magazines. See periodicals
main clauses. See independent clauses
main idea. See thesis
main point. See also thesis
main verbs
managing multimodal projects
managing time. See schedule
mankind, sexist use of
manuscript formats. See format, manuscript
mapping. See clustering
margins
mass nouns (noncount nouns)
quantifiers (enough, any, etc.)
may, can
may, as modal
maybe, may be
might of, may of, must of (nonstandard)
meaning
in multimodal texts
measurement, units of
media, medium
memos
me vs. I
might, as modal
might of, may of, must of (nonstandard)
minor ideas. See subordination
misplaced modifiers
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. SeeMLA papers
MLA papers
directory to MLA in-text citation models
directory to MLA works cited models
directory to sample student writing in MLA style
citation at a glance
formatting
in-text citations
directory to MLA in-text citation models
long quotation
page numbers
sources
verb tenses
visuals
URLs
works cited list
directory to MLA works cited models
modal verbs. See also Helping verbs
model papers
directory to APA model papers
directory to Chicago (CMS) model papers
directory to CSE model papers
directory to MLA model papers
directory to sample student writing, by genre (type)
modes
of writing. See Patterns of organization
Modern Language Association. See MLA papers
modifiers
dangling
modules
mood of verbs. See also subjunctive mood
moreover
most
motive. See purpose in writing; writing situation
moving images, analyzing
multilingual writers
adjectives
prepositions
adjective + preposition combinations
verb + preposition combinations
sentence structure
survey of tenses
multimedia sources, citing
multimodal projects, composing
video essay
website
multimodal texts, analyzing
outlining
music
must, as modal
must of, might of, may of (nonstandard)
Muybridge, Eadweard, and moving image of horse
myself
usage note