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1Writing correction schema
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3You will get the chance to improve your first version of your writing assignment. In order to do so  you  might come across the following abbreviations on your paper. They point to particular errors you have made and they help you to correct them. Don’t forget to use your English/English dictionary. You’ll find there a lot of grammatical information as well!
4Hand in the original assignment (with my comments) and an improved version before Monday 10.00!!. Please put it in my pigeon hole (=postvakje) on the first floor.
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6What went wrong					What it should have been
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8A[djective/adverb]: bijvoeglijk naamwoord en bijwoord verward 
9•	They did their jobs good			They did their jobs well.
10•	environmental friendly policy			environmentally friendly
11•	his proposal sounded well			his proposal sounded good.
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13Art[icle]: bepaald en onbepaald lidwoord
14•	He wanted 0.5% rise in wages		He wanted a 0.5% rise
15•	An university					A university
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17C[oncord]: two parts don’t fit
18•	10,000 people lost their life			10,000  people lost their lives.
19•	I suggest closing and then open it		I suggest closing and then opening it.
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21Inf[ormal language]: you used spoken language or vague words without any meaning
22•	He was really excited about the plan.	He was very excited about the plan.
23•	She’s going to resign tomorrow.		She is going to resign tomorrow.
24•	We discussed some things.			We discussed several topics. 
25•	Sony was a bit shocked after ....		Sony was somewhat shocked after ....
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27L: Linking problem
281:  Comma splice. You cannot separate two full sentences by just using a comma.
29•	We have selected two main target groups, each target group has its own characteristics.					
30This should be:
31•	We have selected two main target groups and each target group has its own characteristics.
322:  Words like “and”, “but” or “so” should preferably not be placed in sentence- initial position.
33•	The company failed to make a profit. But they managed to decrease the losses.
34This should be:
35•	The company failed to make a profit, but they managed to decrease the losses.	
36•	The company failed to make a profit. However, they managed to decrease the losses.
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39Par[agraph]:
401: Put information that belongs together in one paragraph
412: Start a new paragraph after you have inserted in a blank line		
423: Do not start a sentence within a paragraph on a new line. Let the text flow on. 
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44Prep[osition]:  check your E/E dictionary - read the entries carefully!
45•	He looked to the picture			He looked at the picture
46•	He paid the car					He paid for the car				
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48Pu: Punctuation: 
49•	They however wanted to leave		They, however, wanted to leave
50•	He said, that he was ill				He said that he was ill
51•	₤10.000						₤ 10,000
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53R: Rephrase/rewrite (part of) the sentence: it is not clear what you mean.
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55Rep[etition]: Do not repeat the same words but use synonyms, linking or pronouns.
56•	UPC announced that UPC were going to prosecute offending UPC-employees. UPC were going to prosecute offending Government employees. 
57This should be:
58•	UPC announced that they were going to prosecute their own offending employees and law-breaking Government officials. 
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60Sp [elling]:	Use your dictionary or your spelling checker.
61Sp!: Serious spelling error because you wrote the wrong word - your spelling checker
62        might not recognize it  as such.
63•	Their   is …..					There is 
64•	He is bigger then me				he is bigger than me
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67SV: structure of the verb:
681:  Verb needs a direct/indirect object:
69•	He made me clear				He made it clear to me
702:  Verb needs an -ing form:
71•	He succeeded to pass his test		He succeeded in passing  his test
72•	I look forward to meet him			I look forward to (=prep) meeting him
73•	He  accused him that				He accused him of doing something
74•	He suggested to open the door		He suggested opening  door
753:  Verb needs  a “to+infinitive construction”
76•	He wanted that I did this			He wanted me to do this   
774:  Never use a passive construction after  the word there       
78•	There will be appointed  a technician	A technician will be appointed     
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80T: Tense: you used to wrong tense or wrong form
81•	He has informed me yesterday ….		He informed me yesterday ….
82•	I work here since 1998				I have worked/been working here … 
83•	He work  in an office				He works  in an office
84•	If Jim would do this, I would resign		If John did this, I would resign
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86Tel[egram style]: Use linking words to combine short sentences to form a longer one. 
87•	She had enough of her current job. Therefore she quit her job last Monday. 
88This should be:
89•	She had enough of her current job and therefore she quit her job last Monday. 
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91U: Uncountable Noun
92•	an advice						a piece of advice/ some advice
93•	What a chaos					What chaos
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95WO: wrong word order
96•	She furthermore claimed			Furthermore she claimed
97•	I gave a presentation at 19.00 in London.	I gave a presentation in London.at 19.00.
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99WW: wrong word or expression; look it up in your Dutch-English dictionary and then in your English-English dictionary. Check all the example sentences to find the right word/expression.
100•	in a short notice					at  short notice
101•	he explained me					he explained to me