"Lawakan ang pagiisip...Kung hindi ka magaling sa Ingles, ayos lang yun, pero ang tanong hanggang dyan ka na lang ba?" Looks familiar, right? No. 4 yan sa post ni cabalism13 about tips on ranking. Hindi ko alam pero after ko mabasa yun, there's something inside me na nainspire and, at the same time, natrigger para mag-isip at mag-post ng may kinalaman din sa pag rank up. Aside kasi sa mga nabanggit dun, requirement na din talaga ngayon ang tinatawag na 'good quality post'. Pero paano kaya natin 'yon magagawa? Meron na tayong idea, alam na natin kung ano ang gusto nating iparating pero paano natin ito pagtatagni-tagniin?
Bilang writer sa school publication namin, may mga bagay akong natutunan and I want to share with you these few principles in writing that might help in creating a good quality post in terms of sentence construction and word formation. (Maybe you guys are wondering why I used the term "writing". Para sa akin kasi, posting in this forum is another form of writing. So that's why.
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Alright. Here we go.
1. BEFORE YOU START, LISTENWait for the words to come to you. Be patient and don't try to force anything. 'Pag narinig mo na yung first sentence, then write it down.
2. FIND THE RIGHT WORDBe sure you choose exactly the right word for the job. That means it must carry the precise meaning you want, and it must sound right in your sentence. Huwag kang masatisfy dun sa alam mo lang na word. Meron tayong thesaurus to see if you can find a better one.
3. SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFULSimplehan lang natin. Minsan kasi, it's better not to use a long word when a short one will do just as well.
4. NO UNNECESSARY WORDSRelated ito sa No. 3. If you don't really need a word, cross it out. (For example, the word 'very' is almost always unnecessary.) Be strict with yourself about this.
5. BE GENEROUSWrite fully. Don't hold back. Isipin mong mabuti kung nailagay mo ba lahat ng gusto mong sabihin.
6. VARY YOUR SENTENCE STRUCTUREIf you have written several long sentences, follow them with a short one. And if your writing tends to consist of a series of short, little sentences, practice writing longer ones using subordinate clauses. Ayon nga sa No.8 sa tips on ranking ni cabalism13,
"IWASAN ANG SINGLE O DOUBLE LINER POSTS."7. GET THE FLOWLink your paragraphs para smooth and logical ang pagbasa ng readers. That way, they can easily follow your train of thought.
8. LISTENBasahin mo muna ulit yung ginawa mo, then listen to every word. Only by listening can you judge whether what you made is 'just right' or not. Listen to your piece as a whole. Hear it to the very full stop.
I know there are already a lot of tips discussed about almost everything in this forum. And sino ba naman ako para mag-post ng ganito, 'di ba? Pero, just like anybody else, I also want to share what I know. This is my way of helping others in this forum. Kung may maidadagdag pa kayo, then go ahead. I will be very much willing to learn about it, as well. Hope this helps, anyway. Peace.