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Welcome to Nic's Academic Skills Hub
Paraphrasing
Presenting your best work
Presenting your best work
Checking your work: When you have written your assignment, it’s important to check over when you have written.
It’s easy to make mistakes and easy to look over your work, especially on an electronic document.
Checking your work in Word.
The editor icon is found on the top bar in Word.
It will take you through checking your work.
Do be aware that you may need to change the language to UK English.
Planning
Life is so much easier when you plan!
Taking the time to plan will make writing the assignment so much more straightforward. It might seem more efficient just to crack on and write, but there are so many traps you can fall in to.
What is concise writing?
What is concise writing?
Writing that does not include unnecessary words and phrases, allowing a clear meaning to come through.
Wordy: Due to the fact that the library is closed, students must find other places in which to study.
Concise: Because the library is closed, students must study elsewhere.
Remove any unnecessary words
Some words do not add meaning to a sentence and can be removed.
Wordy: In order to understand the concept, it is important that students should read the chapter.
Concise: To understand the concept, students should read the chapter.
Replace Long Phrases with Single Words
from
Due to the fact that
to
because
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from
At this point in time
to
now
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from
Has the ability to
to
can
Avoid Redundant Phrases
Some phrases repeat the same idea and should be shortened.
from
Advance planning
to planning
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from
past history
to
history
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from
end result
to
result
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from
In the event that
to
If
Use stronger verbs
Replace weak phrases with strong verbs.
Weak: The research is indicative of the fact that pollution is increasing.
Strong: The research indicates pollution is increasing.
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