Writing manuscripts for peer reviewed engineering journalsChris Leonard
Presentation given at MASDAR on 26th March 2013 on how to prepare manuscripts for peer reviewed academic journals (with a slight focus on engineering).
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Introductory
Remarks/Literature
Search Strategies
The section is missing; or some topic areas are not
included in the introduction or are not explained clearly.
The chapter outline is not provided and the literature search
strategies are missing.
The reader is adequately oriented to the topic areas
covered. An outline of the flow of the chapter is
presented.
All major themes/concepts are introduced. Literature
search strategies are presented.
Full Theoretical/Conceptual
Framework
The section is missing; or some theoretical foundations of
the research are not discussed or some relevant theories
are omitted.
Student fails to adequately elaborate on
theoretical/conceptual framework introduction in
Chapter 1.
Most theories and concepts are covered in detail to orient
the reader to the research.
Description(s) of the theory(ies)/conceptual framework(s)
are provided and supported in the literature. The sources of
the framework are described and provide the rationale for
the choice of the framework for the study through
substantiation in the literature.
Themes or Subtopics Themes are random and unorganized, concepts are not
ordered, and some relevant themes are omitted.
Themes do not follow a logical progression. All points of
view are not addressed and relations are not with the
problem, purpose, and research questions. Chapter reads
more like a book report rather than a synthesized discussion
of scholarly literature.
Themes are arranged logically analyzing all points of
view with prior research and findings on the topic.
Within each theme, topics are discussed from broad to
narrow associated with the problem, purpose, research
questions and associated concepts. Critically evaluated
scholarly literature noting areas of convergence and
divergence.
Summary The section is missing; or some relevant information or
themes are omitted.
The summary does not follow logically from the literature
review or the introduction.
All relevant information is adequately covered and refers
to most of the major themes introduced in the
Introduction.
The reader is left with enough information to be familiar
with the topics necessary to begin reading about the
research methodology.
APA Format –
Writing/Presentation
Inconsistently applies fundamental APA formatting
throughout the chapter.
The template requirements are not followed.
Consistently applies fundamental APA formatting
throughout the chapter.
The template requirements are followed.
Writing/Presentation Does not follow conventions of scholarly writing,
grammar, and punctuation.
Follows conventions of scholarly writing, grammar, and
punctuation.
Writing for the Dissertation
(and other things)
• Writing Overview
• How to convey your ideas –
• clearly, succinctly, and
scholarly
• Th.
Writing manuscripts for peer reviewed engineering journalsChris Leonard
Presentation given at MASDAR on 26th March 2013 on how to prepare manuscripts for peer reviewed academic journals (with a slight focus on engineering).
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Introductory
Remarks/Literature
Search Strategies
The section is missing; or some topic areas are not
included in the introduction or are not explained clearly.
The chapter outline is not provided and the literature search
strategies are missing.
The reader is adequately oriented to the topic areas
covered. An outline of the flow of the chapter is
presented.
All major themes/concepts are introduced. Literature
search strategies are presented.
Full Theoretical/Conceptual
Framework
The section is missing; or some theoretical foundations of
the research are not discussed or some relevant theories
are omitted.
Student fails to adequately elaborate on
theoretical/conceptual framework introduction in
Chapter 1.
Most theories and concepts are covered in detail to orient
the reader to the research.
Description(s) of the theory(ies)/conceptual framework(s)
are provided and supported in the literature. The sources of
the framework are described and provide the rationale for
the choice of the framework for the study through
substantiation in the literature.
Themes or Subtopics Themes are random and unorganized, concepts are not
ordered, and some relevant themes are omitted.
Themes do not follow a logical progression. All points of
view are not addressed and relations are not with the
problem, purpose, and research questions. Chapter reads
more like a book report rather than a synthesized discussion
of scholarly literature.
Themes are arranged logically analyzing all points of
view with prior research and findings on the topic.
Within each theme, topics are discussed from broad to
narrow associated with the problem, purpose, research
questions and associated concepts. Critically evaluated
scholarly literature noting areas of convergence and
divergence.
Summary The section is missing; or some relevant information or
themes are omitted.
The summary does not follow logically from the literature
review or the introduction.
All relevant information is adequately covered and refers
to most of the major themes introduced in the
Introduction.
The reader is left with enough information to be familiar
with the topics necessary to begin reading about the
research methodology.
APA Format –
Writing/Presentation
Inconsistently applies fundamental APA formatting
throughout the chapter.
The template requirements are not followed.
Consistently applies fundamental APA formatting
throughout the chapter.
The template requirements are followed.
