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calendar
for online course
assignment calendar with due dates (online course)
personal planner (online course)
managing time for online course
using a calendar and planner for online course
for research essay
sample schedule for a research paper
and syllabus
can, as modal
modals and their meanings
in conditional sentences
defined
can, may
capable of (not to), idiomatic usage
capital, capitol
capitalization
abbreviations
after colon
first word of sentence
items in a list
in multimodal works
proper nouns
quotations
scientific and technical terms
titles of persons
titles of works
APA style, body of paper
APA style, reference list
Chicago style
CSE style
general guidelines
MLA style
case of letters. See capitalization
case of pronouns (I, me, she, her, etc.)
quick help: pronouns
with appositives
in comparisons
in compound word groups
with gerunds (seeing)
with infinitives (to see)
before noun
objective (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
possessive (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
subjective (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
who vs. whom
case and legal briefs in criminal justice and criminology
case plan or case notes in criminal justice and criminology
case study
in education
as evidence in psychology
in nursing
student’s research process
library catalog
locating books
for research process
causative verbs
cause and effect
pattern of organization (paragraph)
reasoning, in arguments
cave paintings as multimodal texts
CE, BCE
censor, censure
central idea. See also thesis
checklist for global revision
of argument paper
of essay, in introduction
implicit
of paragraph
and research question
revising
supporting
cf.
character in literature
questions to ask about literature
referring to in paper
charting in nursing
charts in document design. See also Visuals
as multimodal image
chat. See also blog
tips for participating in synchronous discussions
in online course
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
general guidelines for Chicagonotes and bibliography entries
authority
authors in
bibliography
formatting
sample bibliography (Benjamin; Chicago)
sample bibliography (Bishop; Chicago)
in business
capitalization in
citation at a glance
article in a scholarly journal (Chicago)
book (Chicago)
journal article from a database service (Chicago)
letter in a published collection (Chicago)
primary source from a Web site (Chicago)
DOI (digital object identifier)
breaking in endnotes or bibliography
model citation with DOI (Chicago)
in education
in engineering
footnotes or endnotes
formatting
ibid.
models
sample endnotes (Benjamin; Chicago)
shortened notes
formatting
bibliography
body of paper
endnotes
sample bibliography (Bishop; Chicago)
sample endnotes (Bishop; Chicago)
sample long quotation (Bishop; Chicago)
sample thesis (Bishop; Chicago)
sample title page (Bishop; Chicago)
in history
plagiarism, avoiding
signal phrases
using signal phrases in Chicago papers
sources
citing
integrating
using
supporting arguments
tenses
thesis
title page
formatting
sample title page (Bishop; Chicago)
URLs
choppy sentences
choppy paragraphs
citation at a glance
APA papers
article from a database (APA)
article in a periodical (APA)
book (APA)
section in a Web document (APA)
Chicago papers
article in a scholarly journal (Chicago)
book (Chicago)
journal article from a database service (Chicago)
letter in a published collection (Chicago)
primary source from a Web site (Chicago)
MLA papers
article from a database (MLA)
article in a journal (MLA)
book (MLA)
selection from an anthology or a collection (MLA)
short work from a Web site (MLA)
citation-name system of documentation (CSE)
in biology writing
formatting
overview
citation-sequence system of documentation (CSE)
in biology writing
formatting
overview
citations. See Citing sources
cite, site
cited in, for source in another source (APA)
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
CSE in-text citations
APA style
avoiding plagiarism in literature papers
Chicago style
common knowledge
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
CSE style
to lend authority
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
MLA style
multilingual/ESL challenges with
other styles
paraphrasing
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
quotation marks. See also quotations
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
reviewer comments about
in speech or presentations
style manuals for all disciplines, list of
summarizing
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
claims
in argument essays
asserting before evidence, in US classrooms
missing
supporting
with expert opinion
with facts
with statistics
with examples
with visuals
breaking a thesis into main claim and subclaims (argument)
breaking a thesis into main claim and subclaims (analysis)
class (collective noun)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
social class
questions to ask about literature
attending classes
classification, as pattern of organization (paragraph)
class participation
as part of grade, on typical syllabus
expectations for, in US classes
respecting peers
speaking in English
working in groups
clauses
See adjective clauses
See adverb clauses
See conditional sentences
See fragments, sentence
See independent clauses
See subordinate clauses
in complex sentences
in compound sentences
in compound-complex sentences
punctuation with
colon
comma
semicolon
restrictive (essential) vs. nonrestrictive (nonessential)
that vs. which
clichés
climactic, climatic
clip art
as multimodal image
clustering ideas
CMS papers. See Chicago papers
coarse, course
coherence
consistency
linking ideas
parallel structures
repeating key words
transitions between paragraphs
transitions between sentences
sentence-level transitions
writing prompt: creating unity
writing prompt: using transitions
collaborative activities
assessing your strengths as a collaborator
assumptions vs. realities of online learning
tips for peer reviewers
tips for using reviewers’ comments
and communication and leadership skills
in engineering
and multimodal projects
in online course
peer review
collaborative vs. individual learning
collective nouns (jury, family, etc.)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
colloquial words
colon
quick help: colons
capitalization after
common uses
correcting run-on sentences
full clause before a list
between independent clauses
introducing a list
introducing quotations
misuse of
pointing to concluding element
outside quotation marks
combining choppy sentences
commands (imperative sentences)
defined
you understood
commas. See also commas, unnecessary; comma splice
quick help: commas
with absolute phrases
in addresses
appositives
with contrasted elements
with coordinate adjectives
with coordinating conjunctions (and, but, etc.)
