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D. Write notes on the tips your partner told you. When you have finished, share them with your partner nWrite
D.
and check that you got all the main points and details. The wording need not be the same. cand c

E. Complete the sentences using another form of the words in bold. Com
E Comp
1. Ensure that the story concludes satisfactorily.
Ensure the story has a .
2. Providing a perplexing conundrum at the start will keep your reader interested.
If a perplexing conundrum is at the start, you will maintain your reader’s .
3. Read lots of short stories; you will become more familiar with elements of structure, style and
characterisation.
By lots of short stories, you will gain with elements of structure, style and
characterisation.
4. Tighten your writing. Avoid long descriptions and eliminate unnecessary scenes.
The of long descriptions and of unnecessary scenes will tighten your
writing.

F. Think of synonyms for the underlined words in exercise E.

G. Imagine you are given the question below for your English homework. Write an answer using
information from the tips above. Paraphrase the idea by changing word forms, using synonyms,
adding linking words/phrases and changing the order of information.
What should writers bear in mind when writing a short story, compared to writing a novel?

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