Writing

Its important to understand your teachers correction devices (symbols, abbreviations) when she checks your writings. In the chart below there are some. 1Read and match the following correction devices to their meanings. Then correct the e!amples.

Correction Device

Meaning

SP

" Theres a spelling mistake. #!ample$ inteligent %%%%%%%%%%%%%%

WW

" Wrong Word &look for a more appropriate word'. #!ample$ #very time I pass an #nglish e!am I feel depressed %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

>

" There is a missing word. #!ample$ (he lives in )ra*il but she is > Colombia. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

WO

" (ome words are in the wrong order. #!ample$ (he doesnt very muc like vegetables. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

" +nclear idea &Try a new sentence' #!ample$ Im studying hard not easy ne"t #ee$ t e e"am %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.

,R

" ,rammar -istake. &verb tenses prepositions%' (he don%t know the e!am is in -onday. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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