Expressing Cause and Effect
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Expressing Cause and Effect
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have gone vs. have been [are they the same?]
I am frequently asked, “what is the difference between have gone and have been?” It seems that there shouldn’t be any confusion, but these two words are close enough in meaning…
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have gone vs. have been [are they the same?]
Writing Without Personal Pronouns [Exercise]
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Writing Without Personal Pronouns [Exercise]
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Essay Writing [Annotated Bibliography]
Why do I need to do an annotated bibliography? Your teacher may ask you to do an annotated bibliography on a research project. This will help you determine whether your sources are relevant to your topic, and reliable.
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Essay Writing [Annotated Bibliography]
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Steps to Effective Paraphrasing
Three Steps to Paraphrasing Step One: Read and study the original text you want to paraphrase. Know the material well. Step Two: Say your understanding of the text out loud. Step Three: Write your understanding of the text on a piece of paper.
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Steps to Effective Paraphrasing
Collocations with Prepositions
Collocations are words that we commonly use together. Below is a list of collocation with prepositions.
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Collocations with Prepositions
Paragraph Organization [topic sentence, body, conclusion]
In this video blog I talk about two important things you need to know on a writing test. The first one is understanding and responding to the topic itself, and the second one is how to develop your ideas into a well organized paragraph.
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Paragraph Organization [topic sentence, body, conclusion]
Question: In-Text Citation
Can you explain more about using in-text citations with Internet articles and newspapers?
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Question: In-Text Citation
Useful Transitions for Expressing Cause and Effect
When introducing a noun phrase that will express cause, use as a result of, or because of. Introduce effects using such words as consequently, therefore, or as a results.
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Useful Transitions for Expressing Cause and Effect
Improve IELTS Scores [Cohesion and Coherence]
coherence = clear and logical ideas. This word refers to how well the sentence topics are connected to each other, and how well they are connected to the main idea.
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Improve IELTS Scores [Cohesion and Coherence]