Tag: Sentence and paragraph structure
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Editing Tip: Prepositions
Mastering prepositions improves your writing's clarity. This article tackles choosing the right preposition for situations like describing changes in quantity or using gerunds. It clarifies common confusions with "in," "of," "by," "through," and "via" through examples, ensuring your writing is polished and precise.
by AJE Team
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Editing Tip: Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement is crucial for clear writing. This article explains how to ensure your verbs match the number (singular or plural) of their corresponding subjects, avoiding awkward phrasing and confusion. It covers common mistakes and offers examples to guide you.
by AJE Team
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Editing Tip: Modifier Placement
Mastering modifier placement is essential for clear writing. Misplaced modifiers can alter a sentence's meaning, while dangling modifiers leave the reader unsure of what's being modified. The article offers guidance on using modifiers effectively and avoiding common pitfalls.
by AJE Team
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Editing Tip: Conciseness and Word Count Reduction
Concise writing in academic research is crucial for clear communication. Word limits and reader attention demand it. This summary emphasizes that researchers can write clearly and effectively by focusing on what matters most.
by AJE Team
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Editing Tip: 'Case' vs. 'Patient'
Clarifying the difference between 'case' and 'patient' in medical or clinical research
by Michaela Panter, PhD
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Editing Tip: Avoiding Sentence Fragments
This article discusses how to avoid sentence fragments, which may confuse readers and be considered problematic by journal editors.
by Michaela Panter, PhD
3 min
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Editing Tip: Avoiding Preposition Overuse
As part of our advice about concise writing, this article shows the problems with too many prepositions in writing and demonstrates how to avoid their overuse.
by Michaela Panter, PhD
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Editing Tip: 'That' vs. 'Which'
In scholarly writing, the words ‘that' and ‘which' are frequently used to introduce additional information about important items. Here is some information about the implications of each word and when to use one or the other.
by Ben Mudrak, PhD
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When It's Best to Be Explicit: Using Advance Organizers to Structure Your Argument
This article outlines what an advance organizer is, when one should be used, and why you want to use them.
by Bryce Hantla, EdD
8 min