When you have two ideas next to each other and if they are of equal importance and related to each other, you do not need to use a period to separate them, you can put them together by ...................

.................................................: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

The different categories of the topic which are presented one after another must follow one organizing principle and be arranged usually from ...............................................

.......................................................

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To .............................................a reader, a writer must choose language that clearly conveys what he or she is trying to say.

In order ....................................in your writing for the reader to follow your ideas easily, you should use transitions to link them together.

It is important that synonyms do not change the register. For example, firm is a good synonym for company, but boss is ................

................................. for manager.

If you want to write an essay on the topic “ Is Hanoi Open University an open or traditional university?” you would do well to make sure that .........................

....................................your readers what you mean by “open” or/ and “traditional”.

You would ............................your essay where in the first paragraph of the body you would define “open” using as many methods as seem necessary to make your meaning clear.

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One of the most important areas to master ................................register is the difference between formal and informal English.

Whenever you write, your goal is ........................... ...................... effectively with the people who are going to read what you write.

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The example essay will end with a strong ........................................that provides insight on the thesis statement.

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The examples you use should refer to and fairly support ...................of your writing.

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In order to prove your main idea/ thesis of your essay, especially in a narration or description, .............. ........................................ ....... to add details so that readers are made to “see” events and objects.

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One of the most common mistakes made by inexperienced writers involves using too personal a manner in a piece of formal writing which is called ............................

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The conclusion is used to wrap up your arguments by ........................

....................................................

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The order you select to arrange your examples is really .................

................................................

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In an example essay the examples are .......................................... in the same order.

The first personal pronouns: I or we

often occurs when everybody likes to talk about themselves in both ...........................................and you may not be an exception.

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For variety, select a key word, phrase or idea from the previous paragraph to refer back to its main idea and use it in the beginning sentence of the next paragraph before ...................... the main idea of that paragraph.

The body deals with main parts/ aspects/qualities... of the term reflecting your judgment, point of view. Usually there are three paragraphs, ...............................

......................... one of the parts of your definition.

Definition essays that answer the question “what is....?” and/or “What is ... like?” aim to approach a term/ subject with more .............

........................................than the efficient, short dictionary definition has.