noun
1 activity/job of writing
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective
▪
The book aims to teach effective essay ~.
▪ creative , descriptive , imaginative
▪ clear , concise , sharp
▪ academic , critical , editorial ( AmE ), scientific , technical
▪ essay , feature ( esp. AmE ), fiction , journal ( esp. AmE ), letter , novel , prose , report , script , song (usually songwriting )
▪ business , food , history , science , travel , etc.
▪ opinion ( esp. AmE )
▪ developmental ( AmE )
▪ freelance , professional
▪ student ( esp. AmE )
▪
the evaluation of student ~
… OF WRITING
▪ piece
VERB + WRITING
▪ teach
▪ improve
WRITING + NOUN
▪ skills
▪ style
▪
His ~ style is well suited to this subject matter.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
the process of ~ for publication
▪ ~ in
▪
Students do most of their academic ~ in English.
▪ ~ of
▪
Housman's description of the ~ of poetry
PHRASES
▪ a style of ~
2 written/printed words
VERB + WRITING
▪ put sth in , put sth into
▪
The arrangement was never put into ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
This agreement has to be confirmed in ~.
3 ( often writings ) books, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ fine , good , great
▪ bad
▪ influential
▪ early , later
▪
His experiences in India influenced his later ~s.
▪ ancient , contemporary
▪
Ancient ~s reinforce their claims to the land.
▪ published , unpublished
▪ prose
▪ academic , autobiographical , critical , historical , philosophical , political , sacred , scholarly , scientific , theoretical
▪
Christians share some of their sacred ~s with the Jews.
▪ popular
▪ collected , selected
▪
Ruskin's collected ~s
… OF WRITING
▪ piece
▪ anthology , collection
▪
an anthology of ~ about jazz
VERB + WRITING
▪ read
▪ publish
▪
His ~s on the history of art were published by Greenway and Settle.
WRITING + VERB
▪ be about sth , deal with sth
▪
Her early ~ was concerned with the French Revolution.
▪ include sth , range
▪
His ~s range from ancient to contemporary art.
▪ indicate sth , provide sth , reflect sth , show sth , suggest sth
▪
His ~s provide us with a first-hand account of the civil war.
▪
Her ~s reflect the breadth of her interests.
▪ influence sb/sth , inspire sb/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
You find more technical words in scientific ~.
▪ through sb's ~
▪
Her influence has been greatest through her ~s.
▪ ~ about
▪
Her name crops up frequently in ~s about the Renaissance.
▪ ~ by
▪
a collection of ~s by artists
▪ ~ for
▪
the composer's fine ~ for the piano
▪ ~ on
▪
The book is a collection of ~s on death by various authors.
4 putting words on paper
VERB + WRITING
▪ do , practise/practice
▪
Every morning the children do ~.
▪ improve
WRITING + NOUN
▪ paper
▪ desk
PHRASES
▪ reading and ~
5 handwriting ⇨ See also ↑ handwriting
ADJECTIVE
▪ small , tiny
▪ legible , neat
▪ illegible
▪ cursive ( esp. AmE ), joined-up ( BrE )
▪ childish
▪ spidery
VERB + WRITING
▪ have
▪
He has very neat ~.
▪ read
▪
I can't read your ~.
▪ recognize
▪
I didn't recognize the ~.
▪ decipher
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~
▪
The list was in Elizabeth's ~.