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I am wondering what you would say when you would like to say that someone should know the fudamental or basic of something (know the basis of something) or should know the basic elements or parts of something like writing an essay, so that one can write it well.
Take this, for example:
You should know the basis of research so as to your article to be accepted or published somewhere.
You could just simply say:
You should know the basics first.
or:
You should know the fundamentals first.
With your example on research, I would say
You should know the basics (fundamentals) of doing research first so your article will be published.
You can use this phrase :
Your concepts should be clear.
Example :
In order to pursue higher studies in computers, ones concepts must be clear or solid.
