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Wordiness
Learning how to write concisely (briefly) and efficiently is important. When wording is added which does not contribute meaning, teachers call this padding. Padding includes needless…
Hyperbole
While hyperbole is used often in everyday speech, in literary dialogue and description, and in poems and songs, it may not be used in formal essays…
Rhetorical Questions in Essays
A rhetorical question is a statement formed as a question. Rhetorical questions can be manipulative because they are designed to appear objective and open-ended, but may…
How to Eliminate Passive Voice
In the passive voice the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb. For example, in “Her mistake was noticed by the students,” the…
Don’t Use Metaphors in Essays
A metaphor is an implied (suggested) comparison of two unlike things. An extended metaphor continues the comparison through several sentences in a story or through several…
Avoiding Repetitious Writing
Repetitious writing involves repeating the same ideas, words or synonyms of those words, and sentence structure.
Avoiding Parentheses
An appositive is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun before or after it. Avoid using appositives, particularly parentheses,…
Avoiding Clichés
A cliché is an overused and worn-out word, phrase, or sentence, which has lost its original meaning or effect. Avoid these expressions in formal writing, such…