Jedi Master Yoda’s Secrets To Avoiding

Critical Essay Writing Mistakes

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Use Consistent Tense, You ShouldFirst decide whether to use past or present tense before explaining an event, you must.Though either can be used but if chosen one, you have, then be consistent, you should. Hmm!

Inconsistent Tense: Mr. Alexander wants to travel to Europe with his crew, but he couldn’t find enough money

Consistent Tense: Mr. Alexander wanted to travel to Europe with his crew, but he couldn’t find enough money

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Write Analysis, Summary Not

Sometimes, Important to narrate the main point to remind key points to the readers, it is. However present your own analytical statement just a summary not. Yes, hmmm.

Summary: Avatar Movie is about a young physically disabled person who realizes he can walk using an Avatar. He then joins forces with a native tribe and defeat the selfish army to bring back peace.

Analytical Statement: In the movie, Avatar, the main plot signifies the desires of human for someplace that is futuristic yet pleasing, a place where every wish can come true.

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Paraphrase, Quote Not

Quote the exact passage only when you fear that you may not be able to rewrite it as well as the author.

Or, when quoting a passage from a fiction-themed novel to keep the tone intact.

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Use Incomplete Sentence, You Must Not

The subject-verb agreement that completes the author’s thoughts, it is. Regardless of how common it is, find many incomplete sentences, you may.

Incomplete sentence: While Timothy was the one who beat his wife, he never confessed it in the court

Complete sentence: While Timothy was the one who beat his wife, but he never confessed it in the court

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Avoid Contractions, You Must

Unless quoting a passage as it is, avoid contractions you must. Instead of using don’t, isn’t or it’s, use do not, is not or it is, you should.

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Use Dangling Participles, Do Not

Dangling Participles make you express a thought in a confusing manner. It occurs when a participle fails to make connection with the word it modifies.

Confusing sentence: Hoping he could sing, the high-notes seemed to intimidate him.

Clear sentence: Hoping he could sing, he felt intimidated by the high-notes.

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Use Spell-Checker, You Must

Remember young ones, a master is not very forgiving when it comes to making spelling mistakes. Proofread your essay, you should…..so that correct the spelling mistakes, you can.

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You Young Ones