Written English

Your power of Written English is one of your best friends. The knowledge of English grammar and sentence construction acquired in the preceding sections can be put to real use in this section. The sections that you may find in this page aim to help you build up your communication skills.

Good communication skills will increase your chances of success in many aspects of life.Your power of Written English is one of your best friends. You can not communicate effectively if you are merely able to produce correct sentences. You should be able to form a number of related or connected sentences in real-life situations. You should learn to write a paragraph, a letter, an essay, a story, etc…This page will give you plenty of guidance and practice in such forms of composition. Unity, Order and Clarity: these are the main characteristics of good writing in general. You must practice a lot. You can learn to write by writing.

The pages on Comprehension and Précis Writing contain ample practice materials. Précis writing is a good exercise in both reading and writing. Practice in précis writing is of great value for practical life. In any position of life, the ability to grasp what is read or heard, and to reproduce it clearly and briefly, is of the utmost value.

The page on dialogue-writing is specially geared for students who need to improve their Spoken English. Pages on paraphrase, expansion of passages and reproduction of story and poems integrate comprehension and writing skills.

It is hoped that when you finish reading this site,you will find yourself capable of using English effectively and confidently in all situations.

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