Paper Feedback

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On this page, I will list some issues that I've seen in your writing, and provide links to webpages that discuss those issues in further detail.

Contents 1 Grammar and Usage 2 MLA Paper Format and Citation 3 Working With Quotations 4 Editing Marks

Grammar and Usage

• who/whom vs. that/which
  
  • Grammar Book Explanation
    
  • Use "who" to refer to people; use "that" to refer to inanimate objects or groups

• Unclear pronoun referents
  
  • Pronouns (Owl at Purdue)
    
  • Pronoun Referents (Utah State University)
    
  • Pronoun Reference (Butte-Glenn Community College)

• Independent and Dependent Clauses
  
  • Independent and Dependent Clauses (Owl at Purdue)
    

• Punctuation
  
  • Punctuation (Owl at Purdue)
    
  • Punctuation in Different Types of Sentences (Owl at Purdue)

• Incorporating Quotations
  
  • Quotations (Owl at Purdue)

• Academic Voice (avoiding "I" and "you")
  • Formal Writing for an Academic Audience (MySchool Online)

MLA Paper Format and Citation

• Paper Format
  • MLA Format (Owl at Purdue)
    

• MLA Citation
  • In-text Citation (Owl at Purdue)
  • Author-Page Format (Owl at Purdue)
  • Works Cited Page (Owl at Purdue)

Working With Quotations

• Integrating Good Sources (Seton Hill College)
• Close reading

Editing Marks

WW	"Wrong Word" -- used when I notice a word used improperly. Look up the definition and usage of the word and consider alternative language
colloq	"Colloquial Language" -- see How to Avoid Colloquial (Informal) Writing
parallelism	Improper parallel structure -- see Parallel Structures
comma splice	see Run-ons - Comma Splices
referent unclear	see Pronoun Referents