We have to use all the ideas we though about when brainstorming. True or False?
False! You are going to discard most of it! Don't worry! And you can add more if you want to.
A text should have only an introduction and a conclusion. True or False?
False! Introduction, body and conclusion are mandatory! And an effective body usually has two paragraphs!
All the text should follow the same style, it doesn't matter if you're writing an essay, a report, an email, etc.
False! Some must have titles and subtitles, some may describe your personal opinion, you have to greet the reader in some of them...
When you brainstorm ideas, you write down all the ideas you think of. It’s important to stop to think about whether or not the idea is a good one. Do not write bad ideas! True or False?
False. Write everything you think about. After you’ve written all the ideas that cross you mind, you can look at them and decide which ones you can use.
INFORMAL WRITING: It follows standard grammatical rules and uses conventional vocabulary. It doesn’t use colloquial language (You won’t see any slang or common everyday vocabulary). True or False?
False! This is the definition for FORMAL WRITING!
Not all the paragraphs in your paper need a topic sentence. And some may have more than one topic sentence. True or False?
False! Every paragraph should have ONLY ONE topic sentence.
It is always found in the first sentence of the paragraph. True or False?
False. It is usually, but not always.
Effective topic sentences are always general to cover the whole text idea. True or False?
False. The topic sentence should not be too general or too specific.
