A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, Ninth edition - Kate L. Turabian 2018

Polish it up
Revising sentences
Research and writing

Before you submit your paper, read it one last time to fix errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Many experienced writers read from the last sentence back to the first to keep from getting caught up in the flow of their ideas and missing the words. Do not rely solely on your word-processing program’s spelling and grammar checker. It will sometimes miss words that are spelled correctly but used incorrectly—their/there/they’re, it’s/its, too/to, accept/except, affect/effect, already/all ready, complement/compliment, principal/principle, discrete/discreet, and so on—and it will flag constructions like the passive voice when they may be the best choice. (See chapter 20 for more on spelling.)

If you have used a lot of non-English words, numbers, abbreviations, and so on, check the relevant chapters in part 3 of this manual.

Finally, if your paper has a table of contents that lists titles and numbers for chapters and sections, be certain that they exactly match the corresponding wording and numbering in your paper’s body. If in your text you refer back or forward to other sections or chapters, be sure the references are accurate.

Some students think they have to worry about the quality of their writing only in English courses. That’s not true. Instructors in every discipline appreciate clear and coherent writing, and every course in which you write is an opportunity for you to practice writing better.