Writing/Presentation Does not follow conventions of scholarly writing,
grammar, and punctuation.
Follows conventions of scholarly writing, grammar, and
punctuation.
Writing for the Dissertation
(and other things)
• Writing Overview
• How to convey your ideas –
• clearly, succinctly, and
scholarly
• Th.
Reading Academic Texts
Lesson 1 – Academic Language used from Various Disciplines
Lesson 2 – Text Structure
Lesson 3 – Techniques in Summarizing Variety of Academic Texts
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Purpose and audience:
Select one of the questions from the list of research questions/ topics (page 5-6). If you choose,
you may develop a question of your own or tweak one of the questions on the list.
When you choose or write a question, you must make sure there are logical arguments for both
sides of the issue
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Summary Exercise Instructions
For this assignment only, there is no draft option. You should simply submit your required final copy whenever you are ready. This assignment is designed to inform your larger research project.
Additional helpful resources:
Summary Exercise Rubric | Summary Exercise Sample 1 | Summary Exercise Sample 2
Option #1: Investigate and Interview
You have already chosen a topic and created a working thesis statement for your research paper topic. Find a non-profit organization (e.g., one that provides literacy instruction, a support group for cancer patients, a shelter that provides refuge for battered women) in your city that is connected to your topic. For example, if you are researching services for blind people, you might interview someone at the National Federation of the Blind.
Explain your assignment and request an interview with a staff member who is considered an expert in the field. Create 10 to 20 questions related to your thesis statement to ask the interviewee. For the writing assignment (Note that you should be conducting this interview yourself. You should not be summarizing an interview that someone else conducted):
· Create an introduction that includes the interviewee’s background. What is his/ her name? What is his/her position? How long has your interviewee worked at this organization, and what is his/her role there? These are just some of the questions that you can ask to help you build your introductory paragraph.
· Summarize the interviewee's responses in approximately three cohesive body paragraphs.
· Finish with a concluding paragraph that explains how this interview helped you better understand your chosen research paper topic.
Option #2: Getting What you Need from Periodicals
Locate credible sources for your chosen topic of the research paper project. Find at least five relevant sources from periodicals (Please do not use basic informative website such as ehow or Wikipedia. The source you choose will ideally be an academic or research-based article). From the sources that you find, choose one to summarize. The source you choose should be a credible periodical and not merely a random website. Also keep in mind that your chosen source should be research-based and non-fiction. For example, you should not summarize a short story for this assignment. Choose a source such as a journal article, an essay in an anthology, a magazine article, or a newspaper article. For this option, you might use this as a guideline for crafting your thesis statement: John Smith’s book The Guiding Light explained (add first paragraph focus), (add second paragraph focus), and (add third paragraph focus).
Here are some possible places to search for good sources:
· Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/
· Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/ (note that this is different from regular Google)
· Microsoft Academic Search: http://academic.research.microsoft.com/
· Cornell University’s arXiv (open access sou ...
Writing Assignment #4
The Multiple-Source Synthesis Essay:
Literature Review
Summary of assignment
• Task: The multiple-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of at least 10
sources
• Length: 2000-3000 words
• Format: APA
• Sources: a total of at least 10 sources, all of which should be from scholarly journals or
credible trade journals. You should find your sources through library searches.
o If you cite sources from websites or popular journals, these sources should be in
addition to the 10 sources you have cited from scholarly or trade journals.
• Topic: Please use the same topic that you used for writing assignment #3. It is
recommended that you focus on or expand on the essay that you wrote for writing
assignment #3. You will continue with the topic you have selected and will conduct
additional searches in the library databases, hopefully focus the topic more, and
determine the 10 or more sources to use in this essay.
• Integration of Sources: At least eight sources must be cited in the body of the essay.
You may cite sources in your introduction to help you define terms, and you may cite
sources in your conclusion to help you direct the reader to further inquiry. However, the
body of the essay should synthesize at least eight sources.
Strategies in Developing the Topic for this Essay
Up to this point in the semester, you have completed an annotated bibliography. You have also
incorporated and synthesized four sources into writing assignment #2 and six sources into
writing assignment #3. The work you have completed for these assignments provides a solid
foundation for writing assignment #4. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of at least
10 sources in a synthesis essay, or literature review.
For your annotated bibliography, you selected a topic based on your interests and, possibly, your
major. You constructed a list of five references and summarized and critically analyzed them in
150-200 words each. You then completed the four-source essay and the six-source essay.
Through this process, you may have seen patterns in the scholarly literature in the topic on which
you conducted research. For example, consider the following examples:
•You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying
opinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
•You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies
for victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
•You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered
three basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
•You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies
on climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether
individuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused b.
