Basics

• What is an Adjective?

• What is an Adverb?

• What is an Idiom?

• What is a Metaphor?

• What is a Morpheme?

• What is a Paragraph?

• What is a Period (US) or a Full Stop (UK)?

• What is a Proverb?

• What is a Sentence?

• What is Alliteration?

• What is Consonance?

• What is Assonance?

Research Paper Standardized Guidelines

• MLA Style Guide (i.e. Modern Language Association)
• APA Style Guide (i.e. American Psychological Association)
• Turabian Style Guide
• A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
• A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Association:  APA Style.org (5th ed.)
• Guide to Grammar and Writing (in English)

• A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker

• How do I cite an e-book?

Research Paper Video Guides for Citations

• What Is a Bibliography and When Should I Write One? (Video)
• How to Avoid Plagiarism: When to Cite Sources (Video)
• How to Read Citations in Texts and Bibliographies (Video)
• Journal Article Citations (Video)
• Citations from Authored Books, Edited Books and Revised Books (Video)
• How to Cite Online Sources (Video)
• How to Use Reference Material in Your Writing (Video)
• How to Make In-Text Citations (Video)

• What is MLA Format? (Video)

• How to Format APA Citations (Video)

• How to Make a Works Cited Page (Video)

Academic Citation Resource Guide

Encyclopedia Resources

• Encyclopaedia Africana

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

• Encyclopedia.com (from the Consice Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition)

• Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

• LookLex Encyclopaedia of North Africa and the Middle East

Dictionary, Thesaurus, Grammar, & History Resources

• Bartleby's Great Books Online

• The Britannica Guide to Black History

• Freeware Dictionary Program (many languages available)

• Grammarly: Checks your writing for proper grammar.

• The Internet Dictionary Project

• Merriam-Webster Online

• Milestones in Black History

• OneLook Dictionaries (Dictionary Search)

• ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form

• RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus

• Selected Resources for: History (United States)

• The Slot: Guide for Copy Editors

• travlang's Translating Dictionaries

• The File Extension Source -- File-Extension.org (Find out what type of computer file you have)

• Grammarcheck.net

Proofreader's Marks

• Proofreaders' Marks
• Proofreaders' Marks (from Pinterest)
• Proofreaders' Marks (from Wikipedia)
• Proofreaders' Marks (from Biomedical Editor)
• Proofreader Marks & Proofreading Symbols (from EditFast)
• Proofreader Marks (from Marquette University)
• NOTE:  Any claim to authorship by any corporation or individual of Proofreading Marks is bogus and fraudulent.  These marks are the combined creation of the labor of thousands of proofreaders over the centuries.

Plagiarism

• BSC Statement on Academic Honesty and Academic Honesty Procedures
• Citing Sources
• Frank Johnson on Avoiding Plagiarism

Perennial Grammar Queries & Grammar Mistakes

• When to use "Who" or "Whom"?
• 43 Embarrassing Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Make

Articles on the Importance of Good Grammar

• How Good Grammar Saves Lives and Other Reasons It’s Still Important

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