Citation Service](https://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php)
|
||||
- [Turabian Citation Generator](https://www.mybib.com/tools/turabian-citation-generator)
|
||||
|
||||
## Sentence Diagramming Tutorial
|
||||
|
||||
- [Diagramming Sentences: The Basics of Sentence Structure](https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/humanities/linguistics/wcn8207/diagramming-sentences)
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