English common writing mistakes

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Writing basic training

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Today!
  • Upcoming English writing exam
  • Common writing mistakes

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Engels schrijven A2
Generiek examen
A2-niveau
Volg de instructies

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English writing mock exam
3 short writing assignments


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What are some of the most common mistakes?

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Choose the correct word:
''____ going to a party tomorrow''
A
There
B
They're
C
Their

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There -> look over there!
Their -> It is their birthday!
They're = they are going to a party
Choose the correct word:
''Thank you, ____ my favorite customer.''
A
You're
B
Your

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Choose the correct word:
''He hates blue, ____ is why he painted it red.''
A
Wich
B
Whitch
C
Which

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Choose the correct word:
''I took two _____ of the sky.
A
photos
B
photo's

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____ the most wonderful time of the year.
A
It's
B
It

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It's

It’s is a contraction of the words it is or it has. (Interestingly, we don’t really contract it was into it’s.)

'It's his birthday today.''
Its


Its is a possessive form of the pronoun it, meaning belonging to it.

''The hotel raised its rates.''

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Choose between a/ an:
1. Lucy has ____ dog.
A
a
B
an

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a/an:
university
A
a
B
an

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Een (A/An)
A gebruik je voor woorden die beginnen met een medeklinker:
- A woman
- A shoe
AN gebruik je voor woorden die beginnen met een klinker
- An apple
- An egg
Maar ook als een klinker klinkt als een medeklinker:
- ''u'' klinkt als ''you'' -> A university
- ''o'' klinkt als ''w'' -> A one-room apartment 
Maar ook als een medeklinker,klinkt als een klinker:
-  een stomme ''h'' -> an hour
- een afkorting -> an NBC reporter

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Rewrite the following sentence:
''he said he never talks to jane on friday but i don't believe that.''

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Hoofdletters in het Engels
  • Begin van een zin
  • I = ik
  • Namen
  • Maanden en dagen

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Give the correct Dutch translation of these false friends...
Brutal
Actual
Meaning
Rare

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Which of the following is not 'slang'?
A
Hi mate!
B
Goodmorning!
C
U
D
Awesome!

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What does “apples and pears” mean in Cockney Rhyming Slang?
A
fruit
B
stairs
C
pairs
D
ladies and gentlemen

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How to create an English sentence
  • Tijdsbepaling altijd aan het begin of einde van een zin:
    EX: We will see him tomorrow OR Tomorrow we will see him
    NOT: We will tomorrow see him. 

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Paragraphs!
New topic? New paragraph!
New idea? New paragraph!
Introducing a text? Paragraph!
Concluding your text? Paragraph!


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FORMAL

Dear ...,
Could, would, should
NO contractions
Indirect questions (advanced)
INFORMAL

Hi, Hello,
Can, will
Contractions are okay
Idioms

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Laatste tip: maak het jezelf makkelijk
Gebruik korte zinnen
Zoek niet alles op
Kijk je werk na voordat je op inleveren klikt

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Questions?

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