Properties of a Well-Written Text

This is achieved when ideas are logically and accurately arranged.

• Organization

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Language Use

• Mechanics

It is a set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate, punctuate, and capitalize.

• Organization

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Language Use

• Mechanics

These are words used in replace of a noun.

• Paragraph

• Pronoun

• Past Tense

• Present Tense

It occurs when ideas are connected at the conceptual idea level.

• Organization

• Coherence

• Cohesion

• Mechanics

It is the clearest indicator of a well-written text.

• Organization

• Language Use

• Coherence

• Cohesion

It is one level of language use which is usually found in books, magazines and news papers.

• Informal

• Formal

• Standard or Academic

• Business or Technical

These are words used by group of individuals in the same field and should be used only if the target readers are belong in the same group.

• Formality

• Slang

• Idioms

• Jargons

It is the connection of ideas in sentence level.

• Organization

• Coherence

• Cohesion

• Mechanics

Which of the following is not a property of a well-written text?

• Coherence and Cohesion

• Organization

• Paragraphing

• Mechanics

Answer YES or NO.

All numbers used in a text should be spelled out.

• YES

• NO