10 COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN WRITING ENGLISH
osted on June 29, 2022 By Charles Pertwee LET’S LOOK AT 10 COMMON ERRORS PEOPLE MAKE WHEN WRITING – AND SOME IDEAS OR TIPS ON HOW TO NOT MAKE THE ERRORS. Don’t worry, native speakers make these errors too! First I need to address a common question: USING CONTRACTIONS It’s essential to learn good exam technique for tests like IELTS and TOEFL. Otherwise, you won’t achieve the score you need and deserve. Is this statement correct? No. Why? Because this sentence uses contractions like it’s and won’t . Do not use contractions in formal academic writing. They will decrease your writing score. For example: It is essential to learn good exam technique for tests like IELTS and TOEFL. Otherwise, you will not achieve the score you need and deserve. The first three of the 10 common errors people make when writing English are homophones . They are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings. These words are often c...