Using lowercase and uppercase within the running text of your paper is simple enough. But how should you capitalize headings? The problem with headings is that different style guides have different requirements. Navigating the myriad rules can be very confusing. …
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The Oxford comma is a point of contention in the English-speaking world. While punctuation in English leads to much debate in general, the Oxford comma sharply divides the world into those who love it and those who hate it. What …
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One criticism faced by writers regularly is that their writing contains too many adjectives. But an adjective is a good thing, right? It describes the noun and often gives crucial information to readers. True—adjectives serve an important purpose, but too …
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When writing a sentence about an action, you often have to decide whether to write in the active voice or the passive voice. In active-voice sentences, the subject doing the action comes first. Example: ‘The police asked the students to …
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Using capitalization in a research paper can be tricky. It may be tempting to capitalize a word that you want to emphasize, but is it always a good idea to do so? In this post, we help you to figure …
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You could argue that content matters more than how the content is written. But believing that would be a mistake. If a document is full of typos and silly grammatical mistakes, the clarity and meaning might get lost. That is …
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It goes without saying that you should revise and edit your work. Have you ever sent in a paper or a manuscript to a publisher without revision? A clumsily written paper with grammatical mistakes may lead to a rejection. If …
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Quotations play a vital role in your research paper. But knowing how to use quotes appropriately is almost as important as using them in the first place. An incorrectly placed quote or too many quotes at once can lessen the …
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As promised, we are back with more rules for writing numbers! In our previous post, we talked about the importance of writing numbers correctly. Doing it right makes a big difference in how well your paper is received. So, here …
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Using numbers in academic writing is often a huge stumbling block for students. Should you write ‘ten’ or ‘10’? ‘One per cent’ or ‘1 per cent’? ‘Five million’ or ‘5 million’ or ‘5,000,000’? In this post, we introduce common rules …
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