narration
in arguments, 169–70
for paragraph development, 100
Native American, 363
natural and applied sciences. See sciences, natural and applied
N.B. (note well), 738
n.d. (no date),
negative space, in design, 266
negatives, multiple, 616
neither. See indefinite pronoun
neither . . . nor. See correlative conjunctions
neologisms (new words), 376
nevertheless. See conjunctive adverb
newsletter, sample, 350
newspapers. See periodical articles
no, know, 755
nobody. See indefinite pronoun
nominalization, 662–63
noncount noun, 535, 562 A noun referring to a collection of things or to an idea that cannot be directly counted: sand, rain, violence. Contrast with count noun.
articles with, 565–66
none. See indefinite pronoun
non-
italics for, 744
nonjuried publications, 293
nonprint sources. See digital texts
nonrestrictive element, 6–7, 689–91 A word, phrase, or clause that provides more information about, but does not change, the essential meaning of a sentence. Nonrestrictive elements are set off from the rest of the sentence with commas: My instructor, who is perceptive, liked my introduction.
non sequitur, 151
nonstandard English, 367–71
nor. See coordinating conjunctions
nor, or, 756
normal, 354–55
not, as adverb, 541
NOT, in advanced searches, 204
notes. See also footnotes; note-
abbreviations in, 738
dictating, 198
MLA style, 403–4
speaking from, 278–79
note-
for annotated bibliographies, 214–15
for essay examinations, 331–36
in journals, 45
on media sources, 230
paraphrases, 227–29
for peer review, 68–69
quotations, 226
while reading, 128–32
research logs, 197–98
summaries, 132–33, 229
nothing. See indefinite pronoun
not only . . . but also. See correlative conjunctions
common, 731–32
determiners with, 563
gerund as, 553
after linking verb, 550
as modifier, 616
for multilingual writers, 562–66
object complement, 551
sexist, 362
singular, 535
as subject, 548
noun clauses, 556–57
number (singular or plural)
shifts in, 627
subject-
number, amount, 752
number of, 593
numbers
abbreviations in, 737
as adjectives, 540
colons in, 725
commas in, 695
figures for, 740–41
hyphens in, 748
in parentheses, 721
plurals of, 711–12
Quick Help, 736
spelling out, 740–41
Talking the Talk, 740