Browse the video library of ĢƵ's Effective Writing Center. Various topics, from clarity to contractions, are addressed here.
Modifiers help to bring your writing to life, but if they’re not placed properly, they can cause more confusion. This short video helps you to make the most of your expression.
Some words are easily confused with others because they sound the same. This short video helps you to determine which word you need and when.
In much academic writing, pronouns like “I” and “you” should be avoided in favor of a more objective position. This short video will help you to deliver your writing from the right point of view.
Learn about the value of the active voice (as opposed to the passive voice) in this short video.
Writing has many facets, and this short video will help you to determine where your focus needs to be when
When your pronoun usage is unclear, your reader can struggle. This short video will help you to maintain clarity throughout your writing.
Quoted material needs to be presented in particular ways in order to be understood. This short video will help you to integrate the work of others without losing your own voice
Variety in your sentences is key to making your writing engaging. This short video will help you to consider your options when expressing your point.
A run-on sentence can lose your reader’s attention and confuse your point. This short video will help you to identify and eliminate this common grammatical error.
Sentence fragments are incomplete thoughts; if your thought is incomplete, your reader will have difficulty following it. This short video will help you to identify and eliminate this common grammatical error.
Subjects and verbs are partners in sentence-making, so they need to agree with one another to work effectively. This short video will help you to make sure that your sentences are operating at their peak.
Moving from one thought to another within your writing is key to helping your reader follow your argument. This short video will help you to transition like a champ
These two words might seem interchangeable, but deciding which to use in certain situations can improve your writing’s clarity.
These two words might seem interchangeable, but deciding which to use in certain situations can improve your writing’s clarity.
Get to know the comma and its uses in this short video.
Get to know the colon and its uses in this short video.
Get to know the apostrophe and its uses in this short video.
Get to know the semicolon and its uses in this short video.
Your ultimate goal in writing is to communicate clearly. This short video will help you make sure your writing is as clear and understandable as possible.
Introductions and conclusions get a lot of attention, but your body paragraphs are where your argument develops substance and truly shines. This short video will help you to support your thesis with well-written paragraphs to make your work the best it can be.
Whenever you write, the elements of your writing should match one another. This is called using parallel structure. In this short video, learn how to make sure that your writing achieves this important function.
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