Technical Accuracy - avoiding the Top Ten Errors

Question 1

To sum up, the top 5 errors to avoid are probably:

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3. Lazily using a comma between two sentences, instead of a full stop., 1. Writing &#x27;a lot&#x27; as one word. 2. mixing up there, they&#x27;re, their, 4. Missing apostrophes for possession (today&#x27;s news) or omission (they&#x27;re), 5. Small &#x27;i&#x27; instead of &#x27;I&#x27; AGGGGH. NOOOO. PLEASE...... DON&#x27;T. DO. THIS.

Question 2

Once upon a time ____________ was a beautiful maiden.

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there

Question 3

Which would be effective ways of varying this sentence to give it more impact? &#x27;School uniform is uncomfortable.&#x27;

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Uncomfortable. Expensive. Itchy. School uniform has to go., Unbelievably, it is made from the most uncomfortable fabric on the planet., School uniform: about as comfortable as wearing a hedgehog.

Question 4

a lot is TWO SEPARATE WORDS

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True

Question 5

cant, couldnt, wouldnt, shouldnt are all missing an apostrophe of omission (to show a missing letter) between n and t

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True

Question 6

So which ones are correct?

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This year&#x27;s profits have been disappointing., I spend a month&#x27;s pocket money on Mars Bars

Question 7

Easy ways to pick up marks for &#x27;varied punctuation&#x27; include:

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Colons for strong pauses between connected ideas. Smoking: the facts., Dashes/brackets. You may be wondering - as I am - why we tolerate this?, Ellipses to show trailing off. &#x27;I am left wondering exactly what to do...&#x27;, Semi colons. &#x27;The clouds; the freckles on her cheek; the moonlit sky...&#x27;

Question 8

How confident do you feel that you can avoid the most common technical errors in your Language Paper 2 Writing Exam now?

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pretty damn confident, somewhat confident, incredibly confident, more confident than I did before

Question 9

Which two display more ambitious vocabulary?

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The sky shone midnight blue., The sky gleamed darkly, like a sapphire at midnight.

Question 10

The play house belongs to the two boys.

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It is the boys&#x27; play house.

Question 11

The good thing about Technical Accuracy carrying 40% of the marks is that:

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Even if you get the content of your answer wrong, you can get marks., Proof-reading carefully can help you get a good percentage of the marks., Most of us can remember how write accurately if we concentrate., If you only write a short amount, you can still pick up marks for accuracy

Question 12

TECHNICAL ACCURACY INCLUDES

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Punctuating correctly and using a range of punctuation marks. ?:/-!;..., Avoiding informal slang (gonna, wanna, like) unless it fits with the task., Extensive and ambitious vocabulary (best words!) spelled correctly., Using sentences which are grammatically correct and VARIED in structure.

Question 13

The letter &#x27;i&#x27; on its own should always be written small (lower case). That&#x27;s how we do it in messages & emails, right?

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False

Question 14

Which two show varied sentence structure?

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Cold. So cold. Quickly he ran inside, picking up his coat in the hall., It was cold. Quickly, he ran inside. He picked up his coat in the hall.

Question 15

Once _________ settled in, we&#x27;ll take a look at _______ situation and see if they would be better moving over _________.

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they&#x27;re, their, there

Question 16

How confident do you feel that you can avoid the most common technical errors in your writing?

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supremely confident, not totally confident, I never make mistakes, I think I have a few bad habits to improve on before the exam

Question 17

It belongs to the boy.

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It is the boy&#x27;s coat.

Question 18

The coat belongs to Mark.

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It is Mark&#x27;s coat

Question 19

They just don&#x27;t care. _______ attitude is appalling.

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their

Question 20

Exclamation marks

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Are for exclamations. Use them when you want to exclaim something., Should be used with caution, otherwise they lose all their impact, Look childish if overused.

Question 21

So which one is correct?

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The cat ate its dinner.

Question 22

It&#x27;s is an EXCEPTION to the usual rule of apostrophe for possession. It&#x27;s always means &#x27;it is&#x27;. There is no possession.

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True

Question 23

If you know a perfect word and want to use it, but you&#x27;re not sure about the spelling, you should include it anyway.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

&#x27;like&#x27;, meaning &#x27;as if&#x27;, or used as a filler, should generally be avoided in formal writing

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True

Question 25

Instead of writing &#x27;I feel like my actions make no difference&#x27; it would be better to use

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I feel as if my actions make no difference.

Question 26

No capital letters at the start of sentences or full stops at the end? Your mark will be limited to 10/40 or lower.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

You can separate 2 sentences with a full stop, colon or semi-colon, but NOT just a LAZY COMMA. Which ones are correct?

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The cat sat quietly; it was waiting for a mouse., The cat sat quietly: it was waiting for a mouse., The cat sat quietly. It was waiting for a mouse.

Question 28

If you insist on writing a small &#x27;i&#x27; all the time your examiner will be INCREASINGLY ANNOYED AND UPSET

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True

Question 29

Exclamation marks will get you brilliant marks!!!! The more you use, the better!!! Put several next to each other!!!!!!!

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

The bad thing about TECHNICAL ACCURACY carrying so many of the marks is that

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You can throw away marks by forgetting to use paragraphs., Silly mistakes - e.g. small i instead of I- could cost you a grade., You can lose marks by forgetting capital letters at the start of sentences., You can throw away a lot of marks by not writing clearly.

Question 31

Expressions like &#x27;today&#x27;s news&#x27; or &#x27;this year&#x27;s resolutions&#x27; need an apostrophe: the event &#x27;belongs&#x27; to the time.

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True

Question 32

All these technical tips may seem like small things, but it is NOT A GOOD IDEA to annoy the examiner. 40% is at stake...

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True

Question 33

It is true that...

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they&#x27;re always means &#x27;they are&#x27; (they&#x27;re right; they&#x27;re coming), Even people who are very good at English mix these up under pressure, their is used to show possession (their country, their values, their time), there means &#x27;at that place&#x27;/&#x27;a situation exists that&#x27; (There are 3 cats.)

Question 34

The coat belongs to Marcus.

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It is Marcus&#x27;s coat.

Question 35

A whopping 40% of your total mark for writing is for TECHNICAL ACCURACY

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True

Question 36

An apostrophe for possession (to show something belongs to someone/something), goes straight after the owner or owners.

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True

Technical Accuracy - avoiding the Top Ten Errors

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Technical Accuracy - avoiding the Top Ten Errors

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