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More on linking structures for essay development.

Linking structures are the connective tissues in your academic essays, which enable you express your ideas coherently, guaranteeing fluency both in writing and speaking.

Here's a list of some very important ones.

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Knowing the difference between formal and informal expressions and how to employ their use in appropriate linguistic contexts is key to succeeding in the IELTS writing task 1 (General Training).

He's a list to help you along.

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IMPORTANT TIPS ON HOW TO PARAPHRASE A STATEMENT

When it comes to Writing Task 1 and 2, paraphrasing is an essential skill for every one of your introductions. Many students incorrectly copy the question into their writing, and as such, they get a lower score.

Are you worried about paraphrasing? Read below for our top paraphrasing techniques and make paraphrasing an essential part of your study routine.

1. Use Synonyms
The most common technique, and maybe most important, is to find synonyms for keywords in the question. For this technique, take note of the important nouns and verbs in the question, and see in which synonyms might be appropriate to replace them.

Example: The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building industry.

Paraphrased Example: The diagram illustrates the way bricks are made for the building industry.

In the example above, you’ll notice that we found synonyms for three of the words to help us paraphrase the question.

2. Use a Different Word Form
Another way to paraphrase is to change the form of the words used in the question. It’s helpful to be aware of how word families work in English in order to do so. A common way to do this is to change the nouns to verbs, verbs to nouns, adjectives to nouns, etc.

Example: The line graph below shows the consumption of four kinds of meat in a European country from 1979 to 2004.

Paraphrased Example: The line graph below shows how one European country consumed four kinds of meat from 1979 to 2004.

Here you can see we changed the noun, consumption to its verb form, consumed.

3. Change from the Active to the Passive
Often, we can simply change the grammar structures in the question. Changing active voice to passive is a great way to help paraphrase a question.

Example: The real estate developers invested over $40 million USD into the development of a new senior living community.

Paraphrased Example: $40 million USD was invested in the development of a new senior living community.

Above you see we changed invested to was invested helping us paraphrase by changing the active to the passive.

4. Change the word order
For all this talk about synonyms, changing the word form, or changing grammatical structures, sometimes it’s easy enough to simply change where the words stand in a sentence.

Example: The line graph below shows the consumption of four kinds of meat in a European country from 1979 to 2004.

Paraphrased Example: The line graph below shows how four different kinds of meat were consumed over a 25-year period in one European Country.

As you can see, I not only changed the word order, which had a dramatic effect on how the question is read, but I also changed the main verb from active to passive. This leads to our next top tip below.

5. Use a combination of techniques
Typically relying on one technique to paraphrase in your writing is doable, but it can be stressful and not very effective. To get the best results, try using at least two or three different techniques. Using synonyms combined with changing the grammar or word order can have a dramatic effect on your paraphrasing skills.

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WRITING IS RELATIVELY EASY

In the four years I have trained candidates who went on to sit for international English language competency tests and excelled, I've come to understand that the major component that students find the most challenging is WRITING. This crisis can be narrowed down to two major causes:
1. The fact that writing is the least language skill people regularly engage in during daily interactions and activities which means most people don't get to naturally develop the ability to be great at writing;

2. That a great number of people hold on fast to the belief that some people are just simply gifted as writers while others aren't is a mindset that hinders people's desire to try to be better at writing.

However, the truth unknown to most people is that writing is a skill that can be developed through constant guided practice just like any other skill out there. Using the "thesis statement" and "topic sentence" structure generated through posing target questions on any given expository, argumentative, persuasive or opinion essay topic, anyone can easily develop relevant and smart content for their essays.

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