HOW TO SCORE A IN ENGLISH We don't know your level in writing an essay so we can't point out the specific areas

where you must focus on. It would be better if you can copy and paste a sample of your essay in here so that we can see where your weaknesses are. Maybe just a recount (story) around 150 - 180 words? Then it will be easier to guide you. However, while waiting for you to post your sample essay (if you do post it), here are some tips on how you can write well. 1. 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. If you have problem with your sentence structure, practice by writing short sentences first. After you have written those short sentences, practice combining them into a compound sentence. Remember that you can get higher marks if you can make complex sentences. Try to make your essay as interesting as possible by adding a lot of supporting details for your main points. You can do this by asking yourself the WH- questions. Who? What? When? etc... Try to use some idiomatic expressions, proverbs or phrasal verbs in your essay. It is advisable for you to use at least 2 or 3 of them. Not too much cos that will seem too desperate. Heheh! Arrange your ideas into paragraphs. 1 main idea, 1 paragraph. You will get higher marks if you can present your ideas well. Remember your tenses. If your essay is in present tense, make sure you use all present tense. If it's in past tense, use all past tense. Students tend to get mixed up when writing their essays. In one sentence they use present tense, in the other past tense. Learn the different formats for different types of writing. Using the wrong format for your essay can cause you to lose precious marks. Read more! Not just story books or newspapers but magazines, comics, movies with subtitles, advertisements or even food wrappers! You can also read blogs on the Internet. Some blogs are quite interesting and some bloggers can convey their ideas in very unique ways. You can learn from that. The good things alright? Not the negative remarks or propagandas that you might come across in those blogs. Heheh! Be willing to make mistakes. You learn from mistakes. They should not get in the way.

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Sentence connectors are essential in writing. In English there are three types of sentence connectors. a. Coordinators (FAN BOYS)- for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. Connectors are used to connect two equal sentences or clauses. - I like playing computer and I love singing. b. Subordinators are used especially in complex and compound-complex sentences. English grammar is difficult, so I have to learn it wholeheartedly. c. Conjunctive adverbs - I like ice-cream; however, I hate tea. Go back to the basics. Reinforce your grammar. Learn the tenses to write sentences correctly. Then, learn how to organise an essay. Eg.SPM 1119 English, Continuous writing. Introduction(how to start?); 1. surprise technique- "I heard a knock on the door..." 2. Question- "Do we ever care how the world would be like a hundred years from now?" 3. Quotation- e.g any famous saying, idioms or proverbs. 4. creative idea- "It was dark and spooky. I could not open my eyes." 5. Action- "The ambulance screeched to a hault. He was quickly rolled to the emergency ward." 6. Factual statement- "Smoking kills." Contents- Ask yourself What? Who? How? Why? Where? to get ideas for every paragraph. Ending 1. Sum up ideas 2. End with a climax 3. Give your opinion(What will happen next/in the future) 4. Moral value(give an advice) 5. Finality- "That was the incident that I will never forget in my life."