VERB + WRITING

do, practise
Every morning the children do writing
improve

WRITING + NOUN

paper
desk

PHRASES

reading and writing

ADJ

effective
The book aims to teach effective essay writing
creative, descriptive, imaginative
academic, critical, scientific, technical
fiction, essay, letter, novel, prose, report, script
travel

QUANT

piece

VERB + WRITING

teach

WRITING + NOUN

skills

PHRASES

a style of writing

VERB + WRITING

put sth into
The arrangement was never put into writing

PREP

in ~
This agreement has to be confirmed in writing

ADJ

fine, good, great
bad
influential
early, later
His experiences in India influenced his later writings
ancient, contemporary
Ancient writings reinforce their claims to the land
published, unpublished
prose
academic, critical, historical, mystical, philosophical, political, religious, sacred, scholarly, scientific
Christians share some of their sacred writings with the Jews
popular
feminist
modernist
collected, selected
Ruskin's Collected Writings

QUANT

piece
anthology, collection
an anthology of writing about jazz

VERB + WRITING

read
publish
His writings on the history of art were published by Greenway and Settle
influence, inspire

WRITING + VERB

be about sth, be concerned with sth, deal with sth
Her early writing was concerned with the French Revolution
include sth, range
His writings range from ancient to contemporary art, and include a study of Giorgione's paintings
indicate sth, provide sth, reflect sth, show sth, suggest sth
His writings provide us with a first-hand account of the civil war. Her writings reflect the breadth of her interests
influence sb/sth, inspire sb/sth

PREP

in … ~
You find a greater use of the passive in scientific writing
through sb's ~
Her influence has been greatest through her writings
~ about
Her name crops up frequently in writings about the Renaissance
~ by
a collection of writings by artists
~ on
The book is a collection of writings on death by various authors

ADJ

small, tiny
legible, neat
illegible
cursive, joined-up
childish
spidery

VERB + WRITING

have
He's got very neat writing
read
I can't read your writing
recognize
I didn't recognize the writing

PREP

in sb's ~
The list was in Elizabeth's writing