How to revise your own writing
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This document provides tips for revising one's own writing. It recommends checking spelling and grammar, subject-verb agreement, word choice and vocabulary, and idea organization using conjunctions. Specific steps are outlined for each area, such as using spelling and grammar tools, reading text aloud, ensuring one sentence has one verb, avoiding repeated words, and using conjunctions to link ideas in a cause-effect, contrasting, conditional, or purposeful manner. Online writing practice resources are also included.
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- 1. By herman.felani@yahoo.com How to revise your own writing?
- 2. Steps to revise and refine your writing 1. Check spelling and grammar 2. Check SubjectVerb agreement (no verb, no sentence - one sentence, one verb - different time, different verb). 3. Check word choice/vocabulary. 4. Check idea organization from the use of conjunction.
- 3. Check spelling and grammar 1. Gunakan spelling and grammar tools dari microsoft/windows 2. Click review-language-English (US)-ABC spelling (untuk office 2007)/click tool-set language-English US-Spelling and grammar 3. Klik option – pilih grammar and style (academic)/grammar only(informal/article) 4. Read aloud – membaca keras membantu mengoreksi ejaan dan grammar.
- 4. Check Subject Verb agreement 1. no verb, no sentence cek ada verb/tidak 2. one sentence, one verb cek doble verb atau tidak, kalau double cek conjunction No:Vbe+v1,Vbe +V2,Vbe+V3 (active) Yes:Vbe+Ving,Vbe+V3 (passive) 3. different time, different verb check subject verb agreement: a. Ganti subject dengan pronoun it, she, he/they b. Cek adverb of time (present, past, or perfect)
- 5. Check word choice/vocabulary. 1. Jangan memakai kata yang sama berulang-ulang 2. Untuk variasi kata atau pengecekan arti Click kanan di kata 3. clik synonym 4. Pilih arti yang sesuai 5. Aktifkan kamus (co: Oxford dictionary) 6. Click kata yang akan dicek. Lihat meaning, jenis kata, dan contoh penggunaaan.
- 6. Check idea organization from the use of conjunction. 1. Cek lagi jenis tulisan a. cause-effect reason: as, because, since b. Contrast although, even though, though c. Condition as if, even if, if, unless d. Purpose in order that, so that 2. Cek bagian tulisan: a. listing: first, second, finally, in addition b. Conclusionin brief, in short, thus On line writing practice: www.purdue.edu/owl