Using a Full stop in a sentence

• Related Articles

• Using a full-stop where a citation is provided at the end of the sentence

  Do not insert a full-stop before the brackets, where the citation is provided between brackets at the end of the sentence.

• Using Abbreviations in a sentence

  The first reference you make to an abbreviation, always type out the complete Name (Capitalising Each Word), followed by the abbreviation in brackets (CAPITALISED), thereafter, from the second reference onward, use only the abbreviation: CAPITALISED. ...

• Using 'in addition', 'however', 'although', 'still', and 'but' in a sentence

  Try to be very selective when using phrases such as: 'in addition', 'however', 'although', 'still', and 'but', etc. Good writing skills would exclude these phrases as far as possible, i.e.: The stakeholder matrix shows how the stakeholders need to be ...

• Placing the comma when using which or that in a sentence

  Always use a comma before 'which', when you use 'which' in a sentence. When you use 'that” the comma is not required.

• Using Definitions in a sentence

  When you plan to use a definition, first provide examples of a few definitions (properly cited), and then decide which one suits your argument best. Alternatively, formulate your definition based on the definitions you have provided and motivate why ...