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Academic language use

Academic phrases

Capital letters in academic writing

Connectors in academic writing

Phrasal verbs in academic writing

Are these phrasal verbs too informal for academic

Formal or academic alternatives to phrasal verbs

How (not) to use phrasal verbs in academic writing

The meaning of common phrasal verbs

Using phrasal verbs vs one-word verbs

Academic writing norms

Academic writing style

Academic formatting norms

Academic structuring norms

Organization and structure

Sentence and section length

Transitions and signposting

Academic vocabulary norms

Avoiding informal language

Avoiding vague language

Being mindful of jargon

Using cautious language (hedging)

Academic writing style norms

Concise writing

Using an objective and neutral tone

Using the first- or second-person pronoun

Using the passive or active voice

Avoiding plagiarism

Examples of plagiarism and explanations

Faqs about plagiarism in academic writing

The anti-plagiarism checklist

What is plagiarism in academic writing

Citing and referencing

Paraphrasing

Examples of paraphrases in academic writing and what to avoid

Faqs about paraphrasing in academic writing

Paraphrasing in academic writing: What, when, and how

Confusing word pairs in academic writing

Ability vs capability

Accept vs except

Adapt vs adopt

Adverse vs averse

Advice vs advise

Affect vs effect

Allude vs elude

Alternate vs alternative

Ambiguous vs ambivalent

Assume vs presume

Assure vs ensure

Attribute vs contribute

Classic vs classical

Climactic vs climatic

Composed vs comprised

Consist in vs consist of

Continual vs continuous

Definite vs definitive

Discreet vs discrete

Effectiveness vs efficacy

Elicit vs illicit

Eminent vs imminent

Ensure vs insure

Estimation vs estimate

Explicit vs implicit

Farther vs further

Formally vs formerly

General vs generic

Human vs humane

Imply vs infer

Inverse vs reverse

Lead vs led

Lie vs lay

Lose vs loose

Moral vs morale

Number vs amount

Possible vs plausible

Practice vs practise

Precede vs proceed

Principal vs principle

Proscribe vs prescribe

Rational vs rationale

Relation vs relationship

Significant vs important

Writing sections of your paper or thesis

Writing a conclusion

Conclusion examples with explanations

Faqs about writing a conclusion

Structuring your conclusion

Useful phrases for your conclusion

Writing a discussion

Discussion examples with explanations

Faqs about writing a discussion

Structuring your discussion

Useful phrases for your discussion

Writing a literature review

Faqs about writing a literature review

Literature review examples with explanations

Structuring your literature review

Useful phrases for your literature review

Writing a materials and methods section

Faqs about writing a materials and methods section

Materials and methods examples with explanations

Structuring your materials and methods section

Useful phrases for your materials and methods sect

Writing a results section

Faqs about writing a results section

Results section example with explanations

Structuring your results section

Useful phrases for your results section

Writing a title

Faqs about writing a title

How to write a good title

The different types of titles with examples

Writing an abstract

Abstract examples with explanations

Faqs about writing an abstract

Structuring your abstract

Useful phrases for your abstract

Writing an introduction

Faqs about writing an introduction

Introduction examples with explanations

Structuring your introduction

Useful phrases for your introduction