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Thirty Transition Words for Essays

When writing an essay, you may know the main ideas and points you’re going to...

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Looking for College Essay Help? Here Are Your Options

You have your first college essay to write, so what are your options for getting...

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How to Format Dates in MLA Style

Are you a student, researcher, or writer navigating the intricacies of academic writing? Whether you’re...

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Four Free Essay Checker Tools

Writing an essay is hard. Revising and proofreading that essay can be even harder. Most...

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How to Choose the Best Keywords for Your Research Paper

After writing a research paper, you will want others to find your research online. But...

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Preply: Price, Comparison, and Review

Preply is an online learning platform that prides itself on matching students with their perfect...

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How to Write a Prepositional Poem

Are you a prepositional poet? … And do you know it? Whether you’re a novice...

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“Very,” “Really,” and 15 Other Commonly Confused Adverbs

Find adverbs confusing? You wouldn’t be alone if you do. Adverbs are words that modify...

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Should a Comma Go Before or After So?

Commas are small but mighty pieces of punctuation. Where they’re placed can impact the meaning...

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Should You Capitalize the Next Word After a Colon?

The Colon: Tiny but Tricky In this post, we’re talking about when we capitalize the...

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Should a Comma Go Before “Because”?

Should a comma go before the word “because”? The short but not-so-sweet answer is: usually...

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Does AP Style Use the Oxford Comma?

Most style guides have a simple yes or no rule on using the Oxford comma....

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