calendar
for online course
can, as modal
can, may
capital, capitol
capitalization
case of letters. See capitalization
case of pronouns (I, me, she, her, etc.)
case study
library catalog
cause and effect
censor, censure
central idea. See also thesis
character in literature
charts in document design. See also Visuals
chat. See also blog
Chicago Manual of Style. See also Chicago papers
Chicago papers
directory to Chicago notes and bibliography entries
directory to sample student writing in Chicago style
bibliography
citation at a glance
footnotes or endnotes
formatting
sources
title page
citation at a glance
APA papers
Chicago papers
MLA papers
citation-name system of documentation (CSE)
citation-sequence system of documentation (CSE)
citations. See Citing sources
cite, site
citing sources. See also documenting sources; plagiarism, avoiding
directory to APA in-text citation models
directory to APA reference list models
directory to Chicago notes and bibliography models
directory to CSE reference list models
directory to MLA in-text citation models
directory to MLA works cited models
common knowledge
to lend authority
paraphrasing
quotation marks. See also quotations
summarizing
claims
supporting
class (collective noun)
social class
class participation
clauses
See adjective clauses
See adverb clauses
See conditional sentences
See fragments, sentence
See independent clauses
See subordinate clauses
punctuation with
climactic, climatic
clip art
CMS papers. See Chicago papers
coarse, course
coherence
collaborative activities
collective nouns (jury, family, etc.)
colon
commands (imperative sentences)
commas. See also commas, unnecessary; comma splice
unnecessary commas. See also commas; comma splice
comma splice (a type of run-on sentence)
comments (blogs, websites), citing
comments on drafts, using for revision
commercial (TV), as multimodal text
committee (collective noun)
common knowledge
common nouns
communication
company names
comparative form of adjectives and adverbs (with more). See also superlative
compare to, compare with
comparisons
complement, compliment
subject complements
compliment, complement
composing process
for multimodal works
compound elements
compound noun (sister-in-law)
compound predicate
compound sentences
compound subject
compound words
computer skills and tools
conciseness
conclusion of essay
conditional sentences. See also subjunctive mood
conferences, traditional vs. online
conjunctions. See also conjunctive adverbs
conjunctive adverbs (however, likewise, etc.)
connotation of words
conscience, conscious
consistency
context
providing for quotations
social and historical
continual, continuous
contractions
conversations, academic and research
coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, etc.)
coordination
copying and pasting
correlative conjunctions (either . . . or; not only . . . but also, etc.)
could
could care less (nonstandard)
could of (nonstandard)
council, counsel
Council of Science Editors. See CSE documentation style
counterarguments
count nouns
defined
couple (collective noun)
course, coarse
citing course materials
cover letters
creative thinking
establishing credibility
criteria
critical reading
critical review. See review of the literature
critical thinking
crowd (collective noun)
CSE documentation style
directory to CSE reference list models
directory to sample student writing in CSE style
citation-name system
citation-sequence system
in-text citations
name-year system
reference list
directory to CSE reference list models
paper format
cumulative adjectives