Saturday, February 16, 2013

How to Write Beautifully - part 1


Como eu gosto muito mesmo de escrever, e quando fazia o curso do idioma, eu escrevia mais do que o professor pedia, resolvi deixar umas dicas ótimas aqui. Deixarei a explicação em inglês, pois acredito ser mais dinâmico para aprender.

I was reading some texts and I notice something that makes any writing beautiful: conjunctions. Personally  I love them. They enhance your writing and speaking. Let's take a look at some of them. Try to use some of these conjunctions when you write something next time.

To show an "and" relation, there are the following words and examples:

Furthermore > Adverb. It means in addition, more importantly >>
I suggest we spend these holidays in that hostel, furthermore they're cheaper than hotels.
Jimmy prefers going to the shopping mall, furthermore he can buy some clothes there.

Indeed > Adverb. Really or certainly, often used to emphasize something, and used to express that something is correct >>
Is she your sister? Oh, yes, she is indeed.
This is a very nice bracelet, indeed.

By the way > Used to introduce a new subject for consideration or to give further information>>
I'm sure that Bob will study hard, by the way, he's been taking some extra classes since last week.
I bought that digital camera last week, by the way, where is it? I can't remember where I put it.

Moreover > Adverb. It used to add information, also and more importantly >>
The whole text is badly written. Moreover, it's full of errors. It has to be written again.
I needed to buy milk. Moreover, it was necessary to buy coffee and some sugar.

And there are other conjunctions such as: additionally, again, along with this/that, also, as a matter of fact, besides, finally, what is more, as well as this, in addition, in fact, in other words, likewise, for instance/example.

Hope to have helped you!