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WRITING FOR COLLEGE

WRITING FOR COLLEGE. WHY IS IT DIFFERENT?. The Most Common Writing Errors. For Formal and Academic Papers. Academic writing is different from creative writing or journalistic writing!. Do not write the way you speak. Do not use slang. Do not expect your reader to know what you mean.

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WRITING FOR COLLEGE

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  1. WRITING FOR COLLEGE WHY IS IT DIFFERENT?

  2. The Most Common Writing Errors For Formal and Academic Papers

  3. Academic writing is different from creative writing or journalistic writing! • Do not write the way you speak. • Do not use slang. • Do not expect your reader to know what you mean. • Do not write in fragments. • Use complete sentences. • Always use Standard Written English (SWE)

  4. Bad Habits to Avoid in Academic Writing • Second person “you” • Inconsistent person • Inconsistent tense • Abbreviations • Do not use: ya, thru, wanna, gonna • Do not use: etc., & • Avoid ending verbs with “en” or “in” instead of “ing”: waitin, watchen

  5. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement and Reference • Pronouns take the place of nouns (he, she, it, they, I, you) • The antecedent is the word to which the pronoun refers. For example: Mary went to the store and she bought candy. (Mary is the antecedent for the pronoun she.)

  6. Mechanical Rules • Numbers – Never begin a sentence with a number.(Spell it out.) • All numbers below 100 should be spelled out. Those above 100 are optional but should be consistent.

  7. Commonly Misspelled Words • your you’re • to too two • there their they’re • its it’s • quite quiet • than then • whose who’s

  8. Unnecessary Repetition • A round circle • Refer back • An eyewitness present at the scene • The whole entire world

  9. Words and Phrases to Avoid • A-lot is two words – very, thing, you, I • Avoid beginning sentences with conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) • Avoid contractions • There are no such words as: theirself, hisself, alright. Write themselves, himself, all right. • Do not capitalize subjects like biology, math, science, history. • Use the word “finish” instead of “done” • Use “who” when referring to people. • The party would (of, have) made me happy.

  10. Parts of Speech • Nouns – person, place, thing • Pronouns – take the place of a noun • Verbs – action words • Adjectives – Describes a noun or pronoun • Adverbs – Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb • Prepositions – Form a phrase modifying another word in a sentence. Usually show movement such as around, under, over, into, through, etc. • Conjunctions – Connect words, phrases, clauses: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS) • Interjections – Express surprise or emotion. (Oh! Hey! Wow!).

  11. Where Can I Get Help? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/ index.html#punctuation

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