Before you write anything, collect some ideas. Let your mind wander, and jot down anything that comes to mind about your topic. You can decide later whether you want to use an idea, or whether you want to discard it. One way to brainstorm ideas is to try a mind map. A mind map is a simple diagram that allows you to group ideas together and to make connections between them. A mind map looks like this. Here is a mind map someone has made on the topic of the future.<\/p>\n
After you have made an outline of your paragraph, you are ready to write the first draft. No piece of writing is finished after one draft\u2014you will write at least two. As you write, don\u2019t worry about language use\u2014you will focus on spelling, grammar, and punctuation at a later stage. The goal here is just to get something on paper.<\/p>\n
Noun<\/a><\/p>\n Proper nouns are names of specific people or places, e.g., Kate or British Columbia; these nouns have capital letters. Common nouns are general items, of which there are many, e.g., house or canoe. Pronoun<\/a><\/p>\n Verb<\/a><\/p>\n Adjective<\/a><\/p>\n Adverb<\/a><\/p>\n Conjunction<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\nConcrete nouns are physical things you can touch, e.g., house, river, canoe; abstract nouns are feelings, ideas, and other things you cannot touch, e.g., happiness, joy.<\/p>\n\n
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