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Lynne Truss, the author of the well-known English grammar book Eats Shoots & Leaves, once said “There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has…

In part 1 of this article, we talked about what a research paper is and how to get started writing one. Now, you have reviewed the requirements for the paper in detail. You’ve chosen a topic and formulated a thesis statement, which offers a…

So you’ve been asked to write a research paper. What is a research paper anyway? A research paper is a paper that demonstrates your knowledge of a subject. While the format of a research paper can and does vary, in general, a research paper…

Have you ever wondered what “et al.” means in a citation? Abbreviations like “etc.,” “et al.," "e.g.," i.e.," and "ibid." are seen very often in academic writing, but many people still don’t know what they mean or how and when to use them…

Artificial intelligence (AI), once a science fiction dream, has become part of the everyday world around us. AI has made great strides in the past few decades as it has transformed from basic computer programs that played chess or followed…

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology over the last two decades is changing the way we do things in nearly every field. From healthcare to education and law, AI is revolutionizing task management and organization. The…

Have you found yourself reading something and then retracing a sentence? Sensing that you missed something? On re-reading, you find that you were right! The sentence is incomplete. You’ve just come across a sentence fragment. …

Academic writing is full of specifications, conventions and rules. If you want your writing to be effective, you need to adhere to them. This three-part series (Part 1 and Part 2), tells you how to use academic phrases in different writing…

In the first article of this three-part series, we shed light on how to use academic phrases in different scenarios. We also mentioned how authors benefit from using an AI-powered tool such as Trinka, a writing assistant designed for…

In academic documents, authors need to explain or report a wide range of research activities. For instance, they need to describe the purpose of their research, refer to other research papers, specify the procedures used, and compare the…