b2 level writing correction feedback

WRITING CORRECTION FEEDBACK Writing can be extremely challenging for all students Let’s spot some mistakes and improve our writing skills Common Errors in Students’ Writing Run-on sentences: These are two sentences that the writer has not separated with an end punctuation mark, or has not joined with a conjunction ◦I went to Paris in the vacation it is the most beautiful place I have ever visited I went to Paris in the vacation It is the most beautiful place I have ever visited Sentence fragments: Fragment sentences are unfinished sentences, i.e they don't contain a complete idea ◦He watched TV for an hour and then went to bed After falling asleep on the sofa He watched TV for an hour and then went to bed after falling asleep on the sofa Second Person Avoid using the second person pronoun you In its place, use the pronoun one Incorrect If you don't understand the meaning of the book, you shouldn't feel stupid You won't always see everything the author wants you to see Correct : Use one instead of you If one doesn’t understand ………… Dangling Participles You may have heard of them, but you know what they are? A dangling participle is a participle that lacks clear connection with the word it modifies Incorrect Working at my desk, the sudden noise startled me [working lacks connection with noise]  Correct Working at my desk, I was startled by the sudden noise Turning the corner, the view was much changed [turning lacks connection with view] Turning the corner, he discovered that the view was much changed Here are six examples, two for each in order, for each type of mistake listed above He attributed his success to it's appeal to children He attributed his success to its appeal to children She can first finish her homework, than go to practice She can first finish her homework, then go to practice  How good you speak German?  How well you speak German?  I think he's well public speaker  I think he's good public speaker Let’s have some more practice!!!!!!!!! John felt badly when he received a low grade on the final examination Adjective/adverb confusion -feel, smell, taste—the word following these verbs describes the subject , not the verb “Badly” here refers to the verb “felt,” which implies that John’s ability to feel is impaired John felt bad when he received a low grade on the final examination There are no secrets between Mary and I Pronoun case Mary and me—me is the object of the preposition between; prepositions are followed by the object form of pronouns There are no secrets between Mary and me MATTHEW can’t hardly get out of bed for his 8:00 class, Double negative two negatives in a row—can’t hardly “Hardly” is already negative—either He can hardly or He can’t Matthew can hardly get out of bed for his 8:00 class Anne rode her bicycle to the meeting in the -40 temperatures, everyone else either drove or stayed home Comma splice A comma doesn’t correctly join two sentences (or two independent clauses) You have two complete sentences here; use a semi-colon or a period rather than a comma Anne rode her bicycle to the meeting in the -40 temperatures; everyone else either drove or stayed home Ellen quit her job not only because of the long commute but also because she did not respect her supervisor (Lack of) Parallel construction If you want to use not only … but also, the word group following each part (phrase or clause) must be parallel in construction Ellen quit her job not only because she had a long commute but also because she did not respect her supervisor