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Academic writing and grammar for students /

By: Osmond, Alex [author.].
Series: Sage study skills: Publisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2016Edition: 2nd edition.Description: viii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 1473919363; 9781473919365:; 9781473919365; 9781473919358; 1473919355.Subject(s): Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | English language -- GrammarDDC classification: 808.066378
Contents:
Introduction: The aims of this book and how to use it -- Basic conventions of academic writing -- Basic grammatical concepts -- Putting sentences together -- Putting paragraphs together -- Critical thinking -- Referencing -- Conciseness and clarity -- Common mistakes and how to deal with them -- Proofreading effectively.
Summary: This clear and practical book on academic grammar shows students how to avoid common mistakes and how to apply this to their essays quickly. It is unique in its focus on English grammar for academic purposes across a range of disciplines.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 808.066378 OSM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0082780
Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU St Angela's McKeown Library Academic Writing Collection 808.066378 OSM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T38605
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The aims of this book and how to use it -- Basic conventions of academic writing -- Basic grammatical concepts -- Putting sentences together -- Putting paragraphs together -- Critical thinking -- Referencing -- Conciseness and clarity -- Common mistakes and how to deal with them -- Proofreading effectively.

This clear and practical book on academic grammar shows students how to avoid common mistakes and how to apply this to their essays quickly. It is unique in its focus on English grammar for academic purposes across a range of disciplines.

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