Writing a discussion essay is an excellent way to harvest extra marks and is a very good skill to develop for your future career, too. Here you will find 10 steps to help walk you through writing your first discussion essay. Note points for and points against. Rank the points in order of importance. For each point make brief notes on the facts it will cover and your … [Read more...]

Possession Use an apostrophe before the s where there is only one "owner", as in: My friend's drink Mark's lunch The pub's menu Use an apostrophe after the s where there is more than one "owner", as in: The two students' work The three girls' lunches The birds' food supply Use an apostrophe after the s if the word already ends in an s, as … [Read more...]

The Colon and Semi-Colon     The Colon   The colon can be used before items in a list. I will need many tools: a hammer, a chisel and a screwdriver. The colon can also be used before a list of sentences describing more fully a simple statement made previously. In this case the sentences may be separated by commas rather than full stops. … [Read more...]

General points on presentation Give the whole, exact title Write in continuous prose, without headings or sections Word-process if possible Keep to the required word length Use wide margins or double line spacing Only write on one side of the paper Write in a formal way without slang, abbreviations or contractions Guidance on structure Introduction Aim … [Read more...]