This is the compilation of the weekly writing tips given on the Home Page. Every week a new tip is given on the Home Page and the previous one is added to this page. So you’ll find a New writing tip here every week.

GRAMMAR TIPS

• Use of I or me
• Verb tense
• Subject-verb agreement in sentences with more than one noun
• Correlative expressions and grammatical construction
• Use of active voice and passive voice
• Avoid double comparisons
• Use strong adjectives, not weak ones with the word “very”
• Everyone and everybody
• Use of ‘a’ or ‘an’
• Dangling participles
• Avoid comma splices
• Placement of subordinate clauses
• No to adverbs with meanings in verbs
• Use of were and wishes
• Use of ‘the’ and ‘a’
• Starting a sentence with “and” or “but”
• ‘-able’ or ‘-ible’
• Double negatives
• Can I or May I?
• Split infinitives
• Ending a sentence with a preposition  

PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION TIPS

• Use commas or semi-colons?
• Double or single quotation marks to enclose quotes?
• Comma in an indirect quote?
• Abbreviation and end of sentence
• Use a hyphen between “re” and the verb
• Comma before “and”
• Commas with an appositive
• Period or no period
• Hyphenate a compound adjective
• Exclamation mark
• Semi-colon and clauses  
• Capitalization of person’s title or rank
• Compass points and capitalization
• Capitalize academic titles
• Capitalization of abbreviations
• Resumed quotations within sentences
• Capitalization of family relationships
• Question within a sentence
• Capitalize the word ‘Government’    

WORD USAGE TIPS

• Choice of words
• Which or that
• Use of adjectives
• Starting a sentence with ‘it’
• Who and whom
• Big words, impressive words?
• ‘Corrupted’ words
• Affect and Effect
• Careful use of words
• Graceful alternatives to negations
• Don’t mix up lie and lay
• Into versus in to
• Using due to
• Farther or further
• All together or altogether
• Till or Until
• Fiscal versus financial
• “Bring” or “take”?
• Oral versus Verbal
• Do not confuse “envelop” with “envelope”
• Disinterested or uninterested
• Majority - singular or plural?  

SENTENCE AND PARAGRAPH WRITING TIPS

• Sentence formation
• Sentence fragments
• Parallel structure
• Main point of sentence
• Write concise sentences
• Vary sentence openings
• Compound or complex sentence
• Omit unnecessary phrases  
• Topic sentence
• Supporting sentences
• Support your paragraph
• Movement of supporting sentences
• Digressions and deviations
• Paragraph length
• Transitional paragraphs
• Closing sentence
• Keep to one idea
• Coherent paragraph  

BUSINESS WRITING TIPS

• Be assertive and forthright
• Bring about cordiality
• Business letters
• Margins in writing layout
• Avoid gender bias
• Avoid using “weasel” words
• Format business e-mails in plain text
• Dateline in business correspondence
• Business letter with cc
• Contractions in business writing
• Foreign words and phrases
• Keep business letters formal and factual
• Avoid use of jargon and buzzwords
• Correspondence with foreign clients
• Fonts in business writing
• Emphasis in academic writing
• Make your proposals persuasive
• Selecting the right tone
• Personal information in resumes
• Attachments in e-mails
• Italics and underlines
• E-mail subject line
• Emoticons in business e-mails      

ESSAY AND ARTICLE WRITING TIPS

• The 5 W’s
• Plan your essay
• Create intrigue in your introduction
• Pattern of supporting paragraphs  
• Flow in sentences
• Choice of words
• Writing for the audience
• Researching the topic  
• Do not preach
• Use of “there is” and “it is”
• You and your essay
• Use of other’s words and ideas
• Focus on ideas first  
• Proofreading for spellings
• Show, don’t tell
• Paragraph breaks
• Check your facts
• Main points of your article
• Stay on your topic  

SHORT STORY AND POETRY WRITING TIPS

• Be precise and to the point
• Have a theme
• Keep your short story “short”
• Use of dialogues in short stories
• Create conflict in your story
• Don’t have too many characters
• Choose settings carefully
• Catchy first sentence
• Use of imagery
• Portrayal of characters
• Substitute descriptive details  
• Read good poetry
• Word sounds
• Each line must belong to the poem
• Theme of your poem
• Do not give meaning to your poetry
• Let the words flow
• Use plenty of imagery
• Stanza breaks
• Be careful with rhymes
• Use concrete words      

TITLE WRITING AND ABBREVIATION WRITING TIPS

• A powerful title
• Capitalization of title
• Length of title
• Leave title for the end
• Write the title for your audience
• Title within body of prose
• Turn title into question
• Phrasal verb capitalization in a title
• Intrigue in your title  
• e.g. and i.e.
• Use of abbreviations and acronyms
• Latin abbreviations or English equivalents?
• Abbreviations in scientific and technical writing
• Use of “a” or “an” before an abbreviation
• Possessive abbreviations
• Abbreviations of a title
• Phonic abbreviations in writing
• Spaces in abbreviations
• Abbreviations for units of measurements
• Plurals of abbreviations   New

NUMBER AND NUMERAL WRITING TIPS

• Spell out or use numerals?
• Numbers for advertising
• Writing measurements
• Writing decimals in words
• Adjacent numbers
• Writing ordinal numbers
• Percentages in formal writing
• Writing fractions in words
• Writing time with o’clock
• Plurals of numbers
• Numbers in recipes
• Writing rounded numbers
• Numbers to stand out
• Use digits for the web
• Numbers in dialogue
• Time within text matter  

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