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Writing Centre: Quick Reference

This guide supports academic and professional writing with links to BCIT library and Web resources.

Types of writing

EMAILS

Email etiquette (OWL at Purdue)

BUSINESS

Business letter format (Letter Writing Guide)

RESUMES

How to write a resume (Jobscan)

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Annotated bibliography (OWL at Purdue)

THESIS STATEMENT

How to write a thesis statement (Indiana University)

Tips and examples for writing thesis statements (OWL at Purdue)

PARAPHRASING

Paraphrase: write it in your own words (OWL at Purdue)

Common problems

ABBREVIATIONS

How to use abbreviations in your writing (Ashford Writing Centre)

WORDINESS

How to avoid wordiness in your writing (Hamilton College)

COMMA SPLICES

Fixing comma splices (University of Toronto)

Grammar tutorial (University of Bristol)

SPELLING

Common spelling errors (University of Oxford Press)

NUMBERS AND FIGURES

Numbers (Imperial College)

Writing numbers (Purdue University)

Grammar

COORDINATION & SUBORDINATION

Coordination & Subordination (Las Positas College)

WHO vs WHOM

Who or Whom? (Merriam-Webster)

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

Subject-verb agreement (University of Wisconsin)

PASSIVE vs ACTIVE VOICE

Active versus passive voice (OWL at Purdue)

THE PRESENT PERFECT VERB TENSE

When and how to use the Present Perfect (British Council)