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Before you begin writing
- Are you ready to publish?
- Choosing the right journal
- Different Journal at National and international level
- Current Problem in Scientific Writing
The Writing Process
Scientific Writing - Writing to communicate, not impress
Types of scientific papers, publication and communications
Literature Review and Requirements of grammar and style
Cultural differences to consider (when publishing in an English language journal)
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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3. FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING AT FIRST
SIGHT
1. The use of sources
2. Quotations
3. vocabulary characteristic of a specific field
4. Formal language and format
a. Cautious use of Vocabulary
b. impersonal
c. Passive
d. Logical Structures / clear Layout
e. absence of features of spoken language
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4. Academic writing is:
Formal (impersonal, no slang, formal sentence structure)
Reasoned (critical thinking: how and why)
Impartial (gives a balanced point of view, more than one
point of view)
Logical (ideas flow logically from one to another:
signposts, topic sentences and linked paragraphs)
Structured (keeps to the structure of an essay, report etc)
Supported (evidence and examples, referencing)
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5. • Formality
This Piece Of Writing The Present Study (=This Study)
My essay will Make It Clear The Present Paper Will
Clarify
• Impersonality
Many Of My Friends And Colleagues Say That… It Is
Commonly Said That…
I, You, My Friend Dave The Present Study/Author,
One, Professor Robertson/Robertson (1992)
Some Elaboration Of The Matter Of Facts
Of Academic Writing:
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6. • Precision
pets like cats, dogs, etc. pets, such as cats and dogs,
around half of the group approximately 53% of the group
• Caution
Our study proves that This study shows that
I’m sure this is so. There is reason to believe that this is
so.
We really couldn’t make anything of the results. There
were difficulties in analyzing the results.
•Objectivity
I think that this idea sucks. This idea may not be
accurate.
In my opinion this is a wonderful topic. This topic is
worth investigating because….
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7. Academic Writing And Critical Thinking
• Assessment of the relationship
between claims and the
evidence given to support
them
• Exercising judgement in order
to interpret and evaluate
arguments and evidence
• Questioning taken for granted
assumptions
• Involves both openness to new
ideas and appropriate
scepticism
PRACTICAL ASPECTS:
• What is really important
here?
• How does it relate to what I
know already?
• What standpoint does the
writer have?
• Are there any weaknesses in
the argument that is being
put forward?
• What other opinions are
there on this topic?
• Do I agree or disagree with
the writer?
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8. Bad Habits to Avoid in Academic
Writing
• Second person “you”
• Inconsistent person
• Inconsistent tense
• Abbreviations
• Do not use: ya, thru, wanna, gonna
• Do not use: etc., &
• Avoid ending verbs with “en” or “in” instead
of “ing”: waitin, watchen
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9. Some writing pitfalls to avoid
1.Avoid addressing the reader directly or
using questions
• For example: “Does this mean that some strategies are
better than others?”
2. Use formal – impersonal passive voice
• When i used the solution, i see the level rising > when
the solution was used, the level was seen rising
a) Passive voice without ‘By’
b) No use of i, we, our, you
c) instruments use – no ‘by’ ; but ‘with’ (with hammer)
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10. 3. TRY NOT TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS.
For example:
"Everyone agrees that cold calling does
not produce results".
While this may be true you can only make
such statements if supported with
evidence.
Instead:
• "According to the Mori Report (2000), cold
calling does not produce results.
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11. 4. OVERLY-LONG SENTENCES
• A sentence should express only one idea or a
clearly connected set of ideas.
• Home care has been expanding tremendously over the
past few years partly due to recent technological
advances that enable assessments and treatments to be
a part of the home setting which at one time could only
be performed within the hospital environment. - X
• Home care has expanded tremendously over the past
few years. This increase is partly due to recent
technological advances that now make more
assessments and treatments possible in the home
rather than only in the hospital. - OK
.
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12. 5. WORDINESS - use the minimum
number of words.
• Check your writing to make sure you don’t have
unnecessary words or phrases.
You may often find that there are a number of Words
contained in your writing that can be safely eliminated
without any kind of danger to your meaning whatsoever. X
You may often find that there are a number of words
contained in your writing that can be safely eliminated
without any kind of danger to your meaning whatsoever.
(Beer & McMurrey 34)
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13. MORE
• Basically, industrial productivity generally
relies on particular factors that are actually
more psychological in kind than of any given
technological type. - X
• Industrial productivity depends more on
psychological than on technological factors. -
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14. AVOID THERE IS & THERE ARE
These expressions (the existential
construction) can be rhetorically effective for
emphasis in some situations, but they are also
often unnecessary in academic contexts.
