Final Lesson: Grammar and Writing Styles

Finally the last lesson, grammar and writing styles.

They are various components in grammar, such as clause, verb, noun, preposition, interjection and so on, while in Malaysia, all these basics has been taught in primary and secondary schools, so i will not go into it too much, I will only share some of the confusing words.

Principal VS Principle

Principal is the Headmaster or Headmistress of a school. For example, Principal of ABC High School.

Principle is the a rule or a fundamental law. For example, Bernoulli's principle.

Stationary VS Stationery

Stationary is a adjective describing not moving, not movable. For example, He is in stationary state.

Stationery is the materials for writing like pens and papers. For example, A pen is a stationery.

When you are writing, you should always mind your styles of writing.

You should always plan and organize message before writing it out. This involve understanding the audience and purpose, understanding the subject and situation and also the order of the message, which will come first and which will come last.

Then, mind your language, you should follow 4Cs, which are Clear, Concise, Coherent and Correctness.

You should also mind your tone of writing. You should be polite, be positive and concerning reader's perspective.

Lastly, you should also mind your formality, you should concern who are you writing to, which situation you are writing for, and give it a suitable formality for it.

That's all, hope you can be a good writer too. We may meet again in another part of our life journeys. I may smile to you when I see you again.

Lesson 3: Types of writings

Today I'm going to share about the types of writings.

First, Exposing Writing.

• The purpose of exposing writing is to explain.
• In this writing, writers should not include their personal opinion.
• The writing should be supported with facts and figures.

Second, Descriptive Writing.

• The purpose of descriptive writing is to describe.
• The writing should be specific and include every detail.
• The writing can be poetic.

Third, Persuasive Writing.

• The purpose of persuasive writing is to persuade.
• The writer can write their own opinions in order to persuade readers to do something.
• The writing should be supported by justifications and reasons.

Last, Narrative Writing.

• The purpose of narrative writing is to tell a story or to entertain.
• Writers can create their own characters and the stories.
• "What happened next?", this question will pop up in readers' mind after reading a good narrative writing.

Hope you learn something today. Thanks for reading and see you next time.