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220 C OMMUNICA TION SKILLS

Checking and editing SEE ALSO
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52–53 Verb agreement
CHECKING AND EDITING WILL IMPROVE A PIECE OF WRITING.   70–71 Compound sentences
72–73 Complex sentences
All writers make mistakes or have better ideas. It’s important   168–171 Confusing words
186–187 Planning and research
to leave enough time after finishing a piece of work to check  188–189 Paragraphing
for errors and improve the quality of the writing.  190–191 Genre, purpose, and audience

The right answer
Even a perfect piece of writing will be poorly
received if it answers the wrong question. When
reviewing a piece of work, look at the question Discuss how the website uses
again, and make sure that the answer fulfills
the brief. language and presentational
features to persuade readers
The answer should discuss language
to visit the theme park.
and presentational features.
Discuss how the website uses

language and presentational This website is designed to lure
people to the Wild Waves Water
features to persuade readers Park. It is particulery aimed at

to visit the theme park.
young people who are on summer
The answer should focus
on how these features vacation. The range of images are
persuade the reader.
persuasive. The selection shows
groups of people who are obviously

Tricky words
One of the most important things to do is to
check for spelling mistakes. To correct a spelling in Good grammar
handwritten work, put the mistake in parentheses, Some grammatical mistakes to look out for include
draw a line through it, and write the correct version incomplete sentences, incorrect word order, and
above. Do not rely on spell-checkers—it’s better to errors of verb agreement.
identify mistakes and learn the correct versions.
is
The range of images (are) persuasive.
particularly
It is (particulery) aimed The subject range is
singular, so the verb
needs to be singular too.