Useful Apps and Websites
Writing Tool
The Manchester Phrasebank is a resource for academic writers with examples of
common phrases according to each main section of a main research paper. It has many
examples listed under different situations: describing the method process in
chronological order, stating negative results, stating the implications, etc. The phrases,
and the headings under which they are presented, can be used to help you think about
the content and organization of your work. It can be helpful when you are stuck on how
to start the paper or need to build up sentence variation
Dalhousie Writing Resources has a collection of writing tip sheets and writing samples
for different subjects: biology, social works, medical, management, business, etc. Under
the “Graduate Students” section, you can find resources for publication, research
proposal, dissertation, academic job application, and grant writing. To prepare for
applications, look through some sample resumes under the “Writing for Work” section
for guidelines on how to highlight and quantify your previous experiences.
QuillBot is a website that has summarizing, paraphrasing, and grammar checking
functions. It is helpful when you want to edit certain sentences for a change of
vocabulary. The paraphrasing function can help you identify words that can be changed
with synonyms.
TwinWord Writer is a tool for finding synonyms. Copy and paste your work to the
website and click on the word you want to change. List of synonym suggestions is
given, and a dictionary is included.
