Avoid sentence fragments
Have you found yourself reading something and then retracing a sentence? Sensing that you missed something? On re-reading, you find that you were right! The sentence is incomplete.…
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Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 3 of 3)
In the final installment of our three-part series (Part 1 and Part 2), we will deal with phrases used to compare outcomes and those used to cite work by other authors.…
Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 2 of 3)
Continuing from the first article in this three-part series, here are a few more pointers for using academic phrases effectively.
Phrases to Show Emphasis
Certain phrases…
Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 1 of 3)
In academic documents, authors need to explain or report a wide range of research activities. For instance, they need to describe the purpose of their research, refer to other…
What is Elliptical Construction in Academic Writing?
The knowledge of the structure of language is essential if we want to create well-formed sentences that aptly deliver the intended idea. In this post, we look at a special…
Why is it Important to Use Gender-Inclusive Language in Academic Writing?
The pseudo-generic pronoun “he,” that is, the usage of “man” to represent all humanity, supposes that the default and common human being is male. There are more critical issues in…
How to Write Scientific Names in Journal Manuscripts – Bacterial Species (Part 2 of 2)
Research is hard enough without worrying about how to use microbial nomenclature or scientific names of bacteria correctly. Writing bacteria names in a research article can be a…
How to Write Scientific Names in Journal Manuscripts – Plant and Animal Species (Part 1 of 2)
The format for writing scientific names of animals and plants is standardized and globally accepted. “Scientific nomenclature” refers to several names according to a particular…
Academic and Research Paper Writing in a Layperson’s Language
The Temptation of Overcomplication?
Teachers are well aware of the tricks their students employ to increase the number of words in an assignment that demands a specific word…
How to Get Your Point Across using Repetition and Variation
As an objective scientist, you write to convey an unbiased and unambiguous message. State it, instead of implying it; repeat it to drive it home; and vary it to hold the reader’s…
Word Choice in Academic Writing: Commonly Confused English Words
As an academic researcher, a part of the writing process that frequently causes confusion and leads to common mistakes is word choice. While writing in English, maintaining the…
How to Effectively Use Commas in Academic Writing (Part 2)
“I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.”
– Oscar Wilde
The previous article described the…