Research Papers

Getting Started on Research for English 1101

Citation and Formatting Guides

Avoiding Plagiarism

Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

Don’t  Take My Word For It! A Plagiarism Manual

Paraphrase: Write it In Your Own Words

Annotated Bibliographies

OWL Annotated Bibliographies Overview

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliographies from UNC

Citation and Formatting

Interactive MLA Citation Tutorial

Interactive APA Citation Tutorial

Grammar and Mechanics

Parts of Speech Overview

Adjective and Adverb Use

Capitalization, Italicization, Hyphenation, & Quotation Technique

Mechanics (spelling, numbering, sentence structure, sentence style)

A Little Help with Capitals

Commas

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling Modifiers and How to Correct Them

Commonly Confused/Misused Words

Improving Sentence Clarity

Faulty Comparisons

Parallelism

Parallel Structure

Possessive/Apostrophes

Pronoun Case

Pronoun Reference and Agreement

Colons and Semicolons

Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments

Sentence Fragments

Subject-Verb Agreement

Verb Forms and Tenses

Phrasal/Two-Part Verbs

Transitions

Transitional Devices 

Practice Tests

Adjectives and Adverbs

Commas

Capitalization, Italicization, Hyphenation, & Quotation Technique

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Faulty Comparisons

Diction

Parallelism

Possessives

Pronoun Case

Pronoun Reference and Agreement

Semicolons and Colons

Sentence Errors

Subject-Verb Agreement

Verb Forms and Tenses