What I learn

This week, the topic of the chapter 4 that our lecturer have teached is "Mind Your Grammar". After this chapter, I able to get a clear picture of the grammar usage while writing and also able to understand the grammar rules.     "I don't judge people based on race, creed, colour or gender.             I judge people based on spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure." Subject Verb Agreement Basic rule, A singular subject  takes a singular verb , a plural subject takes a plural verb. A subject will come before a phrase beginning with  of . This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word  of  is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes. Two singular subjects connected by  or, either/or,  or  neither/nor  require a singular verb. The verb in an  or, either/or,  or  neither/nor  sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it. As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connecte

This week I learned 4 types of writing at English Writing Class which is Ms Thinessha teached. The 4 types of writing is included expository, description, persuasive and narrative. Expository writing is a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform.  The text is organized around one topic and developed according to a pattern or combination of patterns.  The writer of an expository text cannot assume that the reader or listener has prior knowledge or prior understanding of the topic that is being discussed.  Since clarity requires strong organization, one of the most important mechanisms to improve skills in exposition is to improve the organization of the text.  The patterns shown below are frequently used to create an expository essay.  Additionally, more than one pattern may be used within an expository essay. The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the read