Academic style takeaways

However vs but

How to use ‘however’ and ‘but’ (punctuation and capital letters).

‘Things didn’t go as planned’ or ‘as we had planned’? What to drop when you use past participles.

What is ellipsis? It’s when you drop unnecessary words, usually to avoid repetition. Should you do this?

How to make your TONE more formal and academic in IELTS Writing Task 2.

Rhetorical questions are often used to create a dramatic effect – so should you use them in Task 2?

‘That of’ and ‘Those of’ are great ways of avoiding repetition, especially in Task 1. Here are a few common mistakes.

In this lesson you’ll learn how to use less common linkers (as long as/provided that) to qualify your statements.

What’s the difference between ‘a key to solving’ and ‘a key to solve’?

Learn how to decrease your thinking time speed up your writing/speaking fluency by learning words that commonly go together.