TY - BOOK AU - Osmond,Alex TI - Academic writing and grammar for students T2 - SAGE study skills SN - 9781446210901 AV - PE1408 OSM 2013 U1 - 808.066378 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE KW - Academic writing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Authorship KW - fast KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - Includes 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 and referencing -- Conciseness and clarity -- Common mistakes and how to deal with them -- Proofreading effectively N2 - This guide shows students how to use academic English grammar and punctuation. The author identifies common grammar mistakes and how to avoid them, making extensive use of examples and advice from tutors from a range of subjects ER -