FORMS OF WRITING

Question 1

Its main purpose is to explain.
• It is a subject-oriented writing style, in which authors focus on telling you about a given topic or subject without voicing their personal opinions
Key Points:
•Usually explains something in a process.
•Is often equipped with facts and figures.

Answer 1

Expository

Question 2

Descriptive writing’s main purpose is to describe.
• It is a style of writing that focuses on describing a character, an event, or a place in great detail.
• It can be poetic when the author takes the time to be very specific in his or her descriptions.
Key Points:
• It is often poetic in nature
• It describes places, people, events, situations, or locations in a highly-detailed manner.
• The author visualizes what he or she sees, hears, tastes, smells, and feels

Answer 2

Descriptive

Question 3

Persuasive writing’s main purpose is to convince.
• writing contains the opinions and biases of the author
Key Points:
writing is equipped with reasons, arguments, and justifications.
• In persuasive writing, the author takes a stand and asks you to agree with his or her point of view.
• It often asks for readers to do something about the situation (this is called a call-to-action).

Answer 3

Persuasive

Question 4

Its main purpose is to tell a story.
•The author will create different characters and tell you what happens to them (sometimes the author writes from the point of view of one of the characters-this is known as first person narration).
Key Points:
• A person tells a story or event.
• Has characters and dialogue, Has definite and logical beginnings, intervals, and endings.

Answer 4

Narrative

Question 5

as style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speakeror a writer.
• diction, or choice of words, often separates good writing from bad writing.

Answer 5

DICTION

Question 6

formal words are used in formal situations, such as press conferences and presentations.

Answer 6

Formal diction

Question 7

uses informal words and conversation, such as writing or talking to friends.

Answer 7

Informal diction

Question 8

uses words common in everyday speech, which may be different in different regions or communities.

Answer 8

Colloquial diction

Question 9

Is the use of words that are newly coined, or even impolite.

Answer 9

Slang dictionis

Question 10

4 types of diction

Answer 10

Formal diction
InFormal diction
Colloquial diction
Slang diction

Question 11

2 types of Writing

Answer 11

Technical Writing
Creative Writing