How to Cure the Run-On Sentence
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor School of IT, Kaplan University One of the most common writing mistakes I see as a professor is the run-on sentence. Before I offer a cure for this malady,...
Category: Grammar
Using To Be or Not…To Be—That Was the Question!
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Situated not too far in the distant past, a young, hopeful senior in college decided to embark on a writing portfolio as part of his minor’s requirements...
Forgo Facebook for 15 Minutes and Practice Your Commas!
© 2014 Clipart.com By Jay Busse, Writing Center Tutor Trying to balance family, work, and education, almost all college students are monumentally busy, but how about a little comma practice? You could be forgiven...
Healthcare Administrative Writing, Part Three
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences Note: This is a follow-up blog to: Healthcare Administrative Writing Part Two. Sentence structure is another area Healthcare Administrative professionals must master to communicate effectively. Prior...
How to Write a Sentence: Helping Students be Better Writers
Melody Pickle, PhD, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist How do we helps students be better writers? Helping them write clear sentences is one place to start. In order to be successful, students need to...
Healthcare Administrative Writing Part II: What would you do?
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences Note: This is a follow-up blog to Healthcare Administrative Writing. In high school you were introduced to the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,...
What Every Instructor Should Know about Providing Feedback on Writing
By Chrissine Rios, KUWC ELL Support Instructors teaching Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) know that writing and learning go together—writing is a method for acquiring content, and providing feedback on the writer’s purpose, ideas,...
Do you really put a comma where you pause?
By Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center, Writing Specialist, WAC The following is a true story and a great teaching moment. This took place as I was helping my eight-year-old son (second grade)...
The Grammar Hammer
Kyle Harley, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center “The Grammar Hammer,” as a former professor of mine once said, flattens out any and all possibility for exploration and exposure with some students when it...
National Grammar Day . . .Let’s Celebrate Language (in all its forms)
Celebrate National Grammar Day in your own (positive) way. Share the grammar tip that helps you the most as you write. You don’t have to love grammar (or even like it) to celebrate the...