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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/06%3A_Research/6.08%3A_Primary_Secondary_and_Tertiary_SourcesSuch sources may include creative works, first hand or contemporary accounts of events, and the publication of the results of empirical observations or research. Moreover, secondary sources often rely...Such sources may include creative works, first hand or contemporary accounts of events, and the publication of the results of empirical observations or research. Moreover, secondary sources often rely on other secondary sources and standard disciplinary methods to reach results, and they provide the principle sources of analysis about primary sources.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/04%3A_Sentence_Structure/4.10%3A_Revising_Weak_Passive-Voice_SentencesAfter the arm of the hand-held stapler is pushed down, the blade from the magazine is raised by the top-leaf spring, and the magazine and base. After you push down on the arm of the hand-held stapler,...After the arm of the hand-held stapler is pushed down, the blade from the magazine is raised by the top-leaf spring, and the magazine and base. After you push down on the arm of the hand-held stapler, the top-leaf spring raises the blade from the magazine, and the magazine and base move apart. By converting the sentence to the active voice, the clause is moved to the predicate, which makes the sentence easier to understand.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/07%3A_MLA_Citations/7.06%3A_MLA_In-Text_CitationsThis is because the last name is included in quotation’s introduction, which makes the identity of the author clear to the reader. In this paraphrase, the author’s last name precedes the paraphrased m...This is because the last name is included in quotation’s introduction, which makes the identity of the author clear to the reader. In this paraphrase, the author’s last name precedes the paraphrased material, but as in the case of quotation integration, if the author’s last name is not described in the paraphrase then it is required inside of the parentheses before the page number.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/03%3A_Usage/3.01%3A_Introduction_to_UsageUsage is similar to grammar: it helps determine how you should use a language and which words you should use in a specific context. However, usage focuses more on the meaning of words than on their me...Usage is similar to grammar: it helps determine how you should use a language and which words you should use in a specific context. However, usage focuses more on the meaning of words than on their mechanical function within the language. For example, if you’re trying to decide if you should use the numeral 17 or spell out the word seventeen, that decision falls under usage. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of hard and fast rules when it comes to usage.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/04%3A_Sentence_Structure/4.12%3A_Practice_Activities-_Active_and_Passive_VoiceRebeca’s favorite spot in the lecture hall had been taken by the time she got to class. Since the subject of this sentence—several branches—can’t actually do anything, it’s best to put the emphasis on...Rebeca’s favorite spot in the lecture hall had been taken by the time she got to class. Since the subject of this sentence—several branches—can’t actually do anything, it’s best to put the emphasis on Maren, the person the actions were done to. The passive voice has made the sentence a lot more complicated then it needs to be. If you want to focus on the listeners, the passive voice is correct. If you want to focus on the lyrics, the sentence should be changed to the active voice.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/01%3A_Grammar/1.07%3A_Practice_Activities-_Nouns(3) In 1910—four years after the death of her husband—Curie succeeded in isolating radium; she also defined an international standard for radioactive emissions that was eventually named for her and Pi...(3) In 1910—four years after the death of her husband—Curie succeeded in isolating radium; she also defined an international standard for radioactive emissions that was eventually named for her and Pierre: the curie. (4) Her achievementes included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), the creation of techniques to isolate radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements: a polonium and a radium.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/01%3A_Grammar/1.23%3A_Verb_Tense_ConsistencyThe first verb start is in the present tense, but ended is in the past tense. You may have noticed that the most of the verbs in this passage are in present tense—this is especially apparent if you ig...The first verb start is in the present tense, but ended is in the past tense. You may have noticed that the most of the verbs in this passage are in present tense—this is especially apparent if you ignore those verbs that have been bolded. The views are breathtaking, and you will get a great opportunity to meditate on the world and your role in it. The views are breathtaking, and you get a great opportunity to meditate on the world and your role in it.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/02%3A_Punctuation/2.02%3A_Ending_PunctuationA sentence ending in an exclamation mark may be an exclamation (such as “Wow!” or “Boo!”), or an imperative (“Stop!”), or may indicate astonishment: “They were the footprints of a gigantic duck!” Excl...A sentence ending in an exclamation mark may be an exclamation (such as “Wow!” or “Boo!”), or an imperative (“Stop!”), or may indicate astonishment: “They were the footprints of a gigantic duck!” Exclamation marks are occasionally placed mid-sentence with a function similar to a comma, for dramatic effect, although this usage is rare: “On the walk, oh!
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/08%3A_APA_Citations/8.01%3A_Why_Is_APA_Documentation_ImportantThis style is most commonly practiced by academics within the social sciences, including the fields of nursing, psychology, and political science, and economics. Additionally, APA style makes use of s...This style is most commonly practiced by academics within the social sciences, including the fields of nursing, psychology, and political science, and economics. Additionally, APA style makes use of specific guidelines concerning the structure, content, and order of each page of a research paper or manuscript. The APA articles and templates on this website were developed in accordance with the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/03%3A_Usage/3.03%3A_Abbreviations_and_AcronymsUse the ampersand symbol (&) in company names if the companies themselves do so in their literature, but avoid using the symbol as a narrative substitute for the word and in your text. For a much more...Use the ampersand symbol (&) in company names if the companies themselves do so in their literature, but avoid using the symbol as a narrative substitute for the word and in your text. For a much more detailed listing of abbreviations and acronyms, you can check in the back pages of many dictionaries, or consult the free online version of the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Introductory_Composition/Guide_to_Writing_(SUNY_Lumen)/07%3A_MLA_Citations/7.03%3A_MLA_Document_FormattingThe following information should be left-justified in regular font at the top of the first page (in the main part of the page, not the header): This should be centered and in title case, and it should...The following information should be left-justified in regular font at the top of the first page (in the main part of the page, not the header): This should be centered and in title case, and it should not be bolded, underlined, or italicized (unless it includes the name of a book, in which case just the book title should be italicized). The Oxford Comma: The Oxford comma (also called the serial comma) is the comma that comes after the second-to-last item in a series or list.
