chapter 5 revising & formatting your research paper copyright © 2010 terry hudson
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Content Verbs Vs. Empty Verbs Action Verbs Active Voice Vs. Passive Voice Editing for Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Copyright © 2010 Terry HudsonTRANSCRIPT
CHAPTER 5REVISING & FORMATTING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
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Rereading and Reviewing Your Draft
Revising for Structure & Style
Improving Paragraphs
Improving SentencesCopyright © 2010 Terry Hudson
• Content Verbs Vs. Empty Verbs
• Action Verbs
• Active Voice Vs. Passive Voice
• Editing for Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
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Keep Backup Copy
Spell Check
Check for Misused Words
Thesaurus
Grammar Checking SoftwareCopyright © 2010 Terry Hudson
Quotation Marks or Block Indent Capital Letters Within Quotations May
Change Brackets for Explanations Ellipses for Omitted Material Change End Punctuation to Fit Period After Citation (Except Block
Indents) Question Marks/Explanation Points
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Scroll Through for Form Wait Several Hours After Printing to Proof Use Pointer or Ruler to Proof Proofread Several Times Get A Distance from Your Own Words Get A Friend/Classmate to Proofread Also
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Word Processing One Side Page, Double Space 1 to 1 ½” Margins Title Page Page Numbering Indentation (5 spaces) Word Spacing (1-2 between sentences)
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Abstract
References page
Annotated Bibliography
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