Vary sentence structures

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although it contains

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the same information it's expressed in a

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different way so again the examiners are

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looking for that type of thing something

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which can

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demonstrate to them that you understand

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and can use these more complex grammar

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grammatical structures

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and form complex sentences again this is

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not the video to go into detail about

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all the grammar but just be aware that

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using a cleft sentence can really get

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you some extra marks in in your writing

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and my final tip tip number five is to

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use the passive voice

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now that may seem quite simple quite a

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simple tip but i've noticed with my

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students they don't use the passive

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voice enough

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uh it's a very simple technique to

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to make

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a text more formal

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the essay for example the report the

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proposal

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some some articles depending on the

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target reader remember you you should

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always keep in mind the target reader

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when you're writing your compositions so

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an example

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scientists believe that the earth is

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getting warmer

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so scientists believe that the earth is

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getting warmer that's a normal active

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sentence but if you change it to passive

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it is believed that the earth is getting

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warmer

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in this case it's not really necessary

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to specify that it's scientists who

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believe this