5. TYPES OF WRITING

1.       Narrative – the writer describes event or something else he has witnessed. It is usually written in the past tense.

2.       Descriptive – the writer describes something as it is or somebody exactly without adding or removing anything. It is usually written in present tense.

3.       Story – imaginative or real, it is also a narrative. The tense could be in the past for a past event or present for a true-life story that is still in progress.

4.       Argumentative or Persuasive – the writer attempts to convince the audience to drop the opponent points and take his by giving reasons to support his chosen side.

5.       Expository – this is also an explanatory writing in which the writer explains how a thing is done or process of doing something.

6.       Article – a writer addresses any given topic based on his own notion by marrying subjectivity with objectivity.

7.       Report writing – minutes of meetings, experiment, excursion, stewardship in office account.

8.       Speech writing – farewell, welcome - this is an act people in certain positions of authority.