The Same Idea, Three Shapes
One idea, three shapes: a thing, an action, a description.
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One meaning. Three shapes. The sentence decides which one you need.
Important, benefit, necessary, useful: the words in almost every Task 2 essay, and when each one needs its noun or its adjective form.
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No spelling mistakes. No grammar mistakes. Each sentence uses the wrong form of a word you already know.
Eight families you cannot avoid — so an error in one of them repeats all the way down your script.
Whatever the Task 2 question is — education, technology, cities, work — you will end up saying that something is important, useful, valuable, necessary, or that it has benefits and advantages.
That is what makes this sprint different from the last one. You could write an essay and never need the word imagination. You cannot write an essay and never need the word important.
So an error here is not a single mark. It repeats. If you write is very importance in your introduction, you will probably write it again in body paragraph one, and again in your conclusion. The examiner sees the same error three times and reads it as a pattern rather than a slip.
One idea, three shapes: a thing, an action, a description.
One meaning. Three shapes. The sentence decides which one you need.
Twenty words. Sort them by shape, not by meaning.
Sort each item into the correct category
Three decisions built on the two signals that almost never lie.
Chain 1
Sentence: Everyone accepts the ______ of a good education.
Candidates: important / importance
The word before the gap is "the", so the slot needs:
So the answer is:
Chain 2
Sentence: Regular exercise is ______ for older adults.
Candidates: benefit / beneficial
The word before the gap is "is", so the slot needs:
So the answer is:
Chain 3
Sentence: Clean drinking water is an absolute ______.
Candidates: necessary / necessity
The words before the gap are "an absolute", so the slot needs:
So the answer is:
Eight sentences straight out of Task 2 territory. One family each.
Few people would deny the ______ of early education. (important)
Working from home is ______ for both employers and staff. (benefit)
Libraries remain extremely ______ to students without internet at home. (value)
It is ______ to invest in public transport before the population grows. (necessary)
The ______ of this approach is that it costs almost nothing. (advantage)
Online learning has grown rapidly in ______ since 2020. (popular)
Access to clean water is ______ for public health. (essential)
Smartphones can be used ______ if children are taught how. (useful)