English Composition Skill

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1. English Composition Skill Mohammad Aminur Rahman Lecturer, Dept. of English, ZHSUST

2. The Meanings of Composition: Constituents: the way in which something is made, especially in terms of its different parts. Arrangement: the way in which the parts of something are arranged. Putting together of things: the act or process of combining things to form a whole. Piece of writing: a short piece of writing, especially a school exercise.

3. English Composition Defined: A piece of writing. English composition skill is mainly composed of writing paragraphs, essays, and other formal & informal writings including business correspondence as well. As a college or university student and in your professional career, you'll likely need to be able to write succinctly, persuasively and grammatically correct.

4. !!!Paragraph!!! Most paragraphs are part of a longer piece of writing. Some are quite short, some are long, and some stand alone as a complete composition. In short, we can say, a paragraph is a group of several sentences dealing with one main idea.

5. !!!Essay!!! An essay is usually a short non-fictional prose composition which deals with the different aspects of a single subject. Normally, we can say that an essay is a group paragraphs dealing with one main idea.

6. Classification of Essays Descriptive essay describes persons, places, and objects. It may be both subjective and objective. AIDS The Seasons in Bangladesh Narrative essay narrates a series of events. The Happiest Day in My Life A Road Accident Expository essay contains an exposition or explanation of some subject. Normally, it explains a thesis. Urban Facilities Information Technology and Education

7. Sentence Functions in Paragraph/Essay Introducers- topic Sentence/thesis Statement Developers- examples or details of various kinds that support the ideas set forth by the introducers Viewpoint or Context Modulators- a smooth transition between different sets of ideas Terminators- logically conclude the ideas discussed in the paragraph in psychologically satisfying manner.

8. Thank You……. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!