Breadcrumb CSULB Home Home Resources Resources Find helpful resources below on a variety of writing topics and concerns. Essay Writing Handouts Infographics What is a thesis statement? (PDF) Creating Two-Part Thesis Statements (PDF) Types of Thesis Statements (PDF) Grammar & Mechanics Articles (PDF) Conjunctive Adverbs (PDF) Modifiers (PDF) Nouns (PDF) Other Pronouns (PDF) Parts of Speech (PDF) Helping Verbs (PDF) Modal Verbs (PDF) Verb Tense (PDF) Who vs. Whom (PDF) Sentence Structure Handouts Infographics Active vs. Passive Voice (PDF) Active vs. Passive Voice (PDF) More Active vs. Passive Voice (PDF) Comma Splices & Run-on Sentences (PDF) Coordination (PDF) Fragments (PDF) Sentence Fragments (PDF) Independent vs. Dependent Clauses (PDF) Parallel Structure (PDF) Parallel Structure (PDF) Phrases (PDF) Sentence Types (PDF) Subordination (PDF) Transitional Words & Phrases (PDF) Transitional Words (PDF) Citations CSULB Library Style Manuals and Citation Methods Purdue Owl Modern Language Association (MLA) American Psychological Association (APA) Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Quoting & Paraphrasing Infographic (PDF) Types of Professional Writing Personal Statements (PDF) Professional Cover Letters (PDF) GWAR Portfolio Cover Letters (PDF) Other Tips Handouts Infographics Active Reading (PDF) Active Reading (PDF) Editing & Proofreading Basics (PDF) Gender-Neutral Language (PDF) Growth Mindset & Writing (PDF) Using OneSearch at CSULB (PDF) Writing Under Time Pressure (PDF) Writing Under Time Pressure (PDF)