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Part 3: Accuracy in Writing 85
Student introduction 85
1. Abbreviations i.e./WTO 87
2. Adverbs currently/eventually 89
3. Articles a/an/the 91
4. Caution Poor education tends to lead to crime 93
5. Conjunctions furthermore/however 95
6. Formality in verbs speed up/accelerate 98
7. Modal verbs may/could/should 100
8. Nationality language Spain/Spanish 102
9. Nouns and adjectives efficiency/efficient 104
10. Nouns: countable and uncountable business/businesses 106
11. Passives The gases were discovered 108
12. Prefixes and suffixes undergraduate/graduate 110
13. Prepositions The purpose of this paper … 113
14. Prepositions after verbs concentrate on 115
15. Punctuation ' ? : 117
16. Referring verbs Martins (1975) claimed that … 119
17. Relative pronouns that/which 121
18. Singular/ plural The team is/are 123
19. Tenses Few scientists dispute/have disputed 125
20. Time words and phrases since the nineteenth century 128
Part 4: Writing Models 131
Student introduction 131
1. Formal letters Letter layout and letters of application 133
2. CVs Layout and phrasing of a curriculum vitae 135
3. Designing and reporting surveys Survey reports and questionnaire design 137
4. Comparison essay A comparison of classroom learning with internet-based teaching 139
5. Discursive essay Education is the most important factor in national development - Discuss 141
Writing Tests 143
Answers 146
Sources 191

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Publication Information: Book Title: Academic Writing: A Practical Guide for Students. Contributors: Stephen Bailey - author. Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 2003. Page Number: vi.
    
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