Writing Guides

Conducting Research

Avoiding Plagiarism
Evaluating Sources
Interpreting Sources

ESL

A vs. An
Sentence Structure
Verb Use

Grammar

Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjuntions
Coordination and Subordination
Fragments
Nouns
Prepositions and Idiomatic Expressions
Problems with Modifiers
Pronouns
Runon Sentences
Sentences: Structure and Purpose
Split Infinitives
Subject-Verb Agreement

Spelling and Mechanics

Capitalization
Italics
Numbers
Spelling
The Hyphen

Punctuation

Apostrophes
Colons
Other Punctuation Marks
Quotation Marks
Semicolons

The Composing Process

Evaluating Arguments
Planning Your Paper
Transitions
Writing Paragraphs

Usage and Style

Cliches
Confused and/or Misused Verbs
Double Negatives
(In)Appropriate Language: Jargon, Pretentiousness and Slang
Reducing Wordiness
Using Adjectives
Word Connotations