Improve Your Writing

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J.K. Rowling

Good writers are rewarded.

J.K. Rowling is the creative writer, who wrote Harry Potter.

She is now worth over a billion dollars or 35 billion baht.

Improve your writing

• Start by creating an outline of the paper you want to write. An outline organizes what you want to write.

• An outline will make writing your paper easier.

Secrets to improving your writing.

• MS Word

MS Word

Use MS Word to improve your writing.

MS Word

Click on: Tools

Select: Spelling and Grammar

MS Word

MS Word

Use MS Word to make sure both your spelling and grammar is correct.

Because of MS Word, there is no reason for your paper to have a lot of mistakes.

MS Word

You have to use MS Word to make sure the papers that you write do not have any spelling or grammatical errors.

Improve Your Writing:

Use a thesaurus to make your writing more interesting.

Thesaurus

Thesaurus: is a book that lists words that are related to each other, in meaning, usually giving synonyms and antonyms.

Thesaurus

Walk: limped, strode, sneaked, toddled, paced, rambled,

tramped, shuffled, plodded,strutted,

strolled, stomped, stamped, hobbled, marched,

sauntered and prowled.

MS Word Thesaurus

MS Word: Click on “Tools”

Select: “Thesaurus”

Thesaurus

Thesaurus

Google the word “thesaurus” and you will find many online resources.

Exercise• Replace the over-used word good with another word which is more precise and vivid. Use a

thesaurus to find the words you need.•••••••••

• It is a good walk from Woolworths to Coles.• She was a good mother.• His results in the test were good.• They all had a good time.• He is a good runner.• They sell good clothes in that shop.• It is a good day today.• The child's behavior had been good all day.•

Review

• Use MS Word to check your spelling and grammar.

• Use the thesaurus on MS Word or an online thesaurus to make your writing more interesting.

Review

Ask a friend to read your paper to make sure the spelling and grammar are correct.