Tag: Grammar

Attributive nouns are nouns serving as an adjective to describe another noun. They create flexibility with writing in English, but they can cause confusion and should be used purposefully.

This editing tip demonstrates common instances of and ways to avoid incorrect noun pluralization.

• Apostrophes can be used to create contractions (shortened forms of words or phrases).
• Apostrophes also indicate possession.
• Overall, the apostrophe is not common in scientific writing.

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.

How to choose the proper verb tense when writing up a scientific paper (with a link to our more in-depth downloadable resource).

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.

• 'Due to' and 'because of' can sometimes be interchanged but actually have some nuances related to their use
• 'Due' is an adjective, although the phrase 'due to' is increasingly used adverbially or prepositionally
• 'Due to the fact that' can often be replaced by 'because,' shortening text considerably

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.

In this article, we outline 10 prepositional verbs that are commonly misused in academic writing. Correct usage may improve the flow and clarity of your writing, helping to better convey your intended meaning.