[Open index in supp window]
name-year format, 519, 520
narration
in arguments, 169–70
organizing with, 52, 53
for paragraph development, 100
narrowing a topic, 27, 47, 195
Native American, 363
natural and applied sciences. See sciences, natural and applied
N.B. (note well), 738
n.d. (no date),
in APA style, 457, 470, 476
in MLA style, 430–31, 432
necessary words, 6, 634, 656–57
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
for multilingual writers, 564, 565–66
none. See indefinite pronoun
non-English words
bringing into writing, 38, 371–73
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-taking
abbreviations in, 738
Chicago style, 495–96, 498–512
dictating, 198
MLA style, 403–4
speaking from, 278–79
note-taking
for annotated bibliographies, 214–15
annotating sources, 128–32, 225–26, 230
for essay examinations, 331–36
in field research, 209, 210
in journals, 45
on media sources, 230
paraphrases, 227–29
for peer review, 68–69
Quick Help, 226, 227, 229
quotations, 226
while reading, 128–32
research logs, 197–98
sample notes, 129–32, 225, 229
summaries, 132–33, 229
nothing. See indefinite pronoun
not only . . . but also. See correlative conjunctions
noun, 536, 562–66 A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
abstract, 85, 380–81
collective, 535, 593, 605
common, 731–32
compound, 710, 747
count and noncount, 535, 562, 564, 565–66
determiners with, 563
gerund as, 553
after linking verb, 550
as modifier, 616
for multilingual writers, 562–66
object complement, 551
plural, 535, 709–10
possessive, 535, 709–10
proper, 5, 395, 731–32
sexist, 362
singular, 535
as subject, 548
wordiness and, 85, 662–63
noun clauses, 556–57
noun phrases, 552, 562–66, 691
N.p. (no publisher), 430–31, 432
n. pag. (no page numbers), 426, 428
number (singular or plural)
pronoun-antecedent agreement, 9, 604–6
shifts in, 627
subject-verb agreement, 590–91
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
used as numbers, 711–12, 744