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Keyword:Style

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Students are frequently required to use academic style for their university assignments. In the same way that recipes or letters use a particular style and form of language, academic assignments usually follow a particular style. Use the tips on this page to become familiar with this language style. Be specific... - ## Understanding your audience

You may not be aware of it, but we all present information in different ways at different times. Maybe you give your close friends more details when telling a story, or explain an idea more slowly and with simpler examples when talking to a child. You might even switch languages... - ## Writing cohesively

Good academic writing has a clear flow. Each phrase or sentence is linked to those that come before and after. Let's explore what makes academic writing cohesive. Write cohesively by using: Organic structure: used as the basis for paragraph organisation. Cohesive devices: repetition, substitution, and linking words are then used... - ## Writing concisely

Good academic writing gets straight to the point. It does not waste words. Write concisely by: 1. Making the actor and the action clear Attempts at writing in an academic style often result in the meaning being buried under a pile of nominalisations* and the prepositional phrases** needed to support...