We should organize our writing activities into 4-5 paragraphs.

We can use short verb forms in formal letters or emails.

When you start a letter with Dear Sir/Madam, you have to finish it with Yours sincerely.

Spoken language is commonly seen in informal letters or emails.

Furthermore, consequently and nevertheless are informal linkers.

Covering, complaint and reference are kinds of articles.

Articles usually include a title.

Rhetorical questions, quotations and addressing the reader are different strategies to attract people's attention.

Articles and essays are similar in register.

Stories or narratives are written using present tenses.

Stories/narratives use direct speech to make the story more dramatic.

A writing activity is usually divided into introduction, main body and conclusion.

Reviews can only be related to books and films.

Reviews don't need to include opinions or recommendations.

Reviews are normally full of a variety of adjectives to make them more interesting to the reader.

Reports are formal pieces of writing.

Reports are normally organized in separate sections under appropriate headings.

The layout and format of a proposal is very different to a report.

The style & register of a blog entry depends on the intended reader.

Letters to the editor are a blending between a letter and an article.

Formal style is characterized by complex sentence structure, advanced vocabulary, full verb forms, formal linking words, impersonal tone and frequent use of passive forms.

Letters to the editor are not usually about issues concerning the readers.

Summaries and note taking are mediation written activities.

Opinion and for-and-against are types of articles and essays.