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3. Speak Plainly two or more words and may belong to almost
any word class (e.g., nouns, verbs, adverbs,
Complex is simple. Simple is difficult. adjectives).
Reduce your thoughts to their bare minimum.
Unless there is a good reason, use simple, It’s possible for people learning English as
unambiguous language. a second language to find that their progress
stops once they reach a specific competency
Figurative Language level. Collocation usage done correctly can

A writer would employ figurative language be a terrific method to ramp up the pace once
to convey a meaning other than the literal more.
meaning in order to infer a distinct notion or Examples are:
thought.
Ask a favour
It is not always the case that when some-
one says it is a million degrees outside, they Make a list
actually mean it is a million degrees outside. Pay a visit
Instead, the author is attempting to establish Go insane
the notion that the weather is extremely hot.
Figurative language is being used in this sen- Punctuations
tence. The tool that helps us organise our thinking

Figurative language is used to enhance or and make it simpler to analyse and express our
embellish the writing. To put it another way, thoughts is called punctuation. Period, comma,
writers often use language to convey a message apostrophe, quotation, question, exclamation,
that is not literal. Writing obtains impact as a brackets, braces, parenthesis, dash, hyphen,
result of using this. ellipsis, colon, and semicolon are all acceptable
forms of punctuation in English. The usage of
Some of the mostly used figures are similes, some punctuation is explained in this section.
metaphors, personifications, idioms, allusions,
etc. Comma: Commas are typically used to
combine two independent clauses with con-
Collocations junctions and to improve clarity. They launch
series and introduction phrases. Moreover,
Even if you’ve never heard of collocations, they are employed to distinguish independent
we are willing to wager that you use them fre- and dependent clauses. The Oxford comma is
quently. Predictable word sequences are known the comma preceding a coordinating conjunc-
as collocations. When used, one anticipates tion in a sequence.
that they will flow naturally and make sense
to the reader or listener. They may consist of

Eg: At the end of the movie, two new actors appeared all of a sudden.

I enjoyed the coffee, and I liked the tea.
I have a mobile phone, a laptop, and a tablet.

Commas can be used in sentences to denote interjections.

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