in dates
with interrogative tags (he said)
after introductory words
with items in a series (lists)
with mild interjections
with nonrestrictive (nonessential) elements
with direct address
in numbers
with parenthetical expressions
to prevent confusion
with quotation marks
with sentence interrupters
with titles following names
with transitional expressions
before which or who
with yes and no
unnecessary commas. See also commas; comma splice
between adjective and noun
after although
between compound elements
before concluding adverbial elements
after coordinating conjunctions (and, but, etc.)
between cumulative adjectives
with indirect quotations
before or after a list of items (series)
with mildly parenthetical elements
before a parenthesis
with question mark or exclamation point
with restrictive (essential) elements
between subject and verb
after such as or like
before than
between verb and object
comma splice (a type of run-on sentence)
quick help: run-on sentences
recognizing run-on sentences
revising run-on sentences
run-on sentences: overview
comments (blogs, Web sites), citing
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
comments on drafts, using for revision
be specific (comment on draft)
cite your sources (comment on draft)
consider opposing viewpoints (comment on draft)
develop more (comment on draft)
more than one point in paragraph (comment on draft)
narrow your introduction (comment on draft)
summarize less, analyze more (comment on draft)
unclear thesis (comment on draft)
commercial (TV), as multimodal text
common genres of multimodal compositions
committee (collective noun)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
common ground in argument paper
common knowledge
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
common nouns
proper nouns and common nouns
not capitalizing
using a or an with
using the with
communication
communicating courteously and professionally with peers
asynchronous, in online course
tips for participating in asynchronous discussions
with classmates in online course
and collaborative activities
about controversial topics
courtesy and professionalism
e-mail, in online course
with instructor in online course
synchronous, in online course
tips for participating in synchronous discussions
in traditional vs. online courses
company names
abbreviations
verb agreement
comparative form of adjectives and adverbs (with more). See also superlative
compare to, compare with
comparisons
with adjectives and adverbs
complete
logical
omissions in
parallel elements
pattern of organization (paragraph)
pronoun following than or as
complement, compliment
object complements
subject complements
adjectives, not adverbs
case of pronouns
defined
with linking verbs (be, seem, etc.)
nouns
subject-verb agreement
complete subject
complex sentences
compliment, complement
comply with (not to), idiomatic usage
composing process
quick help: composing and revising
drafting
for multimodal works
linear representation of
realistic representation of
changes in, over time
beyond college
in college
for student project (video essay)
planning
revising
composition in moving images
compound antecedents, pronoun agreement
compound-complex sentences
compound elements
case of pronoun in
comma with
joined with and, verb agreement
joined with or or nor, verb agreement
no comma with
omission of words
parallelism
pronoun agreement
compound noun (sister-in-law)
plural
possessive
compound numbers (such as ninety-four), hyphens with
compound predicate
as sentence fragment
quick help: sentence fragments
test for fragments
no comma in
compound sentences
comma in
defined
overuse of
semicolon in
compound subject
defined
subject-verb agreement
compound words
in dictionary entry
hyphens in (freeze-dry)
plural (mothers-in-law)
activities for comprehension
computer skills and tools
qualities, skills, and tools of successful online learners
and avoiding plagiarism, in online course
concept map in nursing
concert review in music
sample concert review (Houston; MLA)
conciseness
quick help: concise language
choosing the concise word or phrase
avoiding repetition
cutting inflated language
eliminating redundancy
reducing phrases and clauses
simplifying structure
conclusion of essay
effective conclusion: analysis paper (Equal Exchange ad)
effective conclusion: research paper (government regulation of food choices)
effective conclusion: argument paper (citizen journalism)
effective conclusions
deductive reasoning
drafting
inductive reasoning
testing inductive reasoning
concrete nouns
conditional sentences. See also subjunctive mood
factual conditional (for truths)
if clauses
predictive conditional (with if or unless clauses)
speculative conditional (unlikely, contrary-to-fact)
unless clauses
when clauses
conferences, traditional vs. online
typical activities in traditional and online courses
confidentiality in nursing
confused words
conjunctions. See also conjunctive adverbs
coordinating (and, for)
correlative (either . . . or)
subordinating (although, because)
conjunctive adverbs (however, likewise, etc.)
