Print Magazine Article
Elements: Author’s Last name, Author’s First and Middle initials, & Last names and initials of other authors, if any. (Year, Month and Day of publication). Title of article. Title of Magazine italicized, Volume number...
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Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns end in self or selves, and they’re used when a pronoun is both the subject and the object of a sentence. Reflexive pronouns can also be used to show emphasis in a...
Contractions
Using Apostrophes to Create Contractions Apostrophes are also used in contractions where the apostrophe takes the place of letters that are omitted when you join two words. Here are some examples: You can also...
Tips from the Professor
While most of the rules regarding apostrophes are pretty straightforward, there are some situations related to apostrophes that seem to give a lot of people a lot of trouble. Here are some helpful tips:...
Integrating Quotes
If you’re using quotes in your academic writing, integrating them smoothly will improve the flow of your work (and your grade!). Too often, beginning writers will simply “plop” a quote into a paragraph without...
Purposeful Passive Voice
There are occasions when we might want to use passive verbs, such as when we don’t want to mention the doer, the result of the action is more important than the doer, or the...
Order of Adjectives
Adjectives need to be placed in a particular order. What information do you post first? If you’re a native English speaker, you can probably figure out the order without any thought. That’s because you...
Types of Adjectives
Comparatives and superlatives are types of adjectives, but one (comparatives) provides a relative distinction while the other (superlatives) signifies the most extreme. Comparative adjectives often end in er, and superlative adjectives often end in...
Order of Adverbs
Adverbs most commonly describe how, but below is a more comprehensive list of the most common types of adverbs. Type of Adverb Example Adverbs of manner (or how) Christine sang the song atrociously. No...
Common Prepositions
Although you no longer have to memorize the preposition list, it can be helpful to review the list of some of the most common prepositions and think about the meaning for each one. Of...