Quality work in academic writing is not by luck. It is made up of experience and the following features; Ø Formalit y - Academic writing should be formal. It should avoid all informal words and expressions. It should adhere to the referencing and according to the format guidelines. For instance, MLA, APA, and Harvard formats …. Ø Objectivity - In written language, we use general aim while we avoid personal. All the emphasis should aim at the information. Ø Precision - In essay writing, provision of facts and statistics necessary. Ø Accuracy - I advocate ac curate use of vocabulary. In linguistics there is a clear difference between ‘phonemics’ and ‘ phonetics’. Ø Hedging - In academic writing is important to make stance on a specific subject. Or the strength of the statements you are making. Ø ...