Tag: Sentence structure

There are a few typical English language errors that can easily be avoided by academic researchers to increase the chances of their work being published in an academic journal.

An elliptical construction is a sentence from which one or more words are omitted for the sake of conciseness. This act of omission is also called elision. The meaning of the shortened sentence should still be clear, however, based on the surrounding context.

• The semicolon draws attention to two related ideas
• Semicolons must join two independent clauses
• Semicolons can also be used in lists of items that include commas