Friday, February 10, 2006

Proofread and Final Edit Your Essay

After you have written your essay, you should proofread the essay in order to correct any mistakes in it. Read through your well-written essay and check for gross errors and first draft slips.

Edit your essay where necessary. Replace some of the poor words with vocabulary. Poor words include non-specific words which convey a too general idea to the readers. For instance, the word ‘happy’, ‘sad’, ‘say’, ‘walk’ …

Specific Words
The more specific words for ‘happy’ - cheerful, content, pleased, be tickled, gloat, gleeful…
The more specific words for ‘sad’ - upset, miserable, dejected, wistful, mournful…
The more specific words for ‘say’ - recommend, urge, blame, accuse, compliment, whisper, mumble…
The more specific words for ‘walk’ - stroll, hike, trek, wander, roam, prowl…

Effective Writer
Congratulations! You have finally completed your essay lessons! You don’t have to be a professional writer to write a good essay. By following the free essay writing guide by Good Essays, you are now an effective writer!

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your simple to follow guide on essay writing. It helped.
~Niki

Anonymous said...

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Journa Liz S. Ramirez said...

I like the "specific words." As a journalist and a feature writer I believe that to be a good writer, one must indeed look and use specific words instead of using common and vague words. By doing this, one must have a wide range of vocabulary words.
Thank you for this, this is very useful.

Anonymous said...

hi, i just to say thank you very much for your help with this blog. it really helps me who will be taking MUET this year ^^