http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 en-US 60 <p>4 para will do</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:34:19 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8275580 gunner77 http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by Maith:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p><br /> u siao ar 12...12 for what,dialouge isit? report writing just have:</p> <p>para 1-intro</p> <p>para 2-main body</p> <p>para 3-knockout</p> <p>para 4-conclusion and reliterate ur points</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> there are 2 types of report writing. one is the letter sent to a teacher or whichever person of a higher authority and you have to&nbsp;give the overview of say, a particular event, etc. but newspaper reports follow&nbsp;the newspapers writing style i guess. 1 to 2 lines in a paragraph. (you can look through the newspapers and you'llnotice that). so 12 paragraphs = a maximum of around 24 sentences (long and short sentences, of course)</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:03:58 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8275179 bonkysleuth http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by bonkysleuth:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Does anyone have an idea how many paragraphs must we write? My guide book follows a 3-paragraph system but what we do in school is totally worlds apart from what the guide book says. we usually go for 12 paragraphs and each paragraph consists of 2-3 line or even 1 line. so can anyone tell me the most appropriate number of paragraphs?</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> u siao ar 12...12 for what,dialouge isit? report writing just have:</p> <p>para 1-intro</p> <p>para 2-main body</p> <p>para 3-knockout</p> <p>para 4-conclusion and reliterate ur points</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:21:28 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8274872 Maith http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>I feel that about 5~7 will do.<br /> <br /> 12 is definitely too much, in my opinion...</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> Then how about the size of the headlines? Do I fill words into two rows of spaces or just stick to using one row? I did newspaper report in school and wrote the headlines in large fonts. The teacher didn't tell us whether this is acceptable during the exams. It seems inapt to me.</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:55:59 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8274850 bonkysleuth http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 <p>I feel that about 5~7 will do.<br /> <br /> 12 is definitely too much, in my opinion...<br /></p> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:23:28 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8274785 Darkness_hacker99 http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695 <p>Does anyone have an idea how many paragraphs must we write? My guide book follows a 3-paragraph system but what we do in school is totally worlds apart from what the guide book says. we usually go for 12 paragraphs and each paragraph consists of 2-3 line or even 1 line. so can anyone tell me the most appropriate number of paragraphs?</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:13:28 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:2297:325695:8274754 bonkysleuth http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/2297/topics/325695