1. In formal English writing, you should
never use contractions. Contractions are shortened forms of two individual
words separated by an apostrophe.
2. In formal English writing, you should
never start the first word of a sentence with a conjunction.
3. Ending a sentence in a preposition is
never grammatically correct. Prepositions are words that are placed before a
substantive and refer to the relation of that substantive with regards to a
verb, an adjective, or another substantive.
4. One major complication in English is homophones.
Homophones are words that sound the same when spoken but are written
differently and have different meanings. Very often when I revise essays, I
notice misuse of certain words.
5. You need to have parallel sentence
structure. Parallel sentence structure refers to using the same verb tense if
you state several related sentences or several related issues within the same
sentence
6. Another common problem is noun/verb
agreement. That is actually a simple issue but people who are not careful often
do not realize their mistakes. A noun that refers to one item/person must have
a verb that is singular
7. Even if you have no page or word limits
for your essay, it is always better to be concise.
8. To promote your confidence, it is better
to state sentences in absolute terms rather than conditional terms.
9. In formal writing, you should avoid
using "passive voice" which are verbs preceded by words such as
"have, had…" They indicate an ongoing action, but are not as concise
and do not denote as much intent as when you use "active voice.
10. Finally when writing essays, especially
for those related to your statement of purpose, always try to describe your
experiences and what you learned from them.
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