from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion) webpage, and I had to correctly place the citation after the sentence I quoted using the author and page number. By correctly citing a source, I avoid plagiarism and show that I did my own re- search about a specific topic.
The last and most important improvement I made was coherence, which is how to make my ideas flow clearly and logically. For a non-native English speaker like me, the impor- tance of coherence is an essential part of becoming a good communicator in a country where the English language is in use on all aspects of everyday life. For example, I wrote three essays throughout the semester, and with each essay I noticed how my ideas flowed smoothly from one sentence to another. What helped was learning the use of conjunctions and transition words in practical exercises I did during class. Learning how to connect and join the ideas within the essay has been extremely helpful in getting my thoughts across to the reader and making my message clear. In conclusion, the three improvements I have made during the semester - punctuation marks, citations, and coherence - would definitely play a significant role in my future education. I will use and continue to improve the use of proper grammar in my future classes, because I now see the importance of well-structured grammar in written form.
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