Lesson 3 (Properties Of A Well-Written Text)

Question 1

Helps ensure that the writer is able to effectively communicate thru clear and logical pattern what ideas s/he wants to impart to his or her readers.

Answer 1

Well-organized organization

Question 2

Are words or phrases that connect the previous idea to the next idea.

Answer 2

Transitional devices

Question 3

This pattern arranges the ideas according to time, either backward or forward — ideas which occur first, or which occur second, and so on. This works well with the different modes of paragraph development like Narration, Process, Analysis, and Cause and Effect.

Answer 3

Chronological pattern

Question 4

Arranges information according to how things fit in physical space. This pattern can be used for paragraph development methods such as Description and Example.

Answer 4

Spatial or Geographical

Question 5

Is used when the writer is to present several ideas that are interrelated. Development by Example, Comparison and Contrast, Definition, Analogy, Analysis, and Classification are associated with this pattern.

Answer 5

Topical or Logical

Question 6

When one sticks to another idea, a sentence sticks to another sentence, and paragraph sticks to the next.

Answer 6

Cohesive

Question 7

When all the sentences in a paragraph are focused on the central thought, which is the topic sentence of a paragraph.

Answer 7

Coherent

Question 8

Good writing includes _____

Answer 8

Diction

Question 9

Is defined as the way in which words are used in speech or in writing

Answer 9

Diction

Question 10

Is the structure of a written or spoken language. It refers to the parts of speech and how they combine together to form sentences.

Answer 10

Grammar

Question 11

Highlights a writer’s need to make sentences clear and understandable.

Answer 11

Subject-Verb Angreement

Question 12

Are signposts used by writers to give directions to their readers about which way a sentence is going.

Answer 12

Punctuation