Using Articles (a / an / the) in English Grammar

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Using articles (a / an / the) in English grammar is quite tricky and puzzling. These articles (a, an or the) are complex words for students to learn. But, do not be troubled anymore if you are having difficulty with them. Simply follow the basic rules and exercise with the following examples.

The present post on ‘Using Articles (a / an / the) in English Grammar’ provides some valuable tips for properly using articles (a / an / the) in English grammar. This article will help you to avoid making future mistakes while using articles (a / an / the) in English grammar in your paper.

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Using Bullet Points

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A bullet point/list is a very handy tool when it comes to business or technical writing. It consists of a number of items, which are preceded by a small dot, square, dash or graphic. A bullet point is used in those cases where all the information (that needs to be presented) is of equal importance, i.e., no particular hierarchy or sequence is required. It helps to present considerable information in a concise manner. A bullet point is visually very appealing as it puts less strain on the eyes of the reader. As such, it is used to highlight important information in the text. It is easier for a reader to understand the information presented as bullet points compared to paragraphs. However, it should be sparingly used. Else, it stands to lose its purpose. Although this tool is popular, there is quite a lot of confusion in the minds of people as to how to set them, especially the punctuations in bullet points. We shall discuss a few important tips that will be useful to you.

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Common Grammar Mistakes

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Common grammar mistakes are not only easy to make, but are also easy to be noticed. While applying for employment, dropping a proposal, conversing with a customer, or trading an outlook, the silliest mistakes can destroy the agreement. Making common grammar mistakes not only makes us look unprofessional and careless, but also hampers our impression.

The present article ‘Common Grammar Mistakes’ provides some useful tips for recognising and differentiating between some common words that are usually put into wrong use accidentally. This article will help you to avoid making future common grammar mistakes in your papers.

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Capitalization of Words

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Capitalization refers to writing the first letter of a word in upper case and the remaining in lower case. In any kind of writing, usage of proper capitalization of words is very important. Its improper use is considered as sloppy writing and gives a wrong impression about the writer. Some readers even take it in a negative sense, which eventually affects the actual purpose of the writer. Capitalization helps to avoid confusion in the minds of the readers while reading your paper/article. We shall discuss a few of the guidelines for capitalization that must be kept in mind while writing.

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Common MLA Style Mistakes

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Students usually make some common MLA style mistakes while writing research or academic papers. However, these errors are not always allowable. Some of these common MLA style mistakes made by the students while writing MLA papers are the main reason behind their unimpressive grades and poor quality of papers.

Writing or formatting papers in MLA style is a very elusive work. This needs a lot of learning and practice. In order to avoid committing common MLA style mistakes in your research or academic paper, the present article shows some valuable instructions on how to avoid these common MLA style mistakes while writing your own paper.

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Formatting Quotations in MLA Style

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MLA style of formatting is one of the most commonly used styles for writing and formatting papers. The present article on ‘Formatting Quotations in MLA Style’ presents some effective tips to help you learn the ways and techniques essential for formatting quotations in MLA style.

Some useful tips for formatting quotations in MLA style are discussed below.

Tips for Formatting Quotations in MLA Style

Short Quotations

  • Quotations that are shorter than three or four lines should be placed in double quotation marks (“ ”) and included in the text of the document.
  • Give the parenthetical citation right away after the quotation.
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Writing an MLA Style Outline

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Modern Language Association, which is commonly known as MLA, is one of the most widely used styles for writing. MLA-style manual for writing and referencing is regularly used by students studying languages and/or humanities. MLA style guide needs periods, quotation marks and commas in particular places while writing a paper, inserting quotes or organising a bibliography. For writing an MLA style outline, you need to put in references into the manuscript and also write an MLA-structured bibliography.

The present article on ‘Writing an MLA Style Outline’ will guide you in preparing an MLA style outline for your writing. Some useful tips for writing an MLA style outline are discussed below.

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Writing an Abstract in MLA Style

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An MLA-style abstract is a concise review of a finished research paper that inspires its readers to read the whole document on the topic. Writing an abstract in MLA style usually aims to summarise the objective, subject-matter, methods, discussions, and conclusions of a paper. An abstract is a reduced form of a lengthy piece of writing. It highlights the key points, briefly describes the content and scope of the paper and reviews the content in a shortened form. Writing an abstract in MLA style is one of the most commonly used modes to write abstracts in the arts and humanities courses.

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Formatting in MLA Style

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Formatting in MLA style is the most widely used style of formatting for writing papers and citing sources in the liberal arts and humanities. This all-inclusive guideline will make you familiar with the composition of an MLA paper and its general formatting style. Formatting in MLA style can be very useful when most of the sources in the manuscript are from published journals and other regularly published works.

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MLA style citation: In-text

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The basic purpose of using in-text citations and references is to enable the reader to easily locate/access the sources from which data/information has been collected. The MLA style citations are formatted according to the guidelines of the Modern Language Association. A paper with MLA style citation should include in-text citations with a corresponding reference list, commonly known as ‘Works Cited’. The Works Cited section at the end of your paper should include all the in-text citations that have been used in the main paper.

Guidelines for MLA style citations: In-text

Basic citation

Mention the author’s surname and the page number of the work from which the information was taken.

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