Common Grammar mistakes in IELTS Writing.

 Common Grammar Mistakes in Writing


The most common grammar mistakes students make in writing are:

 1. Sentence fragments.
2.Run-on sentences
3. Improper proposition use
4. Tense-verb issues
5. Issues in lexical selection.

The advice the can be offered is to practise some grammar exercise. More over, these five topics will be discussed on this platform. Our expert grammar trainers will explain them in detail in the ROOTS classes. Skip not the ROOTS.

1. Use of the word "the".
Use 'the' carefully, such as
 * when there is only one of something . 
eg. the internet.
* with cardinal numbers.
eg.  the first, , the fifth.
* with superlatives.
eg. the best, the largest.
*with the names of places where tha name refers to a group of states.
eg. the USA, the UK, the USSR, the UAE.
*Before the nouns which describe general things.
eg. Exercise is good for the body.
* before abstract nounsused to describe a situation, process, quality or a change.

2. Countable and Uncountable.
eg. She has three brothers.
       I have a car.

3. Noun- Verb agreement.
The verb must agree with the noun. If you use plural noun, you must use plural verb and vice versa.

4.  -ng or to+ infinitive.
use to+ infinitive with the following: 
 learn how to, would like to,  want to-, refuse to-, promise to-, 
prepare to- offer to-,  learn to-, hope to-, help to-, decide to-,
afford to-, ask to-.

5. Use article before noun phrases.
Include a/an before adjective singular noun combinations.
eg. a very small, 
      a really strong argument.
      
Include the word "of" after noun phrases:
eg. a wide range of--- , an equal number of...

6. Use commas. 
In an IELTS it is important to use 'discourse markers' or 'linking phrases' to link ideas, such as "firstly, - "                "secondly.-" "in conclusion,-".  Use comma after a discourse marker to introduce a sentence. 
eg. Firstly, the chief cause of pollution is motor vehicle.
or, On the other hand, motor vehicles are the primary causes of pollution.

7. Verb -tense.
 Always be careful of the tense you use.
8. Preposition after adjectives and nouns.
It is an area where majority of the students make mistake. 






Thank you Bemax.....

.... and one  thing  that helped me to score a good band is the
 one-to-one feedback I used to get in the writing. Now I realize, there s no meaning in writing so many essays; what you write is corrected and care is taken not to repeat the same mistakes. 
Every day an hour is earmarked for writing and during that time we are suppose to complete both the tasks. Daily practice helped me in time management,
Sherley Mathew. 
Abu Dhabi.

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