Writing Effective Sentences

Establishing the proper tone, choosing appropriate words, and using varied sentence structures appropriately can improve academic writing. 

You can increase the clarity of your writing by using concrete, specific words rather than abstract, general ones.

Because words can differ depending on their context, it is a good idea to check the definition and spelling of any tricky words in a dictionary.

The goal of academic writing is to present and articulate an argument to your readers.

Gender neutrality in language minimizes assumptions about the gender or sex of people referred to in writing or speech.

In grammar, "voice" refers to the relationship between the subject and the verb—that is to say, how the action is performed.

It is important to keep sentences concise; the longer and more complex a sentence gets, the harder it is for a reader to understand.