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It’s our goal to support you in every aspect of your studies. That’s why we’ve put together a growing library of clear and easy-to-read resources on some of the most common concerns we deal with every day.

Avoiding Plagiarism and Integrating Sources

Plagiarism is a serious offence in writing and can lead to failing assignments. This page will teach you all about avoiding plagiarism and how to integrate sources to ensure you are properly giving credit where credit is due.

Avoiding Vague Pronouns

This tip sheet will help make your writing clearer by teaching you what pronouns are, identifying common pronoun errors, and helping you correct vague pronoun usage.

Brainstorming Techniques

This tip sheet will provide you with a few brainstorming techniques as you embark on your paper writing journey.

Chemistry Resources

In this resource, you will find some Chemistry-related tip sheets. Discover some of the important formulas and problem-solving techniques used in your first-year Chemistry courses.

Citing in Linguistics

This tip sheet provides the essentials on citing in Linguistics classes. Although the discipline of linguistics does not have a single style, the following has been adapted from the Unified Style Sheet for Linguistics and the Generic Style Rules for Linguistics.

Commas

Commas are used to separate words or ideas in a sentence. They can add clarity to your writing, but they can also be used incorrectly and make your ideas difficult to understand. This page provides some rules for how to use commas correctly.

Concision

How not to use a needlessly excessive amount of words to write or compose what you really want to express or communicate when you have a whole lot to write or compose. In other words, this page is all about writing concisely.

ESL and Writing Guides

Looking for more resources outside what we have here at Tyndale? Check out our collection of external guides for English language learners and writing strategies.

Essay Checklist

This page provides you with a checklist to ensure you have “checked all the boxes” with your essay. It supplies questions you can ask yourself to confirm you have all the necessary information for each part of your paper.

Essay Outlining

Is outlining really worth the time when you could just start writing instead? Yes, it is! An essay outline creates a blueprint for your paper that allows you to organize your thoughts, establish connections between ideas, evaluate your arguments, and ensure that all your evidence supports your thesis.

Footnotes and Comments

This tip sheet will teach you how to insert footnotes and comments in your Microsoft Word document.

Formatting, Indentation, and Keyboard Shortcuts

This tip sheet will teach you how to properly format your font, indentation, and paragraphs, as well as how to utilize keyboard shortcuts, to make your writing faster and easier.