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“I remember sitting with my thesis committee and hearing from one of the members that my writing was not academic. This book has been a useful tool to prevent me from ever having to hear that again! Definitely a jewel I’d recommend to anyone who has to write academically.”
— Amazon reviewer
If you already understand the basics of academic writing but still find yourself unsure how to phrase your ideas, this book was written for you.
The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need is a compact, easy-to-use reference filled with 600 academic sentence templates that you can adapt for your own essays, theses, and dissertations. It’s especially helpful for undergraduate and graduate students — as well as those preparing for exams like TOEFL and IELTS — who need to write clearly and formally but don’t always know where to start.
Each sentence frame is grouped by section, making it easy to find exactly what you need:
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The aim of this study is to discuss the extent to which ____
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Participants were randomly selected based on ____
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The data provide preliminary evidence that ____
You’ll also find 80 grammar and vocabulary tips to help you avoid common mistakes in academic English:
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Effect or affect? Imply or infer?
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Is “irregardless” a word?
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Should you say “the criteria was” or “the criteria were”?
This is not a full writing course or textbook. It doesn’t teach structure, research skills, or how to plan an academic argument. Instead, it gives you the right words and patterns to help you say what you want to say — with confidence, clarity, and accuracy.