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Tips on narrative writing in English

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   In this post, I will be sharing some tips with you on narrative writing in English. These tips are very important when writing your narrative composition. Kindly make sure that you apply them after reading this article. 1.The topic candidates are asked to write on will give you some help in inventing your narrative composition, but you still have a great deal to do before you can begin to write it. 2.A narrative is a story, in other words, it is about something someone did or something that happened, about an event or a series of events. So, when you have decided which event or events you are going to write about, you need to ask yourself some questions. 3. The following should help you organize your narrative composition : • Where and when did the event(s) occur? • Why did it/they occur? • What was the main character in the story doing before the event(s)? • Were any other people involved? • What were the consequences of the event(s) for : (a) the main chara...

General rules for composition and letter writing in O' level exams

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 In order to write an excellent composition or letter in an O' level exam (WAEC, NECO, GCE, etcetera), you need to abide by the general rules.  I have compiled these rules, according to my knowledge and experience, they are :  (1).Choosing your subject - Candidates in O' level exams usually have a choice of composition and letters. How can you choose the one which will get you the best marks?    Read all the titles carefully ,asking yourself these two questions : •Have I any good ideas about this subject?  •Do I know the right words and structures to express these ideas properly in English.  Make sure you ask yourself the second question: it is very important. Your ideas may be very interesting, but if you cannot express them in correct English, you will get low marks.  (2).The next question is : What kind of composition have I chosen? — narrative, descriptive, expository, etcetera. Different kinds of compositions are writt...

How to avoid losing marks in composition and letter writing

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   In this post, I would teach you on how to avoid losing marks in composition and letter writing      This article is going to help you avoid losing marks in composition and letter writing in O' level exams. There are some things that you should do, in order to avoid losing marks in composition and letter writing in O' level exams. They include :   (1). Omit ideas or arguments you cannot express clearly in correct English and do not use words you do not know how to spell. This is often a big deal, when you have a great idea that could fetch you good marks, but you don't know how to express the idea in correct English, in a way that the examiners can easily understand what you are trying to pass through. This could consequently lead to an F9   in English, which is not good, and cannot be used to process admission into any university, monotechnic, polytechnic, etcetera.   (2). Make sure you write about the exact topi...