hyphens 135
internet resources, assessing critically 20
introductions 70
introductions, contents 70
introductions, structure 71
inverted commas 134
key points, finding 33
labelling visuals 154
language of change 152
language of discussion 92
letters, formal 218
library catalogues 13
linking paragraphs 67
list of references 55
literature reviews 221
longer essays 224
main verbs, understanding 177
mentioning sources 58
modifiers 147
note-making 34
note-making methods 37
nouns and adjectives 171
nouns, uncountable 138
numbers 186
numbers, simplification 189
numerical phrases 190
opening sentences 73
organisation of argument 90
organising paragraphs 63
outlines 33
paragraph structure 63
paragraphs 8, 63
paragraphs, linking 67
paragraphs, organising 63
paraphrasing 45
paraphrasing techniques 47
passives 124
percentages 189
plagiarism 24
plagiarism, degrees of 25
planning essays 33
planning process 29
prefixes 194
prepositions 197
problems and solutions, structure 128
problems and solutions, vocabulary 130
proofreading 78
providing evidence 93
punctuation 132questionnaire design 230
quotation marks 134
quotations 52reading academic texts 9
reading lists 12
reading methods 15
reading texts, types of 12
reference systems 51
reference verbs 51, 179
reference words 100
references 51
references, list of 55
references, secondary 54
relevant points, finding 35
repetition and redundancy, avoiding 144
reports 227
restatement 119
rewriting 76searching electronic resources 14
secondary references 54
semicolons 133
sentence length, varying 145
sentences, opening 73
sentences, simple and longer 7
singular or plural? 137
sources, acknowledging 24
sources, combining 58
sources, mentioning 58
study habits, positive 28
style 141
style guidelines 142
suffixes 195
summarising 41
summarising, stages 42
superlatives 106
surveys, designing and reporting 230
synonyms 202text features 7
time markers 206
titles and text features 7,16
titles, essay 30
titles, understanding 30
types of academic writing 4
types of reading texts 12Index 301