WRITE IT RIGHT 2020 MODEL ESSAYS FOR PT3

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English PT3  Common Mistakes in Writing 

Common Mistakes in Writing

Poor Structure
• A well-organised essay must have an introduction, body and conclusion. The first

paragraph must give an introduction to the main topic of the essay. The body
contains the main points of the essays and should comprise 3 to 5 paragraphs. The
final paragraph should provide a suitable conclusion to the topic of discussion.
Unorganised
• The essay is haphazard. Before starting the essay, a draft must be prepared on the
main points to be discussed. This will ensure that ideas are presented in an organised
manner.
Beating around the bush
• Get to the point. You must keep to the word limit and write within the given frame
of time. Therefore, an essay must not contain excessive elaboration or irrelevant
information.
Spelling
• Pay attention to spelling as errors will result in deduction of marks. (Refer to Page
398 for list of commonly misspelled words). Incorrect spelling may also alter the
meaning of your sentence.
Punctuation
• Use appropriate punctuation marks as a guide to how the examiner should read
the sentences. The most common mistake is joining two sentences with a comma
instead of a full stop. Another common error is the use of the comma before the
word ‘and’.
Improper Paragraphs
• The most common mistake is to present two or more main ideas in a single
paragraph. A paragraph should contain a topic sentence, which is the main idea
of the paragraph. The remaining sentences in the paragraphs should contain
information to support the central idea. Each main idea should be presented in an
individual paragraph.
Format
• Read the question correctly and determine the appropriate format to be used –
letter (formal or informal), speech, reports, narrative essays, etc.

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  English PT3  Common Mistakes in Writing

Grammar Mistakes
• Decide whether to use the present or past tense before start writing. Once a choice

has been made, you must be consistent. Remember that every sentence needs a
subject and a verb. Also pay attention to Subject-Verb Agreement. Singular subjects
take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs.
Vocabulary
• Avoid repeating the same words and never use slang. Do not use words which you
are unfamiliar with as they may change the meaning of your sentence.
Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is an act of fraud. If you have used someone else’s work or ideas, you
must acknowledge the source.

Essay Writing Checklist
Execution of task
• Have you answered the question?
• Have you used all the points given?
• Have you elaborated on all the points?
Organisation of task
• Do you have an interesting introduction that will capture your examiner’s

attention?
• Does each paragraph have a main idea?
• Does your essay have an appropriate conclusion that sums up the points

in your essay?
• Have you fulfilled the word requirement?
Language
• Are your sentences grammatically correct?
• Have you used the right tenses?
• Have you used interesting phrases and appropriate vocabulary?
• Have you used the correct punctuation?

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English PT3  Phrasal Verbs 

Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition which creates a different meaning from the
original verb. Below are some phrasal verbs.

Phrasal Meaning Example
Verb

1. account explain the • The Treasurer could not account for the
for cause for shortage of money in the bank.

→ The Treasurer could not explain the cause for
the shortage of money in the bank.

2. back out to withdraw • John promised to help but he backed out at
the last minute.

→ John promised to help but he withdrew at the
last minute.

3. keep informed • The newspapers keep me abreast on local and
abreast global issues.

→ The newspapers keep me informed on local
and global issues.

4. take to exploit • We should not take advantage of his
advantage generosity just because he is rich.
of
→ We should not exploit his generosity just
because he is rich.

5. give up surrender • Don’t give up – you can still meet the deadline.
→ Don’t surrender – you can still meet the

deadline.

6. back to give way or • Although Sam was right, he decided to back
down retreat down when the argument escalated.

→ Although Sam was right, he decided to give

way when the argument escalated.

7. pass out lose • The injured athlete finished the run and
consciousness passed out at the finish line.

→ The injured athlete finished the run and lost

consciousness at the finish line.

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  English PT3  Phrasal Verbs

8. go back to fail to keep • It is not right to go back upon your word
upon to one’s word once you have made a promise.

9. bear with be patient → It is not right to fail to keep to your word once
to strengthen you have made a promise.
10. beef up
11. blow over subside • Please bear with me as I need more time to
12. bent on determined decide which house to purchase.
13. lift a to do work
to expand → Please be patient as I need more time to decide
finger succumb to which house to purchase.
14. branch
emotion • He beefed up his speech by adding more facts
out demolish and figures.
15. break
→ He strengthened his speech by adding more
down facts and figures.
16. pull down
• Don’t worry, his anger will soon blow over.
→ Don’t worry, his anger will soon subside.

• She is bent on taking part in the beauty
contest.

→ She is determined to take part in the beauty
contest.

• The lazy servant was fired for not lifting a
finger in the house.

→ The lazy servant was fired for not doing any
work in the house.

• He decided to branch out and take his
business overseas.

→ He decided to expand and take his business
overseas.

• If you start scolding her again she will break
down.

→ If you start scolding her again she will succumb
to emotion.

• All the houses in the squatter area will be
pulled down by December.

→ All the houses in the squatter area will be
demolished by December.

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English PT3  Phrasal Verbs 

17. call off cancel • The hiking trip will be called off if it rains.
18. keep up be on par → The hiking trip will be cancelled if it rains.
19. put off
20. look with • You must keep up with the other Scouts if
to delay you want to earn a badge.
after to take care
21. call on → You must be on par with the other Scouts if
22. check on of you want to earn a badge.
23. chip in to visit
24. cave in to investigate • Do not put off until tomorrow what you can
25. draw to contribute accomplish today.
collapse
upon rely on → Do not delay until tomorrow what you can
accomplish today.

• She was charged with looking after her
younger siblings.

→ She was charged with taking care of her
younger siblings.

• Last Sunday I decided to call on an old friend
that I had not seen in a while.

→ Last Sunday I decided to visit an old friend
that I had not seen in a while.

• The police came to check on the loud noise
coming from the bungalow.

→ The police came to investigate the loud noise
coming from the bungalow.

• We appreciate any sum you can chip in for
the school fund-raiser.

→ We appreciate any sum you can contribute for
the school fund-raiser.

• The roof of the house caved in during the
thunderstorm.

→ The roof of the house collapsed during the
thunderstorm.

• The hikers had to draw upon their common
sense to survive in the jungle.

→ The hikers had to rely on their common sense
to survive in the jungle.

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  English PT3  Commonly Misspelled Words

Commonly Misspelled Words

Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling

absence absense, absance business bisness

acceptable acceptible calendar calender

accidentally accidently camouflage camoflage

accommodate accomodate, category catagory
acommodate
cemetery cemetary
acknowlege,
acknowledge aknowledge changeable changable

achieve acheive column colum

adultery adultary committed commited

acquaintance aquaintance consensus concensus

advisable adviseable definite definit

alcohol alchohol desperate desparate

algorithm algorythm embarrass embarass

almost allmost disappiont disapoint

a lot alot exceed excede

amateur amatuer fascinating facinating

amend ammend fluorescent flourescent

annually annualy harass harrass

arctic artic hierarchy heirarchy

atheist athiest imaginary imaginery

beginning begining imitate immitate

burglar burgler imitation immitation

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English PT3  Commonly Misspelled Words 

Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling

immediately imediately omission ommision

incidentally incidently outrageous outragous

independent independant parliament parliment

indispensable indispensible pastime passtime

inoculate innoculate perseverance perseverence

irrelevant irrelevent personnel personel

irritable irritible plagiarize plagarize

jewellery jewellry playwright playright,
playwrite
liaison liason

maintenance maintainance possession posession

medieval medival potatoes potatos

memento momento precede preceed

millennium milennium privilege privelege

miniature miniture pronunciation pronounciation

minuscule miniscule publicly publically

mischievous mischievious quarantine quarentine

misspell mispell queue que

necessary neccessary questionnaire questionnaire

noticeable noticable receive recieve

occasion occassion receipt reciept

omission ommision recommend reccommend

original orginal referred refered

occurrence occurence reference refrence

occurred occured relevant relevent

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  English PT3  Commonly Misspelled Words

Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling Correct Spelling Wrong Spelling

religious religous tomatoes tomatos

repetition repetition tomorrow tommorrow

restaurant restaraunt tyranny tyrany

rhythm rythm upholstery upholstry

secretary secretery until untill

seize sieze vacuum vaccuum

separate seperate vehicle vehical

sergeant sargent weird wierd

similar similiar welfare wellfare

supersede supercede withhold withold

surprise suprise writing writting

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