English The Easy Way

If you are like so many people "essay = nightmare". If you are like so many people who feel that way, then don't worry you are not alone. There are some steps that you can take to help you "get thought" writing your essay. One of the most important steps to in writing an essay is to be organized. Here are some pre-essay writing tips to help you get started.

Here are some tips that can help you to improve your writing skills.

1. Keep your descriptions short and simple. Keep your writing short and to the point.
2. Use words that the reader is familiar with. Don't use words that the reader might find difficult to understand.
3. Keep your sentences simple and clear. Don't use many complicated sentences.
4. Don't make all the sentences the same length. It is a good idea to vary the length of the sentences. Make some sentences longer, while keeping some sentences shorter.
5. It is better to use the active voice, than the passive voice.
6. Don't use abbreviations unless, you are sure that the reader will understand.
7. It is better to use nouns and verbs, instead of adjectives and adverbs.

Quote:

"All the best sands of my life are somehow getting into the wrong end of the hourglass. If I could only reverse it! Were it in my power to do so, would I?"

• Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Leaves From a Notebook, Ponkapog Papers (1903)

Writing Skills

• Writing Tips
• Common Writing Errors
• Writing with a Positive Tone
• Writing Clear Instructions
• Punctuation
• Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
• Proofreading and Editing
• Pre-Essay Writing Steps

Vocabulary Word:

Noun

Singular sybarite

Plural sybarites

sybarite (plural sybarites)

1. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
2. A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.

   • 1973: Klein-Rogge jumped in, with all claws out, drove her effeminate husband to suicide, seized her, threw her on his bed, the languid bitch—took her! while gentle Goetzke sat in his office, among his papers and sybarites — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow