Struck Through and Corrected
The eight errors, each crossed out with its fix beneath.
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The crossed-out line is what you were about to write. The line beneath is the fix.
The eight mistakes that come up most often, and how to find and remove them from your own writing.
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Eight sentences. No spelling mistakes, no missing words — and every one is wrong.
Each one, why it happens, and the single change that removes it.
All eight of those sentences are wrong, every one of them appears in thousands of Band 5 scripts, and each has a one-word fix.
Most people recognise three or four as something they might write. Very few tick none, and almost nobody ticks all eight.
That is the point of this sprint. It is not about learning all eight — it is about finding the three that are yours and removing them.
The eight errors, each crossed out with its fix beneath.
The crossed-out line is what you were about to write. The line beneath is the fix.
Sixteen phrases. Eight are fine. Sort them at speed.
Sort each item into the correct category
Three sentences. Say what is wrong before you correct it.
Chain 1
The sentence: According to me, the government should act sooner.
What is wrong:
The correction:
Chain 2
The sentence: Many people is concerned about the cost of housing.
What is wrong:
The correction:
Chain 3
The sentence: This approach is more better than the previous one.
What is wrong:
The correction:
The paragraph from the chapter opening, with all eight errors to fix.
(In nowadays), many people (is) worried about the (economy) situation.
(According to me), the government should (discuss about) this problem openly and give more (informations) to (the society).
(I am agree) that this would be (more better) than doing nothing, although (most of people) would probably want to see the details first.