Category Archives: Writing

How to use ‘however’

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Robert D. E. Senior

Everything you need to know is here: http://blog.esllibrary.com/2014/08/27/however-7-sentence-positions-2-uses/

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Writing Skills: How to write a letter to the editor

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Robert D. E. Senior

If you ever need to write a ‘letter’ (these days more likely an email) to the editor of a newspaper, either in real life or more probably when practising for an exam, here’s some guidance on how to do it: … Continue reading →

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e.g. / i.e. : what’s the difference?

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Robert D. E. Senior

The Latin abbreviations e.g. and i.e. are commonly used in English, and nearly as commonly mixed up. Below is a clear explanation, which can also be found online at it’s original home: http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/difficulties/egie.html. I should also point out that these days you can write both … Continue reading →

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Relative Clauses

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Robert D. E. Senior

I’ve been promising to post on this for some time, so here it is finally. Basically everything is clearly expressed here: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses and there are also exercises for you to do, with instant feedback. Nonetheless, I would like to add … Continue reading →

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Writing Check List and Correction Codes

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Robert D. E. Senior

Writing Check List  Here are some essential tips on how to be successful at writing compositions: 1. Give it your full attention. DO NOT do it while having your dinner, watching TV and having a conversation with your partner at … Continue reading →

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