Writing: common mistakes

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Writing common mistakes

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i want to go spain on 2 june.

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i love christmas because i love to see my family

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When do we use capital letters?

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I am gonna make a lot of photo's

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How do you make the plural in English?

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Watch out!
This is different in Dutch!
's is NOT allowed for plurals in English

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What is the plural of:
house
A
house
B
housses
C
houses
D
hice

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Regular plurals
Just add -s to the end

Example: table - tables

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What is the plural of:
bus
A
bus
B
buses
C
busses
D
bussess

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Ending in s-sound
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in an s-sound, you have to add - es

Example: dish - dishes

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What is the plural of:
thief
A
thief
B
thiefs
C
thiefes
D
thieves

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Ending in -f or -fe
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in -f or -fe, you have to change the -f to a -v and then add -s or -es

Example: wife - wives

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What is the plural of:
city
A
cities
B
citys
C
city's
D
citis

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Ending in -y (after a consonant)
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in a consonant + -y, you have to change the -y to -i and then add -es

Example: baby - babies

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What is the plural of:
ray
A
raies
B
rays
C
rais
D
rayes

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Ending in -y (after a vowel)
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in a vowel + y, you can just add -s to the end

Example: day - days

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Irregular plurals
There are many plurals that can't be explained. 

Let's see if you know what they are!

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Plurals (2)
Onregelmatige meervouden
  • man - men
  • woman - women
  • tooth - teeth
  • foot - feet
  • sheep - sheep
  • series - series
  • child - children
  • mouse - mice
  • criterion - criteria
  • Englishman - Englishmen
  • a Japanese - two Japanese
  • a Chinese - two Chinese

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Plurals (2)
Woorden die altijd meervoud zijn
  • bril - spectacles/glasses
  • (spijker)broek - trousers/jeans
  • schaar - scissors

Waarom zijn deze woorden altijd meervoud?

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Plurals (2)
Nog meer woorden die altijd meervoud zijn 
(sommigen hebben onregelmatige meervoudsvormen!)
  • douane - customs
  • inhoud - contents
  • politie - police
  • vee - cattle
  • omgeving - surroundings
  • opbrengst - proceeds
  • pand - premises

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Sommige woorden zijn altijd enkelvoud in het Engels
  • inlichtingen - information
  • meubelen - furniture
  • vorderingen - progress
  • adviezen - advice

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vacancy

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mouse

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tooth

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Frenchman

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Your stupid! Its not ananas, its pineapple. Even i know this to

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GR:
I don't like this pie, and my friend thinks so ___
A
to
B
too

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GR:
Next year I'm going __ Indonesia during the summer
A
to
B
too

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to
too
we have __ much homework!
Let's go __London.
Do you like football __?
You don't have __ worry.
He gave it __ me.
He works __ earn money.

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I am much taller then him.

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You can find many rice in the fields of vietnam

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There is .........................wind today.
A
MANY
B
MUCH

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Are there .... customers in the shop?
A
much
B
many

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I like to go to an university.

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Een goede brief/email bestaat uit minimaal
A
2 alinea's
B
3 alinea's
C
dat maakt niets uit
D
5 alinea's

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een brief/email heeft minimaal
- een inleidende alinea
- een alinea waar je een dieper op het geheel in gaat
- een afsluitende alinea

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Een zin beginnen met:
And/But/Because
A
mag best
B
mag niet
C
mag in een informele email
D
mag in een formele email

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Wat is het verschil:
formeel vs informeel?

  • Aanhef
  • Taalgebruik
  • Inhoud
  • Afsluiting

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Vragen worden stapsgewijs beantwoord middels quizvragen
Informal

To start: Hi .....
                  Hey .......
                  Dear ........ (neutral)

To end:  Love
                 Kisses
                Yours
                CU
               All the best ( neutral)
              Best wishes ( neutral)
Formal

To start: Dear Sir/ Madam
                   Dear Mr .....
                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully
                 Yours sincerely
                 Kind regards ( neutral)
                 Best regards ( neutral)


Dear Tom Brown, > Dear Tom, or Dear Mr Brown, 

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Mind your punctuation!

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Wat is het verschil tussen deze 2 zinnen?
Begin je zin met een hoofdletter, eindig met een punt. Schrijf leesbaar.
aandachtspunten schrijfexamen
  • zorg voor goede aanhef/afsluiting
  • interpunctie: hoofdletters, punten, alinea's 
  • gebruik van werkwoordsvormen.
  • woordvolgorde: Wie-doet wat-waar-wanneer. 
  • zorg dat alle gegevens vd opdracht erin staan. 

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a memo

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