Writing V2 - Common writing mistakes overview

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Common writing mistakes

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Basic punctuation
Start every sentence with a capital and finish with a point.

Restrict your comma use. Only use comma's when adding extra information to a sentence:

I love vanilla ice cream, but my brother prefers chocolate.

More information here:

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WO = Word order




When writing always stick to the following word order:


Subject - Verb - Object - Place - Time

He - walks - his dog - in the park - every morning.

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"I" (ik) is always written with a capital letter !!!

i  >  I
i'am  >  I am
i'm  >  I'm
im  >  I'm



My name is John and im 13 years old.


My name is John and I'm 13 years old.



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Never write "u"... always write "you"
My favourite subject is French because
u don’t have to do much.
My favourite subject is French because
you don’t have to do much.

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it's ≠ its

it's = it is

its = zijn/haar
The dog is
wagging its tail.


My favourite subject is music because its fun.


My favourite subject is music because it's fun.



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your ≠ you're

your = possessive
This is your bag.

you're = you are



Your so nice to me!


You're so nice to me!



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there ≠ their ≠ they're

there = location
I'll see you there.
their = possessive
they're = they are


They are going to there work.


They are going to their work.
They're going to their work.



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to ≠ too ≠ two

to = naar
I'm going to Spain.

too = ook/te
This is too much!
I want some help too.

two = 2


I always hand in my
homework to late.


I always hand in my
homework too late.

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whose ≠ who's

whose = wiens
That is the woman whose husband died.

who's = who is


That's the guy whose really
good at magic.


That's the guy who's really
good at magic.

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where ≠ were ≠ we're

where = waar

were = was/waren
Where were you?

we're = we are



Were are you going?


Where are you going?

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a lot!

alot > a lot
allot > a lot
allotta >  a lot of



I like playing piano allot.


I like playing piano a lot.



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gonna = going to
kinda = kind of
wanna = want to

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witch ≠ which

witch = heks

which = welk/welke
(not wich!)


We see my grandparents a lot,
witch I really like.

We see my grandparents a lot,
which I really like.

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