Learning the Basics
Vocabulary: Vocabulary is essential to connecting with the audience and remaining professional in your essay. You want to write in a mature and professional manner. You do not want to use language that is too difficult for your readers, but you also want to sound intelligent and confident about your argument.
Practice using higher-level vocabulary by consulting a thesaurus. When consulting a thesaurus, though, you do not want to trade out too many words for good, solid word choices. Afterall, the paper will sound very strange with so many unusual and infrequently-used words.
Use a variety of sentences to make your writing fresh and interesting to read. There are 4 basic sentences structure: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Be sure to vary the use of these sentences structures, and if you are uncertain how to create these types of sentences, see the links above for help with correct usage.
Finally, keep away from informal speech: contractions, asking questions to the reader, slang, and colloquialisms.
The links below come from Gallaudet University. This site is where Gallaudet University's "English Center provides Vocabulary tools for Gallaudet students to build their vocabulary skills [which] include education about vocabulary rules, how to improve vocabulary skills by many different strategies, and vocabulary practice exercises. The building [of] vocabulary words is key to reading, writing and in many ways[,] vocabulary is also key to build[ing] analytical and critical thinking"[1]. To learn more about vocabulary use and writing skills, see these links:
Vocabulary
Vocabulary External Links
- The Longman Vocabulary Website
- Vocabulary.com
- English Vocabulary Games
- The Ultimate Word Games Guide
Vocabulary Practice Exercises
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