WHERE TO AVOID (NOT EVERYWHERE)
The most common kind of unnecessary
existential construction involves an existential
phrase followed by a noun and a relative clause
beginning with that, which, or who. A more
concise sentence can often be created by
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15. A. It is the president who signs or vetoes laws.
There are four criteria that should be considered: ...
> the president signs or vetoes bills.
Four criteria should be considered:...
B. There was uncertainty about the reasons for the
financial problems.
> The reasons for the financial problems were
uncertain
EXAMPLES.
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16. 6. Be careful not to use redundant phrases
For example:
• Alternative choices – alternatives
• Actual experience - experience
• ‘Various differences” (Various implies difference so you
do not need both words)
• The whole entire world (Same as above)
• A round circle
• Refer back
• An eyewitness present at the scene
7. Avoid starting sentences with linking words
• Such as but, and or yet.
• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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17. 8. Must Avoid expressions like these…
(never used in academic writing)
kind of
sort of
type of
really
basically
quite simple
very good sample
one important thing
definitely
actually
generally
individual
specific
particularly
OK / Okay
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18. More ………….
• There are no such words as: theirself,
hisself, alright. Write themselves, himself,
all right.
• Do not capitalize subjects like biology,
math, science, history.
• Use the word “finish” instead of “done”
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19. 9.Avoid colloquial for formal
(common use - selected)
COLLOQUIAL FORMAL
Ask for Request
Find out Discover
Deal with Handle
Checked out Investigated/ studied
Put up with Tolerated
Kids children
OK All right/ acceptable
A lot Many / much
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20. 10. Other Mechanical Rules
• Numbers – Never begin a sentence with
a number.(Spell it out.)
• All numbers below 100 should be
spelled out. Those above 100 are
optional but should be consistent.
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21. FINAL CAUTIONS
• Do not write the way you speak.
• Do not use slang.
• Do not expect your reader to know what you
mean.
• Do not write in fragments.
• Use complete sentences.
• Always use Standard Written English
(SWE)
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23. Article Error
Omission Of Article – A/An/The
BEFORE PROPER NOUN (no - A+AN+THE)
Patna has a long history.
BEFORE MATERIAL NOUN (NO – AN/AN)
a paper was given- a piece of
BEFORE ABSTRACT NOUN (NO – AN/AN)
he gave me an advice – a piece of
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24. Usual use – omission of a/an/the
Categories
1. People’s names
2. Cities and states
3. Singular names of
countries
4. Months/days
5. Streets
6. Religious buildings
7. Mountains range
8. Parks
9. Lakes
Examples
1.John Locke
2. Bangkok, Negri Sembilan
3. Indonesia, Australia
4. May, Tuesday
5. Pickering Street, Park street
6. St. Andrew’s Cathedral
7. Mount Fuji
8. Hyde Park
9. Salt lake Park
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25. Categories
1. Museums and galleries
2. Buildings
3. Highways
4. Seas and oceans
5. Rivers and deserts
6. Periods and events in history
7. Bridges
8. Countries with United,
Union, Kingdom, Republic
9. Island groups ending in (e)s
Examples
1. the Asian Civilization Museum
2. the University Cultural Centre
3. the Pan-Island Expressway
4. the South China Sea
5. the Mississippi, the Gobi desert
6. the Dark Ages
7. the Manhattan Bridge
8. the United States, the People’s
Republic of China
9. the Philippines
Exceptions
The Proper Nouns BUT it Requires “The”
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26. AN /A EXCEPTIONS:
NOT always spelling But sometimes SOUND
Matters
_a unit_, __an Hour
_a use_, __an honour
_a utility_, __an heir
_a useful thing_, __an honest man
_a unique object_,
_a European_,
_a university_,
_a one-eyed dog_.