conjunctive adverbs
comma after
and coordination
defined
semicolon with
quick help: run-on sentences
connotation of words
defined
vs. denotation
conscience, conscious
consistency
in headings
in lists
mood
in paragraphs
point of view
questions
quotations
verb tense
voice
content pages in online course
content units in online course
context
for argument
for multimodal images
providing for quotations
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
social and historical
questions to ask about literature
continual, continuous
contractions
apostrophe in
in informal language
n’t for not
needed verbs in
contrary-to-fact clause
contrast, pattern of organization (paragraph)
contrasted elements with comma
controversial topics in online course
conversations, academic and research
active reading of an image or a multimodal text
active reading of a written text
in disciplines
joining, as a writer
research proposals
synthesizing
in writing arguments
writing prompt: joining a conversation
coordinate adjectives, comma with
coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, etc.)
comma before
coordination with
to correct run-on sentences
defined
no comma with
no comma after
no semicolon with
parallelism
coordination
for choppy sentences
comma and coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, etc.)
of equal ideas
ineffective
for run-on sentences
and subordination
copying and pasting
and avoiding plagiarism in online courses
and multimodal compositions
correlative conjunctions (either . . . or; not only . . . but also, etc.)
defined
parallelism with
could
modals and their meanings
in conditional sentences
defined
could care less (nonstandard)
could of (nonstandard)
council, counsel
Council of Science Editors. See CSE documentation style
counterarguments
countering opposing arguments
anticipating objections
in APA papers
in Chicago papers
evaluating
in history
in MLA papers
revising for
writing prompt: practicing counterargument
count nouns
choosing articles for common nouns
types of nouns
articles with
defined
couple (collective noun)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
course, coarse
citing course materials
APA style
MLA style
cover letters
sample business cover letter
sample portfolio cover letter
creative thinking
in class discussions
vs. memorization
establishing credibility
in writing arguments
criteria
critical reading
guidelines for actively reading an image or a multimodal text
guidelines for actively reading a written text
annotating an image or a multimodal text
annotating a written text
evaluating arguments
evaluating sources
images or multimodal texts
for literature papers
logical fallacies, recognizing
outlining an image or a multimodal text
outline of a multimodal text (Equal Exchange advertisement)
outline of a multimodal text (McDonald’s advertisement)
outlining a written text
sample outline (Orlov; MLA)
sample outline of a written text
summarizing an image or a multimodal text
summary of a multimodal text (Equal Exchange advertisement)
Summary of a multimodal text (McDonald’s advertisement)
summarizing a written text
summary of a written text (big-box stores)
written texts
critical review. See review of the literature
critical thinking
guidelines for analyzing an image or a multimodal text
guidelines for analyzing a written text
analyzing images and multimodal texts
analyzing written texts
evaluating arguments
evaluating sources
logical fallacies, recognizing
reading sources critically
writing prompt: thinking like a college writer
writing prompt: reading actively
crowd (collective noun)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
CSE documentation style
directory to CSE reference list models
directory to sample student writing in CSE style
abstracts
acknowledgments
appendixes
in biological sciences
citation-name system
formatting
overview
citation-sequence system
formatting
overview
headings
in-text citations
basic formatting
mentioning author in text
referring to a specific part of a source
margins, spacing, and indenting
name-year system
formatting
overview
pagination
reference list
directory to CSE reference list models
sample reference list (Martin; CSE)
sample reference list (Johnson/Arnold; CSE)
paper format
body of paper
reference list
visuals, formatting
cultural expectations, and writing
cumulative adjectives
no comma with
order of
order of cumulative adjectives
curriculum design, in education