Tag: Sentence and paragraph structure

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.

Clarifying the difference between 'case' and 'patient' in medical or clinical research

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.

This article outlines what an advance organizer is, when one should be used, and why you want to use them.

This article discusses how to avoid sentence fragments, which may confuse readers and be considered problematic by journal editors.

More ways to make your manuscript more readable by using best practices for commas.

This tip covers correct and incorrect usage of colons, including lists as well as independent and dependent clauses.

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of phrases or words that are used to link two ideas. This article reviews how to use them in sentences.

• Long sentences aren't all bad, but too many can make your manuscript unreadable.
• Sentences over 20 words in length can be especially challenging for readers.
• Avoid lengthy indroductory phrases starting with terms like because or although.