It’s vs. Its
It's vs. Its The difference between “its” and “it’s” can be confusing because they are…
Guidelines for clarity and concision
Guidelines for clarity and concision Many people believe academic writing is confusing and dense, that…
Dialogue punctuation
Dialogue punctuation With dialogue, specific punctuation is needed. Most often, commas and periods go within…
Contractions
Contractions While contractions are used in everyday speech, there are certain situations where you can…
Cohesion: The known-new contract
Cohesion: The known-new contract When we say writing is cohesive, we mean that relationships between…
Clauses & sentences
Clauses & sentences Sentences can be multiple clauses or just one, depending on the type.…
Capitalization guide
Capitalization guide Sometimes it can be hard to tell when to capitalize words. As this…
British vs. American English
British vs. American English There are many differences between British and American punctuation, spelling, and…
Brief guidelines for article usage: a, an, the
Brief guidelines for article usage: a, an, the In English, articles (a, an, the) are…