Grammar, its Usage and

Style
Lecture Outline
• Punctuation
• Dash
• Hyphen
• Parenthesis
• Period
• Semicolon
• Bullets: Round, Numbered, Ticked
• Referring to the literature
• Figures and tables: Making reference
• Indefinite Article: a / an
• Zero article: No Article
• A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of
objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence,
or ideas. However, noun is not a semantic category, so it cannot be
characterized in terms of its meaning.
• A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys
an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of
English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In
many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice
• Adjectives are words that describe nouns (or pronouns). "Old," "green," and
"cheerful" are examples of adjectives. (It might be useful to think
of adjectives as "describing words.")
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.1 Dashes ( – ) vs Hyphens (-)
• A hyphen joins two or more words together.
• A dash longer than a hyphen and separates words into parenthetical
statements.
• The two are sometimes confused because they look so similar, but
their usage is different.
• Hyphens are not separated by spaces, while a dash has a space on
either side.
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.1 Dashes ( – )
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.2 Hyphens (-)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.2 Hyphens (-) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.2 Hyphens (-) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.2 Hyphens (-) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.3 Parentheses ( )
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.3 Parentheses ( ) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.4 Periods (.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.4 Periods (.) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.5 Semicolons (;)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.5 Semicolons (;) (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.6 Bullets: Round, Numbered, Ticked
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.6 Bullets: Round, Numbered, Ticked (contd.)
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.7 Bullets: Consistency and avoiding redundancy
7.1 Punctuation
7.1.7 Bullets: Consistency and avoiding redundancy
7.2 Referring to the literature
7.2.1 Most common styles
7.2 Referring to the literature
7.2.1 Most common styles (contd.)
7.2 Referring to the literature
7.2.2 Common dangers
7.3 Figures and tables: Making reference
7.3.1 Figures, Tables
7.3 Figures and tables: Making reference
7.3.1 Figures, Tables (contd.)
7.3 Figures and tables: Making reference
7.3.2 Figures, Tables: Caption
7.3 Figures and tables: Making reference
7.3.3 Referring to other parts of the manuscript
7.3 Figures and tables: Making reference
7.3.3 Referring to other parts of the manuscript
7.4 Indefinite Article: a / an
7.4.1 A vs An : Basic Rules
7.4 Indefinite Article: a / an
7.4.2 A vs An : Use with Acronyms, Digits, and Symbols
7.4 Indefinite Article: a / an
7.4.3 A / AN vs THE : Generic vs Specific
7.4 Indefinite Article: a / an
7.4.4 A / AN vs THE : Definitions and Statements
7.5 Zero article: No Article
7.5.1 Zero Article vs Definite Article (The): Main Usage
7.5 Zero article: No Article
7.5.1 Zero Article vs Definite Article (The): Main Usage
7.5 Zero article: No Article
7.5.2 Zero Article vs A / AN
7.5 Zero article: No Article
7.5.2 Zero Article vs A / AN (contd.)
Bibliography
• K. G. Budinski, Engineers' guide to technical writing, ASM
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• Matthews, J. R., & Matthews, R. W. (2014). Successful scientific
writing. Cambridge University Press.
• Wallwork, A. (2012). English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage
and Style. Springer Science & Business Media.