Mind your style

1. Never use words AND, BUT in the beginning of an essay. Replace them with HOWEVER, ALSO, FURTHERMORE, NEVERTHELESS etc.

2. Avoid using personal references such as "I" or "In my opinion." It is very easy to say "I feel" or "I think," but this adds little to your essay except a weak argument.

Compare:

I think that society is held together by allowing individuals to live as they which, not by constricting laws.

Society is held together by allowing individuals to live as they which, not by constricting laws.

3. Mind the words and their meanings, you are using in your essay, because not all the synonyms of one word usually mean the same.

4. Watch the sentence length in your essay. They shouldn’t be choppy (very short/poor) as well as they shouldn’t be over-elongated. Find the best length.

5. Avoid emotionalism, try to be more objective.

6. Mind the formality. You shouldn’t be hyper-formal in your writing and on the contrary – too familiar.

7. Try to use “what clauses” and it’s reduced forms in your writing.

Remember some grammar patterns

· What is important is a network of friends –(noun)

· What is important is to have close friends – (to + verb)

· What is important that you have friends – (that clause)

· What we all want is good friends – (noun)

· What we all want is to have good friends (to + verb)

· What this implies is that you should respect your friends (that clause)

8. Use IN ADDITION, AS WELL AS to add information to your ideas. IN ADDITION is commonly used with noun-phrases (e.g. in addition to the economic growth), while AS WELL AS is generally used to connect noun-phrases and adjectives (e.g. as well as more productive). Use MOREOVER and FURTHERMORE to add ideas to previous sentence, to continue your thought.

9. Below you can see a wide list of conversational words and phrases, which can help you to connect your ideas in writing.

USAGE	CONNECTIVE WORDS
addition of ideas	and, also, besides, further, furthermore, too, moreover, in addition, then, of equal importance, equally important, another
time	next, afterward, finally, later, last, lastly, at last, now, subsequently, then, when, soon, thereafter, after a short time, the next week (month, day, etc.), a minute later, in the meantime, meanwhile, on the following day, at length, ultimately, presently
order or sequence	first, second, (etc.), finally, hence, next, then, from here on, to begin with, last of all, after, before, as soon as, in the end, gradually
space and place	above, behind, below, beyond, here, there, to the right (left), nearby, opposite, on the other side, in the background, directly ahead, along the wall, as you turn right, at the top, across the hall, at this point, adjacent to
to signal an example	for example, to illustrate, for instance, to be specific, such as, moreover, furthermore, just as important, similarly, in the same way
results	as a result, hence, so, accordingly, as a consequence, consequently, thus, since, therefore, for this reason, because of this
purpose	to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, for this reason(s)
comparison	like, in the same manner (way), as so, similarly
contrast connectives	but, in contrast, conversely, however, still, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, and yet, on the other hand, on the contrary, or, in spite of this, actually, in fact
to summarize or report	in summary, to sum up, to repeat, briefly, in short, finally, on the whole, therefore, as I have said, in conclusion, as you can see

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