Contrast, highlighting one aspect by a direct juxtaposition with another, is one of the most important constructs you can use to express complex ideas in your text.   By directly contrasting one concept with another the same way black can highlight white, your readers derive a clearer picture of the message you’re trying to impart.

Examples

When you say “I’ve always wanted to own a home but I live in a rented apartment,” it shows a contrast that creates a scene in the mind of the reader.  Similarly, explaining the reason for the situation can also be arrived at properly by using contrast, as in “While it’s always been in the back of mind to buy a house, the reality of my financial situation has made it impossible.”

Can you see how contrast worked in these sentences to create a compelling scene instead of an uninspiring one?

Ways To Show Contrast

As with the above examples, sentence connectors are your best bet for showing the relationship between two contrasting ideas in your writing.  The first one (using “but”) is called a coordinating conjunction, which bridges two contrasting statements together.  Subordinating conjunctions (such as the second example), on the other hand, show one idea while putting forward a secondary one that makes the first a struggle (e.g. whereas, while).  Conjunctive adverbs are used when you’d rather force a pause between the two statements (either by a period or a semicolon) and are often accomplished by starting the second statement with “in contrast” or “on the other hand”.  Prepositions are the last way to express contrast, often achieved by prefacing the two combined statements with “unlike” or “even though”.

If you’re finding a hard time writing in “future tense” even with the help of a writing software, here’s a quick guide to the various ways in which we speak of the future.   Hopefully, it helps you get a better grasp of how things that are yet to happen can best be expressed.

1. Predictions

Both “will” and “going to” are used to predict things that are set to happen in the future.  While they are meant to show an assuredness in the speaker, there is actually no guarantee that any future statements following them will ever come true.

Example: “The crystal ball tells me that you will marry late.”

2. Future Plans

When you are talking about future plans (i.e. things have already been decided but is yet to be executed), you use either a present continuous form or “going to”.  In this form of future statements, the talked-about event is more likely to happen than not.

Example:  “We are spending the summer in the Bahamas.”

The future participle (“will have” + past participle) can also be used to indicate a decided future event.

Example: “We will have finished our summer vacation by the end of next month.”

3. Imminent Event

When talking of imminent events, such as when your plane is about to land, you should use “going to”.

Example: “We are going to hit the tree, hit the brakes now!”

With an event, on the other hand, that is set in stone (in some ways) such as a flight schedule or a wedding, we can use the simple present form.

Example: “The ceremonies start at 9.”

Frankly, I would be surprised if anyone didn’t raise their hand.  Grammar subjects, after all, always felt like one of those things teachers invented solely to give you more trouble than necessary.    “I already know how to speak English, what do I need grammar school for,” I’ve heard students ask again and again.

When you’re young like that, you rarely realize the true value that formal grammar lessons can get you.  With proper training in correct grammar, you’re able to:

• express yourself more clearly in conversations
• write letters and correspondences that make your points poignantly
• understand written material with a level of comprehension you otherwise wouldn’t have developed
• hundreds of other specific benefits

As you grow older and enter the workforce, you begin to realize how important all that training was even after school.  With a solid foundation in speaking and writing skills, you’re able to qualify for more job positions, make a better overall impression with colleagues and are able to conduct better negotiations.

If you failed to imbibe a strong grasp of the English language during your younger years (and I know many in this predicament), it’s never too late to start.  Even using a simple grammar software for your personal writing can help you learn errors you are currently committing.  If you use it as a learning tool, it’s never too late to make up for all the grammar lessons that you missed – especially now that you’ve gained a better appreciation of it.

If you need some help writing an analysis essay, use the following guidelines to help you through:

1. The goal of analytic essays is to determine how well you’re able to comprehend outside information, by breaking it down into its essential components and forming an opinion based on that.

2. Always summarize the piece being analyzed to begin your essay, to give the reader some context about your grasp of it.

3. Introduce the major components of the subject as you understand them in one section, spanning one or two paragraphs.  You can always write longer, but keeping it short will help maintain the reader’s attention.

4. Depending on the complexity of each component, you can dedicate an entire section of your essay discussing each one in detail, delving deeper into the ideas behind them, while dispensing your own opinion on the subject.  Try to provide supporting facts for every personal idea you express.

5. Since the essay is an analysis instead of an argument piece, you may also want to present the other side of the argument to maintain balance.

6. If it’s a take home essay you can compose on your own computer, make sure to run it through a capable English writing software to fix up loose ends on your writing.

Start Early. Once your subject matter is approved, start work on your term paper as soon as you can.  Why put off for tomorrow what….you know the drill.

Get A General Idea Of Your Subject. Before doing actual work on your term paper, start browsing through materials on your subject to get a good idea of how you can best present it.

Draft Your Outline. After getting a better grasp of your subject matter, begin your outline.  The outline is essentially your plan – a logical arrangement of the different items that you’re looking at including in your term paper.

Write Out Of Order. Even though you have an outline drafted, don’t feel constrained by it.  You don’t need to perform your research and writing in a sequential order.  In fact, starting with the easier sections should help you ease into the project, allowing you to work on the more difficult areas as you proceed.

Use Research To Support Your Writing. Supporting any claims you make is a crucial part of any term paper.  You can create the most exquisitely-crafted papers yet receive low marks if you don’t support your ideas with solid facts.

Clean Up Your Copy. Like many forms of reporting, term papers will need to be presented in proper form to accomplish best results.  As such, make sure you clean up your sentences and paragraphs with an English grammar software to fashion it into shape.

Purpose

The most important part of any business report is its intended purpose.  Is it aimed at educating the stockholders about the company’s current standing?  Is the goal to clarify the technical details of a project to the more senior staff members in a way that they can appreciate?

Resolve the purpose of your business report and work on it from there.

Facts

A business report thrives on facts.  As such, you will need to organize your data and put all your information in order. Clear and unambiguous presentation of the details is key – spend the most time on it.

Form and Structure

Due to its straightforward quality and lack of creative requirements,  writing a business report usually doesn’t necessitate a strong grasp of the English language.  The fact that mastery isn’t required, however, doesn’t give you permission to turn it into a mess of grammar and spelling.

To ensure that your report exhibits at least a modicum of professionalism, always run it through a capable English writing software.  With the help of a polished grammar correction tool, you’ll guarantee that your report will be read for its content, without the structure ever getting in the way.

Writing a business report is actually quite straightforward.  Before you even start writing careful consideration has to be given to the purpose of the report, i.e. why has it been requested or why is it expected?  What kind of information is it supposed to convey?  How long is it expected to be?

Always ensure that you make a business report factual.  Do not make claims that are not true and only state something which you can back up with facts.  For example, if sales figures were up by 75% then you can boast that they were excellent.  But if they were only up by 5% then be honest and say so.  You may want to include some reasons why the figure is disappointing, but always be honest.

The best reports are those which cover the good and the bad news.  So even if the report is basically a good news story it is also helpful to look at any potential threats to the business and so help prepare a strategy to make sure that the business is prepared and therefore much better protected.

Ensure that any business report is also correct in terms of grammar as well as using proper punctuation.  Any glaring errors will simply make the report look as if it was not written by a professional and the message which the report should be conveying may be confused and muddled.  A good grammar and punctuation check, as well as a final proofread and edit will be well worth the time taken since they will help polish your report into a first class document.