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When writing, focus on the main idea. Avoid adding subjects, topics or discussions in middle sentences as this make a paragraph vague and confusing. Observe coherence. The supporting and ending sentences should be related to the main sentence. The supporting paragraphs should be related to the main paragraph. The use of too many hifaluting words prevents your readers to understand the message you wish to convey. One or two extraordinary words are fine but too many is a disaster. Notice that in my first paragraph, I avoided the use of "you." If what you're writing is instructional as in this post and my previous posts, then it's OK to use "you."

Sometimes, we get confused on how we're going to use our pronouns. Often times, we mix them up. We begin with 'I'; towards the middle, we use 'we'. Then, in the end, 'we' becomes 'you'. Learn to observe your subject. If your main subject is about your male friend, always refer to him as he. He will never become she, and it's impossible that he becomes us. If you're writing an article about your personal experience, sometimes you tend to transfer your own emotions to another person. For example, "Then it rained. I love the feeling of a raindrop trickle on my face. It makes you feel like you are touched by heaven." In the above example, notice the use of "I" changed to "you" in the third sentence. Remember that this is about your personal experience. Don't transfer your emotion to someone else. Therefore, write instead "It made me feel like touched by the heavens." If the article you are w...

If you're narrating a story or an event that happened in the past, always use the past tense. There are only two exceptions where you can use the present tense even if you are referring to something in the past: (1) Newspaper headlines, (2) the Holy Bible. Most Filipinos are confused when to use the past tense instead of the present tense. Filipinos are not used to it for the reason that in the Tagalog language, the verb "ay" is used both in the present and past tenses.Another reason is in the thought that if a state of being in the past continues to be in the same state at present, Filipinos use the present tense. To illustrate, observe the following sentences. "I met my friend a year ago. He has two kids." A Filipino would use the present tense because in his mind his friend still has two kids up to the present day. Remember though, that you are narrating a story here that happened in the past. Therefore, the sentences should have been "I met my frien...