Common writing mistakes

Common writing mistakes
On the following slides, pay attention to
common writing mistakes. 
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Common writing mistakes
On the following slides, pay attention to
common writing mistakes. 

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Open and close 
Hello/Hi/Hey/Whaddup
Dear Mister/Miss
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Mr. Johnson,
Dear Ms. Johnson,
Greetings/Greetz
Best/Love/Best wishes
Yours sincerely/Yours faithfully/Yours Truly*
Kind Regards/Kind Ragerds
Kind regards,





Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Spelling
You’re – Your You’re smart/ Your bag
Two – to – too Two kids/ to London/ too much
Than – then
 I’m taller than you/ First we go to school, then back home
Off course – Ofcourse – Of course
 The car is off course/ ofcourse / Of course you can have some     sweets

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Other
A - An: A book / An apple
Who- that The woman that who just came into the office.
Colour – color/ flavor-flavour UK/US English

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Numbers in English 

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Look at this sentence:

'I live with my parents, 2 sisters, 1 brother,
2 stepsisters and 13 pets.'

How should the numbers in this sentence be written? 

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

The sentence should be
written like this:

I live with my parents, two sisters, one brother,
two stepsisters and 13 pets.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

General rule for writing
numbers in English

Small numbers (1-9) = one, two, three,...

Large numbers (10+) = 10, 11, 12, 13,...

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Use of capital letters: 
for example: languages 
The important thing to remember is that
languages always have a capital letter: 
 English, Dutch, German 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Can you name some other words/things
that always use a capital letter?

Slide 10 - Open vraag

Always use capital letters:
  • at the beginning of a sentence 
  • with names & last names 
  • for the days, months, holidays (not seasons)
  • for titles of books and movies
  • for cities, countries, nationalities, languages
  • for specific periods and historical events

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Examples where capital letters
need to be used
  • please   Please don't write a sentence likte this.
  •  paul Paul, Peter, and pip Pip all need to be in capital letters.
  • Easter is on Sunday, April 17th in the middle of spring.
  • No Time to Die is the new James Bond movie.
  • She lives in Paris, France but doesn't speak French.
  • Most World War I veterans are now dead.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

In the text below, how many words need
to be written with capital letters?
(Remember the number... you will answer on the next slide)

i will see jack on the monday before christmas, which is on december 20th.  that's the day before winter officially starts.  he and i are going to amsterdam to see the movie mission impossible.  we chose the version with dutch subtitles because our english isn't very good yet.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

In the text you just read, how
many words need to be written
with capital letters?
A
11
B
13
C
14
D
15

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

I will see Jack on the Monday before Christmas, which is on December 20th.  That's the day before winter officially starts.  He and I are going to Amsterdam to see the movie Mission Impossible.  We chose the version with Dutch subtitles because our English isn't very good yet.

14 words need capital letters.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Commas, commas, commas...
When do I use them?  When do I not use them?

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Which sentence is written correctly?
A
My favorite drinks are water cola wine and apple juice.
B
My favorite drinks are water and cola and wine and apple juice.
C
My favorite drinks are water, cola, wine. And apple juice.
D
My favorite drinks are water, cola, wine and apple juice.

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Use a comma/commas in a
series of three or more items

My favorite drinks are water, cola, wine and apple juice.

My least favorite subjects are math,
Spanish, physics and drama.

My friends say I'm funny, honest and a little bit lazy.

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Take a look at the sentences below.
What's wrong?


The kitten was cute, I wanted to take it home with me.

Rabbits especially the ones with floppy ears
are my favorite animal.

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

They should be written like this:
The kitten was cute, I wanted to take it home with me.
These should be two separate sentences.
The kitten was cute. I wanted to take it home with me.
______________________________________
Rabbits especially the ones with floppy ears are my favorite animal.
You need commas.
Rabbits, especially the ones with floppy ears, are my favorite animal.

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Take a look at these two sentences.  What's the difference?

I love my dogs, Bruno and Bob.

I love my dogs, Bruno, and Bob.

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Two last questions about grammar...

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Re-write this sentence correctly:
Me and my sister plays hockey.

Slide 23 - Open vraag

Re-write this sentence correctly (three mistakes):
I admired my best friend. Because she is one
of the most amazing people in my live.

Slide 24 - Open vraag

Any questions?

Slide 25 - Tekstslide