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Grammar Tips: Relative Clauses

Relative clauses, also sometimes called adjective clauses, are phrases that add more information to the...

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How to Write Your Essay Using ChatGPT

It’s tempting, isn’t it? You’ve read about and probably also witnessed how quickly ChatGPT can...

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How to Justify Your Methods in a Thesis or Dissertation

Writing a thesis or dissertation is hard work. You’ve devoted countless hours to your research,...

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How to Write a Thesis Chapter Outline

Are you writing a thesis? That’s amazing! Give yourself a pat on the back, because...

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10 Creative Writing Prompts We’re Loving from TikTok

If you’re suffering from writer’s block, the internet is full of interesting prompts to get...

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How to Avoid Incremental Plagiarism

You probably know that plagiarism – that scary word many of us first learned in...

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Quotations and Block Quotes in Chicago Referencing

When writing an academic paper, you may need to quote something you’ve read somewhere. But...

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Chicago Referencing – How to Cite a Book

The Chicago Manual of Style actually sets out rules for two separate citation styles: in-text...

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Grammar Tips: Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives (not to be confused with comparative adjectives) are the best adjectives in English!...

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An Intro to the 7 Guidelines for Ethical Research

If you’re conducting research, perhaps for publication in a journal or as part of your...

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How to Respond to a Complaint (When the Customer Is Wrong!)

Every business professional will agree that dealing with difficult customers isn’t fun. No matter how...

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5 Grammar Rules That Can be Broken in English

If you’re learning English, you’ve probably noticed that it comes with quite a few rules...

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