Specific Questions

These tips are adapted from the fifth edition of APA's Publication Manual (© 2001).

• How do you reference a book review?
• When is it wrong to use a comma?
• When do you need to use a hyphen for compound words? Part one.
• When do you need to use a hyphen for compound words? Part two.
• When do you need to use a hyphen for compound words? Part three.
• How do you cite a newspaper article when there is no author?
• Reference Citations for Two or More Works Within the Same Parentheses
• Can you name three correct ways to use a colon?
• How do you cite a reference to a book that doesn't have an author or editor?
• When is it wrong and/or inappropriate to use a slash mark?
• What about verbs?
• Do you use brackets the same way you use parentheses?
• Numbers Expressed in Words
• Linguistic Devices
• Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
• How can you avoid dangling your modifiers?
• When should you use a semicolon?
• Preferred Spelling
• How to Avoid Redundancy
• Use double quotation marks
• Use of Abbreviations
• Correct use of parentheses
• Citing e-mail communications from individuals

Removing Bias in Language
Disabilities
Race & Ethnicity
Sexuality

Electronic Media
Electronic Media Spelling Guide
Electronic Electronic Media and URLs

Authorship Aids
Ethics of Publication
Determining Authorship: Students