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Even if youre working against the clock, steps to a good essay should include:
Brainstorm for ideas
Organize ideas
Focus on language
Write a first draft
Check your work (revise organization, content and language)
Write the final draft
Writing skills
There are some common linguistic mistakes that could be avoided by bearing in mind some
basic rules concerning...
a)
Word order
The usual order of sentence elements in English is this:
Many time expressions (today, last month, next week) may come either at the beginning or the
end of the sentence.
Do not separate the verb from its object:
We dont have any homework today
We dont have today any homework
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b)
Subject-verb agreement
Singular nouns that refer to groups can have either singular or plural verbs
The band play/plays beautifully
Some/any pronouns take singular verbs
Someone is getting out of the building now
Most uncountable nouns are singular
Olive oil is rare in this area
Clothes and people are plural
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c) Adjectives
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Connectors
Showing time
Concluding