12/09/2008

Picture Description - Writing Hints

Dear students

I'd like to suggest following the hints when you work on the picture description tasks.
  1. Always follow the plot suggested in the picture. Add details to develop the plot; for example, time, place, manner, and feelings. Try to give the account of your story in a logical way.
  2. Always use a variety of expressions, i.e. a group of words (noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrases to express meaning. Follow the sentence patterns while you are writing sentences.
  3. Remember to use prepositional phrases to describe your setting.
  4. Always select right tenses in describing the events.
  5. Be simple and follow the cause-effect relationship to develop your plot.
Please remember to proofread your writing before you submit your writing. Look for the following elements while proofreading:
  1. articles -->a/an/the/some/any/singular/plural
  2. subject-verb agreement-->e.g. I go /He goes
  3. tenses-->active / passive
  4. conjunction-->and (in addition, besides, furthermore, even, moreover)/but (although, however)/or (else, whereas) /when/since
  5. preposition-->in/on/at/through/past/along/by
  6. parts of speech-->noun/pronoun/adjective/adverb/verb
  7. spelling
  8. choice of vocabulary
  9. phrasal verb
  10. modal verbs-->shall/may/might/can/could/should/would/will
  11. sentence structure --> subject +verb + object + adjunct (relative clause - who that)
  12. present participle/ past participle ---> an interesting book, I'm interested in something
See you this evening!

Best Wishes
Terri

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