7.6. Types of Outlines / Composition / English Writing

Ladies and gentlemen, I am Olga, your academic guide. Let’s talk about types of outlines for your composition.

There are two commonly used types of outlines: a topic outline and a sentence outline.

All entries in a topic outline consist of nouns and their modifiers, or their equivalents, that is, gerund phrases or infinitive phrases.

A topic outline is brief and clear, and it gives an instant overview of the entire paper.

The entries in a sentence outline are complete sentences. A sentence outline provides a more detailed plan of the composition.

After you have finished the plan to your paper, the first step in your writing is done, and now you may start the next step. Time to write the first draft.

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