CA2 writing common problems by FRANCISCA BANDIN POTEL

FALSE FRIENDS

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:02:54 UTC

Remember that actually= in fact; nowadays=in the present day

If you ~~pretend~~ to study - 'pretend' should be replaced by 'intend' since 'pretend'= behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not

For more examples, please check: https://youtu.be/w5q9-61H4Ok

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:05:04 UTC

'Both systems ~~has~~ advantages'

'Tutorials teaches you how to do things'

Subject and Verb need to AGREE in singular or plural!

V-ING

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:11:32 UTC

When a verb acts as a noun, we use the gerund.
‘Playing golf is my hobby’. ‘Eating chocolate is my vice’.

After preposition, the verb form is always v-ing.

'I'm in favour of studying online'

With certain expressions, v-ing is used

'Many people have problems managing their time'.

ADJECTIVES do NOT take plural in English!

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:14:13 UTC

'One of the most importants points...'

OMISSION AND DUPLICATION OF SUBJECT

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:21:49 UTC

'The resources ~~they~~ are very important'.

Here we have an unnecessary doubling of the subject ‘the resources’ with ‘they’.

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/sentencetext.htm#Subjects

'Is an important question'.

Here, we are missing a subject. What is an important question? ... ‘It’

USE OF THE ARTICLE 'THE'

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:24:57 UTC

We use the article 'THE' for specific nouns (the online world, the Internet) but it is not necessary when we refer to general ones (young people)

PARAGRAPHING

fbandin — 2023-10-30 10:27:19 UTC

One common problem in your essays refers to PARAGRAPHING.

Writing a block of text with no paragraphs is not acceptable in English
In a few cases, you wrote paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages of studying online, for example, but no introduction or conclusion.