6. Sentences are long, rambling and
repetitive:
a)
I wake up at 7 o’clock and have a shower and brush my
hair and get dressed.
b)
We learnt about grammar and some of the students said
they didn’t like it, but I think it is a good subject for me because ...
Advice: Use short sentences with one or two phrases in each:
a)
I wake up at 7 o’clock and have a shower. Then I
brush my hair and get dressed.
b)
We learnt about grammar and some of the students said
they didn’t like it. I think it is a good subject because ...
7. The words in the sentence are in the
wrong order:
a)
Which programmes you don’t like?
b)
I can go home now, please?
Advice: Check that words in each sentence are in the right order:
a)
Which programmes don’t you like?
b)
Can I go home now, please?
8. There is incorrect punctuation:
a)
My sisters name is Zafreen, she lives with our
parents in
b)
What. is. your. favourite. colour.
Advice: Use punctuation correctly:
a)
My sister’s name is Zafreen. She lives with our
parents in
b)
What is your favourite colour?
9. The answer is not relevant to the
question, e.g. ‘Describe a good friend’:
a)
My name is Sandeep Singh. My address is
Advice: Make sure that your answer is relevant to the question:
a)
I want to write about my friend Ahmed. I have known
him for a long time. He is tall with brown hair, and he wears glasses …
10. There is incorrect use of plural
forms:
a)
We can do it ourself.
b)
Do you want a toast?
Advice: Learn and use plural forms and their determiners:
a)
We can do it ourselves.
b)
Do you want some toast?