Are there examples to support the reasons / details? Are there details not connected to the topic and main idea? Is there a closing sentence or conclusion? My essay rules should apply to all formal assignments: No contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t, shouldn’t etc.) No pronouns (I, you) Correct grammar, punctuation and citations Specified verb No abbreviations Do not use slang Do not overuse exclamation marks No parentheses or brackets. If something is important enough to put in brackets, then include it in the body of the essay. If it is not important enough to include in your essay, why are you including it in brackets? Paragraphs should be indented Transition Words Transition expressions show relationships between thoughts and give a sense of direction and continuity. Consequently, they assist the reader in moving from detail to detail within a single sentence, from sentence to sentence, and lastly, from paragraph to paragraph. They are a necessary factor in coherence, especially regarding essays. Refer to the table below to assist you with your future writing success. Addition Comparison Contrast Emphasis Example Exception In addition Similarly However Certainly For example Yet Moreover Likewise Nevertheless In any For instance Still Further In like manner On the other hand In fact In this case However Furthermore Whereas But Indeed In another case Nevertheless Finally Except Yet Extremely On this occasion Naturally Once By comparison After all Perennially In this situation Despite Also Compared to On the contrary Eternally Evidence of this In spite of Besides That Balanced against Notwithstanding Empathetically of this Of course Additionally Where In contrast Thus Once in a while In the same way In this manner Sometime Granted Opening/General Result Sequence Time Admittedly Near For the same Accordingly Preceding this At once Assuredly Beyond reason Thus Concurrently Immediately Certainly Opposite to Evidently Consequently Following Meanwhile Granted Adjacent to Furthermore Hence At this time / At length Nobody denies At the same place Moreover Therefore Subsequently In the meantime Obviously Here Besides Wherefore Afterward At the same time Of course There Indeed Thereupon After / Before this Simultaneously To be sure In fact Truly then Previously In the end In addition In Soon / As soon as Then Undoubtedly Because consideration Finally At last Unquestionably Clearly then In final analysis Before At Generally speaking In light of this Indeed Before long In the first place In general It is easy to see In conclusion Next Later At this level that Finally
Are there examples to support the reasons / details? Are there details not connected to the topic and main idea? Is there a closing sentence or conclusion? My essay rules should apply to all formal assignments: No contractions (don’t, won’t, can’t, shouldn’t etc.) No pronouns (I, you) Correct grammar, punctuation and citations Specified verb No abbreviations Do not use slang Do not overuse exclamation marks No parentheses or brackets. If something is important enough to put in brackets, then include it in the body of the essay. If it is not important enough to include in your essay, why are you including it in brackets? Paragraphs should be indented Transition Words Transition expressions show relationships between thoughts and give a sense of direction and continuity. Consequently, they assist the reader in moving from detail to detail within a single sentence, from sentence to sentence, and lastly, from paragraph to paragraph. They are a necessary factor in coherence, especially regarding essays. Refer to the table below to assist you with your future writing success. Addition Comparison Contrast Emphasis Example Exception In addition Moreover Further Furthermore Finally Once Also Besides That Additionally Similarly Likewise In like manner Whereas Except By comparison Compared to Balanced against Where In the same way However Nevertheless On the other hand But Yet After all On the contrary Notwithstanding In contrast Certainly In any In fact Indeed Extremely Perennially Eternally Empathetically For example For instance In this case In another case On this occasion In this situation Evidence of this of this Thus In this manner Yet Still However Nevertheless Naturally Despite In spite of Of course Once in a while Sometime Granted Opening/General Result Sequence Time Admittedly Assuredly Certainly Granted Nobody denies Obviously Of course To be sure Undoubtedly Unquestionably Generally speaking In general At this level Near Beyond Opposite to Adjacent to At the same place Here There For the same reason Evidently Furthermore Moreover Besides Indeed In fact In addition Because Clearly then In light of this It is easy to see that Accordingly Thus Consequently Hence Therefore Wherefore Thereupon Truly then In consideration In final analysis Indeed In conclusion Finally Preceding this Concurrently Following At this time / Subsequently Afterward After / Before this Previously Soon / As soon as Finally Before Before long Next At once Immediately Meanwhile At length In the meantime At the same time Simultaneously In the end Then At last At In the first place Later
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