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,...
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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...
Ten Truths Tutors Keep from Students
Students tell tutors what they would never tell their instructors: that their children do their Internet research, that they don’t speak English so are using an online translator, that they made up the...
Outlines that Work, Sentence Essentials, and Punctuation Review
The Kaplan University Writing Center offers approximately ten live workshops each month. These workshops are recorded and made available each month on the Writing Workshops page. This month we discussed punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and...
The Serial Comma– Why you need it (most of the time)
Why do we need the serial comma in academic writing? The serial comma is used for clarity. Clarity is needed in academic and scientific writing. APA 6th Edition Publication Manual requires the serial comma....
Punctuation is Not Grammar. . .
The terms grammar and punctuation are often used interchangeably. While we use both grammar and punctuation to clearly explicate our ideas for our readers, they are not the same. Simplified Definitions Punctuation marks are...