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27. PREPOSITION CARE:
Time preposition :
At – for exact time, round-about time
(By,around),
On – For Day, Date And Occasion
In – For Months, Years, Seasons,
Lets make it:
Valentines Day
Monday, 1st January
Friday
10:30
1987, 5B.C
Winter
Evening
on
At
t
in
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29. PREPOSITION OF PLACE
•ON, ONTO, OVER, ABOVE
• BELOW, UNDER, NEATH, BENEATH, UNDERNEATH
• IN, INSIDE, INTO
• BESIDE, BEFORE, IN FRONT OF, OPPOSITE, BEHIND,
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30. CONFUSING NOUN
Incorrect correct
Lecturership Lectureship
Freeship free-studentship
Boarding Boarding House
Family Member Member of the family
Physics Teacher Teacher of Physics
Cousin Brother Cousin
Our’s/ your’s/her’s Ours/yours/hers
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31. SOME NOUNS – TAKES SINGULAR VERB
1. Scenery > the scenery is beautiful
2. advice > advice is taken
3. mathematics > mathematics is tough
4. politics > politics is nasty
5. Ethics > ethic is necessary
6. fuel> fuel is costly
7. rice> Rice is ready
8. machinery > Machinery is taken
9. information > information is procured
10. furniture > furniture is ready
11. news > news is spread
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32. SINGULAR NOUNS – TAKES PLURAL VERB
1. People > people talk
2. Clergy > clergy pray
3. Cattle > cattle roam
4. Gentry > gentry sit
5. Company > company march
6. Police > police intervene
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33. MISSING COMMA AFTER INTRODUCTORY
CLAUSE
1. “After the devastation of the siege of Leningrad
(introductory clause) the Soviets were left with the task
of rebuilding their population as well as their city.”
Problem: A comma should be placed after
“Leningrad” to separate the clause.
2. Wordsworth spent a good deal of time in the Lake District
with his sister Dorothy and the two of them were rarely
apart.”
Problem: Comma should be placed before the "and.“
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34. WRONG OR MISSING INFLECTED ENDS
1. “different from” vs. “different than”
“different from” is considered correct
2. “toward” vs. “towards”
“towards” is correct / Toward is Old Form (Avoid)
3. Also include commas in a list: “Apples, oranges,
pears and bananas…”
4. Machines, Instrument and screen and hammer
(comma for all but last)
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37. Unnecessary Shift in Person
Don't shift from
"I" to "we" or from
"one" to "you"
unless you have a
rationale for
doing so.
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38. Tense Shifting
Be careful to stay
in a consistent
tense. Too often
students move
from past to
present tense
without good
reason. The reader
will find this
annoying.
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39. Use of Single And Double Inverted
Comma Double inverted comma
1. Name of the journal.
“The Nature” expresses the desire to publish
2. Quotation .
He said, “Corporate houses are good” (ALWAYS COMMA BEFORE START)
Single inverted comma
1. phrase of the quoted sentences/ term
Paris, ‘city of death’ remerged
2. Translation of foreign word
Spanish expression irse tado an humo means ‘to go up to the smoke’
4. To emphasize
Their friends brought the downfall
Their ‘friends’ brought the downfall
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41. SEMICOLONS AND COLONS
Semicolons
1. Use semicolons between independent Clause
without conjunction
the coat is tattered; still he hopes to repair
2. Between items in a series when items contains
comma
Present at this seminar are Henry Forbes, the art
critic; Sam Brown, the mathematician; and
Collins, the CEO of Pencraft.
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42. COLONS
1. Introduce a list:
The reading list includes : Cruz, Narnia and Poke
2. Elaboration :
Plot has the description: the main character is a fraud.
3. Before start of the quotation (independent)
In the Book Of Devils, he asks to stop flirting: “stop is
not one of us”.
In the Book Of Devils, he asks, “stop is not one of us”.
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43. QUOTATION MARK AND QUESTION
AND PERIOD
1. WITHIN THE QUOTATION
if the period / question occurs within the
quotation
Whitman asked “Are you so proud?”
1. OUTSIDE THE QUOTATION
if sentence itself a question
where does Whitman speaks of “the
meaning of the poem”?
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44. ITALICS RULE:
1. NAME OF THE BOOK
In his book The Life Of Pie, he said it
2. EMPHASIS
same as single inverted comma
3. NAME OF THE DRAMA / play (Macbeth)
4. POEM (Solitary Reaper)
5. NEWSPAPER (Times)
6. FILM (The Imitation Game)
7. RADIO BROADCAST (What is there)
8. DISCS, ALBUM MEDIA RECORDING (Lonely Heart)
9. SHIPS, SPACECRAFT AND AIRCRAFT (USS Arizona)
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45. QUOTATION:
1. As quoted in the original with comma,
periods, (EXACTLY)
NO MANIPULATION / OMISSION IS ACCEPTED
2. If quotation runs less than 4 lines , within
the same paragraph
3. If quotation runs more than 4 lines , make
separate paragraph.
CITAION MUST IN ALL CASES
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46. ASSIGNMENTS
1. For engineering students: The Review and
analysis - The Time Machine H. G. Wells
2. For Humanities : Review of The Calcutta
Chromosome By AMITAV GHOSH
3. For Management students : THE INVISIBLE MAN
H.G. WELLS.
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