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Common grammar mistakes

  1. 'Each' and 'every' describe plural things, but they are grammatically singular.
    Every item was more expensive in 2010. [NOT every items were ...]
    Each box is sealed and labelled. [NOT each boxes are ...]

  2. 'A machine for making something' NOT 'A machine to make something'.
    Remember this structure:
    A tool/device/machine/gadget for DOING something.
    'The diagrams illustrate two different types of factories for packing fruit.'
  3. 'Sales of computers' NOT 'Computers' sales'.
For nouns that relate to people, you can use s.This includes countries, cities or companies. For example, 'New York's population'; 'the company's new factory'; 'the government's budget'.
For other nouns, you cannot use s. For example, you can not say 'The item's cost increased'. You should say 'The cost of the item increased'.
For example:
The population of London has increased. OR London's population has increased. [Both are OK]
The new government's taxes are higher. OR The taxes of the new government are higher. [Both are OK]
The volume of imports fell noticeably over the period. [There is no other way to say this. Don't say 'Import's volume fell ...'.]

Activity 5.16

Let's review. Correct the mistakes. If the sentence is correct, write 'OK'.
  1. Most visitors to London's museums are local people.
  2. The diagram shows a machine to manufacture chocolate biscuits.
  3. Each biscuit is scanned for imperfections.
  4. From about 1970, books' popularity started to decrease.
  5. Every years showed a dip in profits around January to February.

Activity 5.17

Check this answer using the check box below. Focus on the grammar and punctuation only.

Task: The chart at right shows the number of visitors arriving in a particular country for a short trip, and the number of residents leaving that country for a short trip, with a prediction for the future.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Sample answer

The chart shows the number of visitor arrivals and resident departures in a particular country. Both go up over the period but at some point activity is change and visitor arrivals go down.
The number of visitor arrivals increases every year gradually till 2010, from 490,000 to about 520,000. Then the number decreases to the future till 2020 it is about 500 thousand. This category's start figure and end result is almost same.
The number of resident departures goes up every year gradually from 550,000 to about 600,000 in 2010. From 2010 to maybe 2013 there is a plateau then it increases again and in a future it will reach 650,000 in 2020.
Between 1995 to 2010, both go up in similar rate, but in 2010, something happened and visitor arrival will go down. On the other hand, resident departures will go up.

Grammatical range and accuracy Yes/no Example
Does it use a variety of grammatical structures?
Answer

no

Most structures are present simple, except one future simple ('it will reach']‚ and one past simple ['but in 2070, something happened'].
For example:
Does it use 'seem' or 'appear'?
Answer

no

Does it use a passive structure?
Answer

no

Does it use the future prefect?
Answer

no

Does it use the past perfect?
Answer

no

Does it use any participle structures?
Answer

no

Are grammar and punctuation mostly correct?
Answer

yes

Answer

There are only a few errors ('activity is change'/ 'in a future').


- Punctuation

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