- First, it’s necessary to think carefully about the subject you’ll be discussing, ordering the supplementary ideas and weaving them around the main idea. Before you get your pencil or sit down in front of the computer, you should have a clear idea of what you want to say.
- Treat everything as a whole. Avoid abrupt changes in tone or perspective. Try to somehow connect the beginning of a sentence with the ending of the previous sentence.
- If you don’t have enough practice writing, don’t try to write the final version on the first try. It’s useful to write diagrams and drafts.
- Remember that nouns and verbs are the cornerstones of language: we should use them correctly.
- Get rid of useless adjectives and in particular, avoid accumulating them. If an adjective doesn’t give life, it kills.
- When you modify a verb, use the right adverb. Remember that the adverb is to the verb what the adjective is to the noun.
- Be careful with the adjectives that end in –ly. They’re so common that you can end up repeating yourself, and this doesn’t sound right. You could avoid it by saying, for example, with ease, instead of easily.
- Correctly use the necessary prepositions and conjunctions in order to gain cohesion and clarity. The incorrect use and abuse of these elements makes the style ugly and rough.
- Adverbs and idioms make your writing colorful and flavorful if you use them correctly, but also avoid abusing them.
- Be frugal when using conjunctions. Try to avoid expressions such as therefore, in order to, namely, accordingly, yet, etc.
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