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Tips for Writing Better Articles

Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills． This can be a problem when we hand in our articles． Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and be good for us later in life．The following tips can be（1） 　　．

Make good word choices． When we are not sure which word is the right one for a sentence， look it up in a （2） 　　． Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't think over if they' re （3） 　　．

Good word choices are necessary for good writing．

Check facts．If we want people to （4） 　　what we write，we must make sure our facts are true．We should use dependable（可靠的）facts．

Rewrite．A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite．In fact，rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some （5） 　　，like bad grammar and spelling．Rewriting makes our writing better than before，though it takes more （6） 　　and more work．

Read aloud． It is a good（7） 　　to learn English well． Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling， word usage， and grammar when we read aloud． Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems （8） 　　develop our writing．

Prepare a list． It is very important for writing a good article． Such a list includes： Is there a proper title？ Have we （9） 　　every point？ Are all the parts of the article included？ This can help us make sure that we have covered everything．

It is not easy to become a better （10） 　　． But with a few simple steps， we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles．