9. USE SEMIFORMAL REGISTER – NO CONTRACTIONS,
NO INFORMAL VOCABULARY
USE THE PRESENT TENSE FOR THE PLOT.
USE THE PASSIVE VOICE WHEN IT’S NOT CLEAR OR
IRRELEVANT WHO DID THE ACTION
SHOW THAT YOU KNOW THE VOCABULARY OF THE
TOPIC – BUT BE RELEVANT
USE PLENTY OF ADJECTIVES TO MAKE YOUR TEXT
RICHER AND MORE INTERESTING TO THE READER
DO NOT FORGET TO USE THE APPROPRIATE
CONNECTORS TO PRODUCE A COHESIVE TEXT
10. - DO NOT HAND IT IN TO THE TEACHER WITHOUT REVIEWING
- CHECK FOR COHERENCE/COHESION MISTAKES. MAKE SURE
YOUR TEXT CAN BE READ LINEARILY. MAKE SURE THE
REFERENCE OF PRONOUNS IS CORRECT.
- PUNCTUATION SAVES LIVES. DO NOT NEGLECT IT
- CHECK FOR “SILLY” MISTAKES WHICH CAN RUIN YOUR PIECE
OF WRITING:
- SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT/POSSESSIVE ADJ AND PRONOUN
AGREEMENT
- IS THAT PREPOSITION CORRECT?
- ARE YOU SURE THAT TENSE MAKES SENSE IN THAT CONTEXT?
- IS THE SPELLING OF THAT WORD CORRECT?
