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Tips in Writing An Essay: Conjunction

This document provides tips for writing an essay, including answering the assigned question directly, using an intro-thesis-body-conclusion structure, and avoiding grammatical errors. It emphasizes answering the question, using proper formatting and structure, and observing basic writing skills. The tips are intended to help students write clearly and earn a good grade.

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Tips in Writing An Essay: Conjunction

This document provides tips for writing an essay, including answering the assigned question directly, using an intro-thesis-body-conclusion structure, and avoiding grammatical errors. It emphasizes answering the question, using proper formatting and structure, and observing basic writing skills. The tips are intended to help students write clearly and earn a good grade.

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TIPS

 IN  WRITING  AN  ESSAY  


 
• Always   remember   to   answer   the   question   given   to   you.   Never   veer   away   from   the  
question,  let  alone  change  the  question  given  to  you;  else,  you'll  receive  a  grade  of  ZERO  
for  that  matter.  
• Don't  start  your  essay  with  a  "Yes"  or  "No".  
• It  is  recommended  to  write  in  this  format  for  more  impressive  results:  
o Intro  -­‐  include  some  background  info,  and  state  the  premise  of  the  question:  The  
THESIS  STATEMENT.  One  recommendation  is  to  present  the  thesis  statement  as  
an  indirect  question.  
o Body  -­‐  must  include  the  following:  
§ Your  response  and  your  explanation  
§ Some  examples  and  further  explanation  to  support  your  arguments  
o Conclusion  -­‐   this   is   a   recap   of   your   previous   arguments,   worded   differently   from  
the  way  the  Body  is  written.  This  should  leave  an  impression  on  the  evaluator.  
• The  following  MUST  be  observed  VERY  CAREFULLY:  
o Proper  capitalization  of  letters  and  proper  usage  of  writing  symbols  
o Subject-­‐verb  agreement  and  pronoun-­‐antecedent  agreement  
o Consistency  in  logic  
o Proper  use  of  conjunctions  
o Parallelism  of  the  sentence  components  (consistency  in  the  structure  of  phrases  
and  clauses)  
• Watch  out  for  any  error  in  grammatical  structure,  including  misplaced  and/or  dangling  
modifiers.  Most  of  the  students  tend  to  overlook  such  errors.  
• REFRAIN   FROM   STARTING   A   SENTENCE   WITH   A   COORDINATING   CONJUCTION!!!   PRETTY  
PLEASE!  You're  not  writing  a  paper  for  a  creative  writing  class.  
o If   a   coordinating   conjunction   is   to   be   followed   by   an   independent   clause,   it   is  
implied   that   there   MUST   be   independent   clause   before   that   coordinating  
conjunction.  
• The   evaluators   will   show   no   mercy.   Don't   forget   EVEN   THE   BASICS   OF   YOUR   WRITING  
SKILLS!!  If  writing  sentences  with  all  letters  capitalized  is  your  style,  you're  in  SERIOUS  
TROUBLE!  
• Write  in  print.  AVOID  CURSIVE  WRITING!!!  
• Don't  use  the  pronouns  of  the  second  person  if  the  question  is  about  YOUR  OPINION.  
You   are   not   asked   to   tell   anything   directed   to   the   reader.   Use   the   first-­‐person  
perspective  (I,  we,  etc.)  
 
Exercise:  
1. Write  a  lie  about  yourself.  The  lie  MUST  be  believable.  
2. Prompt:  "A  little  inaccuracy  saves  a  world  of  explanation."  -­‐-­‐C.E.Ayers  
  Assignment:  
Is  it  always  essential  to  tell  the  truth,  or  are  there  circumstances  in   which  it  is  better  to  lie?  Plan  
your  response,  and  then  write  an  essay...  

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