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APA & MLA Styles

This guide contains tips for how to maximize your Academic Writer experience plus additional resources to assist with APA style.

Navigating Academic Writer

Accessing Academic Writer

Note: You must be signed in to your university portal in order to access Academic Writer. If you are not signed in, the link will route you to the sign-in page. Academic Writer is not compatible with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge; therefore, we suggest using another browser to avoid any issues.  

* You may encounter the following screen. If you access your courses using NCUOne (ncuone.ncu.edu), select “1-1 Students (formerly NCU)” and then log in with your usual credentials.

SSO login selection screen

Active and Passive Voice

Learn about active and passive voice and how to use them in your paper.

Academic Writer

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Basic Academic Paragraph Structure

Learn to develop unified paragraphs that are structured effectively.

Academic Writer

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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-On Sentences

Learn to avoid sentence and punctuation issues.

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Learn to recognize and correct misplaced and dangling modifiers.

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Parallel Structure

Learn about parallel structure and how to use it for sentence clarity.

Academic Writer

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