English Grammar Rules & Mistakes: Learn All of the Essentials: Writing, Speaking, Literature and Punctuation Rules Complete with 10 Key Skills and Over 200 Common Error Examples

RULE 9 – CREATE KILLER COMPOSITIONS 
You have almost made it, you have made it through the essential building
blocks of the English language, how to use punctuation and write different
sentence structures. Now is the time to use everything you have learned and
write.
In whichever situation you find yourself in, whether you are working in an
office or a student at college, you will have to write long essays or reports.
These essays will typically be over 500 words. Even though you understand
how to form perfect sentences, you now need to know how to form these into
a well structured essay. This is where having killer composition skills is
essential.
There is nothing worse than having to battle your way through long and
unstructured written work. If someone is waffling, going off point, and not
being concise, it makes the reading experience unpleasant. What is more, the
reader can’t focus on the important information and loses concentration.
All of these things are avoidable by learning how to structure your essay
correctly. So first let’s talk about different types of essays and then move on
to creating a killer composition that will never bore your readers.
There are four types of essays that you can write. Firstly, there is a narrative
essay. This is when the writer describes an incident or story written in the
first person. You might do this when reporting upon your own findings or
when writing a creative piece. The aim when writing narrative essays is to
make the reader feel that they are right there with you in the story. Make the
essay as dynamic as possible.
The next essay type is a descriptive essay. This is where the writer describes
something usually from memory. The aim is to paint a picture with your
words. One clever way to do that is to evoke the senses of the reader by
talking about what you can see, smell, touch, hear, etc. You must appeal to
the emotions of the reader and get them to empathize with what you are
writing.
An expository essay presents a balanced study of a topic and is most

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commonly used when writing college essays. The essay should be well
researched and show a balanced argument of the topic. The writing is not
emotional and should be fact based. This includes using references to others
work and things such as statistics, graphs, etc.
The last essay type is a persuasive essay. The purpose of this type of essay is
to get the reader to see your side of the argument. It is most commonly used
in work when you are asked to present a proposal of your ideas for the
business. A persuasive essay is not just a presentation of facts but an attempt
to convince the reader of the writer’s point of view. The essay must present
both sides of the argument but ultimately persuade the reader to agree with
your side of the argument.
Once you know the type of essay that you want to write, it is then best to
follow a few key rules for the layout of the essay. You can still be creative
within these boundaries, but if you follow what is suggested you will avoid
going off track. Focus on delivering the main message of the essay. Do not
overcomplicate it with unnecessary information. Keep it concise and well
formatted and you can’t go wrong. Knock the socks off your college
professor or boss by presenting them with your next essay written with a
killer composition.
First off, all essays should start with an introduction. This is the first
paragraph of your essay where you introduce your topic. It needs to include a
brief overview of what you will write about. You can also include your main
message in the introduction, this could be what you have found out. If you
include this in your introduction it helps the reader focus throughout the rest
of the paper as you explain how you came to this conclusion. This is called a
hook message and works well when using all of the essays types that we went
through. Just remember to keep everything short. You should not write an
essay within an essay by spelling everything out in your introduction. On the
whole, limit it to around five to six lines. Use impactful words to entice your
reader to read on.
Then you must write the body of your essay. This is the main part of your
essay. No matter the type of essay you are writing, the body should include
more than one paragraph. Keep your paragraphs short. Move through your
arguments logically, presenting them one by one and providing evidence for

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each of them. If you have separate topics that you want to mention, consider
using subheadings to ensure that the reader understand what each section is.
Build up the pressure within your essay, pulling your reader along with you,
towards the peak of the overall argument that you are looking to make. Finish
the body section with the main statement that you are looking to present.
Finally, always end all essays with a conclusion. Without it, it feels like a
body without feet. Use your conclusion to sum up your story or argument.
Make sure that you don’t include any new information in your conclusion.
Everything that you conclude must have been mentioned before. If you don’t
it can make your argument appear weak. Make sure to reiterate the overall
message of the essay. Wrap up all the loose threads of the work and make
sure to leave the reader with a punchy takeaway that will keep them thinking
about your essay once they have put it down.
In sum, an essay is always something you find yourself being asked to write.
It is important to make sure you are well practiced on the best way to
structure your essay. The key thing is to ensure you deliver the message you
want to make clearly. This doesn’t mean you have to write pages after pages,
going into excessive detail. Instead, keep it neat and tight. Write an
introduction, body and conclusion that clearly demonstrates your argument.

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