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So far, you’ve learned about how to connect ideas using transition words and how to use more advanced sentence patterns in your essay.

Do you remember what you learned from our first writing lesson?...We discussed the four criteria on which your essay is evaluated by ETS graders. These four criteria are

If you’ve watched all our lessons in our Independent writing lesson series, then you will have learned about the first 3 criteria, specifically:

In today’s lesson, you will learn how to score high in the fourth criteria: “How well you use the English language”.

To pass this criteria, the minimum requirement is to write grammatically error-free English. This includes accurate use of punctuation, correct spelling, and correct use of sentence structures.

Please note: Our grammar lessons and the writing lesson “how to achieve sentence variety sentences” will also help you with this.

Now...if you’re looking to get a high score on this criteria, then simply writing correct English will not impress the ETS graders. You’ll need to use more advanced vocabulary and phrases along with variations of sentence structures.

OK! Now that you understand what the graders are looking for, let’s look at three different levels of English writing beginner, intermediate, and advanced. We’ll be looking at how each level is more impressive than the previous level simply by how it uses the English Language.

Before we begin, please note that paraphrasing is extremely important and that the intermediate and advanced level writing examples coming up paraphrase the beginner level writing to be more impressive. Let’s look at 3 strategies on how we can paraphrase one sentence into a more advanced version.

Okay!...Now, Let’s look at some examples. Please read each sentence carefully and see how each version is more advanced than the previous one.

Could you see the difference?

Here we changed the word from “available” to “availability”. This is using the first strategy “Changing the form of a verb”. We also use “tremendously” and “dramatic” to express the meaning of “much”. This is the second strategy “Using synonyms”

Okay! Let’s look at another example.

As you can see here, we use the phrase “It is a well-known fact” and “It is an undeniable fact” instead of “As everyone knows”. And here, we use "results in” instead of “causes”. And as you can see here, we added “long-term” and “chronic” to show more advanced command of vocabulary.

Finally, here we use the adjective "excessive" and the advanced adjective “excessively” instead of “too much”.

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We used “It is a well-known fact” and “It is an undeniable fact”, but we can also use the equivalent phrases:
Let’s continue on to our next example.

Okay! Can you tell which technique this writer is using? He uses multiple synonyms.

by no means = certainly not

is impossible to overcome = insurmountable

for many years to come = in the near future = in the foreseeable future

He also uses the third technique: using more advanced adjectives or adverbs. He uses “highly unlikely” to show a better command of English.

Okay! Now you should have an idea of how paraphrasing can improve your sentences to impress the ETS graders. Now, let’s look at a few more examples. Pay close attention to each sentence and see how each sentence conveys the same meaning with different words and phrases.

Comments: Have a good reason of doing something = Be justifiable to do something = doing something is justified

Comments:

Probably will not be = is unlikely to

in the near future = for many years to come = in the foreseeable future

Ban = prohibit

Comments:

falling quality in education = declining quality in education = declining education standards

important matter = issue

be very important = be of great importance

Comments:

illness = ailment

Large amounts of = are high in

Comments:

is very important = is vitally important

One thing I think is...the fact = one thing which I believe to be...the fact = one fact I believe to be