Grammar, vocabulary and checking
IntroducedShow a range
- Use different tenses and sentence types — not the same one every time.
- Use a range of vocabulary; choose a better word than the easy one.
- Use synonyms to avoid repeating yourself.
A large word in the wrong sentence is still in the wrong sentence.
Practice
Using the same easy words again and again earns the most marks.
No — show a range and use synonyms.
Practice
Use ___ to avoid repeating a word (words with the same meaning).
Synonyms are words with the same meaning.
Practice
Write one sentence using a more interesting word than 'good'.
Example: 'The trip was wonderful.'
Practice
Upgrade each easy word — match it to a stronger synonym.
One precise word can lift a whole sentence — examiners notice range.
Be accurate
- Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Common errors: subject–verb agreement, verb tenses, capital letters.
- Accuracy earns you language marks.
Language marks rest on two pillars: range and accuracy
Explore
Name that error
Spotting WHICH kind of error a sentence has is the first step of checking.
Check your work
- Leave one or two minutes at the end.
- Read your work again and fix small mistakes.
- Checking can save several marks.
Practice
Before you finish writing, you should…
Checking can save several marks.
A one-minute check, live
- Draft: "Yesterday I go to the market, and buy some fruit it was cheap."
- Tense sweep: Yesterday → went, bought.
- Punctuation sweep: two sentences are glued together — split them.
- Fixed: "Yesterday I went to the market and bought some fruit. It was cheap."
Key idea
- Show a range of grammar and vocabulary.
- Be accurate; avoid repeating words (use synonyms).
- Always leave time to check your work.