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• PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT

  - Organization

  - Coherence & Cohesion

  - Language Use

  - Mechanics
• Organization - Refers to the arrangement of Ideas follows a clear and logical pattern.
• Three prevailing patterns includes:

  Chronological Pattern

  Spatial / Geographical Pattern Topical / Logical Pattern
• Chronological pattern

  • arranges ideas according to time
  • either backward or forward
• Chronological pattern works well with:

  Narration Process

  Analysis

  Cause and Effect
• Chronological Transition words:

  First

  Second

  Next

  Finally
• Spatial / Geographical Pattern - arranges information according to how things fits a particular space.
• Spatial / Geographical Pattern works well with:

  Description

  Example
• Spatial / Geographical Pattern transition words:

  Above

  Beneath

  In front

  Nearby
• Topical / Logical Pattern - presenting interrelated ideas
• Topical / Logical Pattern works well with:

  Comparison and Contrast

  Definition

  Analogy
• Topical / Logical Pattern transitiom words:

  First

  Second

  Also

  Another
• Narration is the act of telling a story, usually in some kind of chronological order.
• Process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure.
• Analysis is to interpret or find meanings or patterns in information.
• Cause and Effect is a method of paragraph or essay development in which a writer analyzes the reasons for—and/or the consequences of—an action, event, or decision.
• Description to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind.
• Example is a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer clarifies, explains, or justifies a point through narrative or informative details.
• Comparison and Contrast writing is used to show a reader the similarities and/or differences between two subjects.
• Analogy in writing is defined as a distinct comparison between two varying ideas or things.
• Definition is a rhetorical style that uses various techniques to impress upon the reader the meaning of a term, idea, or concept.
• Cohesion refers to connectivity In text.
• Coherence refers to how easy It Is to understand the writing.
• Language use good writing Includes good cholce of diction.
• Diction which refers to choosing the right word for the specific context.
• PRINCIPLES IN LANGUAGE USE 1. Use clear and concise sentences.

  2. Avoid redundancies, clichés, and highfalutin words.

  3. Use precise vocabulary.

  4. Be consistent in pronoun POV.

  5. Avoid sexist language.

  6. Use appropriate level of formality.
• Mechanics is the term which describes the technical aspects of writing.
• ASPECTS OF WRITING

  Indention

  Capitalization

  Punctuations

  Spelling

  Grammar
• CAPITALIZATION:

  First word in a sentence

  Pronoun I

  Proper Nouns

  Names of God, deities, religious figures

  Preceding names

  Directions

  Days, months, and holidays

  Direct Quote

  Acronyms

  Trademarks

  First word of greetings or closing of letters
• PUNCTUATIONS:

  Period .

  Comma ,

  Question Mark ?

  Exclamation Mark !

  Apostrophe '

  Quotation Marks "

  Colon :

  Semicolon ;

  Hyphen -

  Ellipsis ...
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  A verb agrees with its subject in person and in numbers. A singular subject requires a singular verb; a plural subject requires a plural verb.
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  When the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.
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  The words each, either, neither, everyone, anyone, anybody, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one are singular and require a singular verb.
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  Expressions like many, more than one, the number call for s-form verbs.
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  Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning.
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  Some nouns are plural in form and in meaning.
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  Non-count nouns take a singular verb.
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  Collective nouns are considered singular and take a singular verb.
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  For compound subjects joined by (either, or ) or (neither, nor), the verb agrees with the subject nearer it.
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  The voice indicates whether the subject is the doer or the receiver of the action.

  Active: Doer

  Passive: Receiver