Author: brucesmith
by brucesmith | Sep 24, 2018 | Citation & Reference List Format
This post discusses “common knowledge,” one of three issues that must be considered in determining whether, in a paper you’re writing, an item of information must be cited. For information on the other two issues—types of sources and types of information that should...
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by brucesmith | Sep 12, 2018 | APA Style Guidelines
When writing a paper in APA Style, consider using headings to improve your paper’s readability. For you as an author, headings will help you to organize your ideas; for your readers, headings facilitate reading by indicating the logical presentation of your...
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by brucesmith | Jul 8, 2018 | Punctuation in Scientific Writing
In APA Style, semicolons are used in several ways: to join independent clauses that are closely related, to separate series of items if the items themselves contain internal commas, and to separate multiple citations that are enclosed by a single pair of parentheses....
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by brucesmith | Jun 30, 2018 | Grammar in Scientific Writing
Verb Mood in English Grammar In English grammar, a sentence’s “mood” indicates the author’s (or speaker’s) attitude about a sentence’s factuality, veracity, and certainty. English has five moods. The most commonly used mood is the declarative mood (also known as...
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by brucesmith | Jun 21, 2018 | References & Tools
Most U.S. nursing schools require students to write course assignment papers, theses, and dissertations in APA Style—the writing style specified by the American Psychological Association. The core reference for APA Style is Publication Manual of the American...
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