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    This document provides writing tips and recommendations for creating clear, well-structured writing. It recommends using simple language, clear sentences, and well-structured paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence. Specific tips are provided for writing sentences, paragraphs, texts, and following the writing process. Different types of texts are also outlined such as descriptive, argumentative, and letters.

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    This document provides writing tips and recommendations for creating clear, well-structured writing. It recommends using simple language, clear sentences, and well-structured paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence. Specific tips are provided for writing sentences, paragraphs, texts, and following the writing process. Different types of texts are also outlined such as descriptive, argumentative, and letters.

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    This document provides writing tips and recommendations for creating clear, well-structured writing. It recommends using simple language, clear sentences, and well-structured paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence. Specific tips are provided for writing sentences, paragraphs, texts, and following the writing process. Different types of texts are also outlined such as descriptive, argumentative, and letters.

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    Writing tips

    These are some tips to help you in your writing.


    General
    The ideal English text is easy to read and understand. Good writers usually use plain English
    words. So your sentences should be simple, clear and well structured.
    When writing, remember the following recommendations in mind:
    use simple language
    use simple and clear sentences
    write well structured paragraphs (with a topic sentences supporting details and a
    concluding sentence
    you may use subordinate clauses but !eep them short
    prefer acti"e "oice to passi"e "oice
    a"oid slang language.
    Sentence
    #a!e your sentences simple and clear.
    $ sentence always encloses a sub%ect, a "erb and , optionally, a complement.
    Examples:
    she tells stories
    She lies
    $ sentence may contain subordinate clauses (relati"e clauses, if clauses&
    Paragraph
    $s to paragraphs, !eep the following rules in mind:
    'oncentrate on one main point per paragraph. Summari(e this point in the first
    sentence ( topic sentence.
    $ll sentences that follow support the main point or limit its scope (supporting
    sentences
    The last sentence is a summary of the main point of the paragraph and is used as a
    transition to the next paragraph. (concluding sentence
    Text
    The typical structure of a text is as follows:
    (title
    introduction
    main part
    conclusion
    #a!e your texts interesting. )ary the lengths of your sentences. *se a short sentence to put
    emphasis on an important statements. )ary the lengths of your paragraphs and a"oid one+
    sentence paragraphs.
    There are "arious possibilities on how to structure your texts, e.g.:
    General to Specific:
    general statement followed by details and examples
    Specific to General:
    details and examples followed by a generali(ation:
    ,nown to *n!nown:
    pro"ide new information based on what readers already !now
    -east .mportant to #ost .mportant:
    catch and !eep readers/ attention
    'hronology (ordering by time:
    e.g. in biographies
    Process writing
    Writing is a process. 0amous successful writers follow these steps in their writing:
    'ollecting the data
    1rgani(ing the data
    #a!ing an outline.
    The first draft.
    Editing.
    2ossible reassessment of the ideas (crossing out some ideas, introducing new ideas,
    rearranging ideas&
    0inal draft.
    Type of texts
    3escripti"e
    $rgumentati"e
    -etters (personal and business letters
    'ause and effects&
    4y : Teacher #ed. 5a!ani

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