English Language Writing Skills

By Danso Kwasi Nti Samuel (DAS). Study the complete course source, examine every model and practise alongside Professor Jarvis.

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For tables, matching columns, IPA and original formatting, open the course PDF above.

- Dis: Indicates "not" or "the reverse of"

   ü Appear → Disappear

   ü Agree → Disagree

- Pre: Means "before"

   ü View → Preview

   ü Pay → Prepay

- Mis: Means "wrong" or "badly"

   ü Understand → Misunderstand

   ü Lead → Mislead

Illustrative example of sub-points in essay

There are several causes of teenage pregnancies in the country. The causes of teenage

pregnancies in the country are; inadequate parental care, poverty and peer influence.

Another question then arises, if we know how to write points in the introduction, then how

do we write the topic in the introduction? Well, let us check it now.

Writing the topic in the introduction

The topic must be the first sentence of the introduction. We will defer this till will get to

composition part.