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ENG 101: English Comp (Baker): Finding Keywords

Use your research question to find keywords

Do not use these words as your keywords: 

a, an, about, after, all, also, and, any, are, as, at, based, because, been, between

Go your research question and underline the key concept.     

    

Example: How has communications improved through the use of social media in the past five years?

 

Next step: Finding related terms to your key concepts.

Using the chart below, fill in your key concepts their synonyms.

 

Key Concept

Synonyms

Communications

Interaction, connection, exchange, interpersonal relationships, relationships

   
   
   
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