Monday 31 January 2011

A checklist for correction

the use of the present: be + Ving when describing an action that takes place right now!

What about negation: the use of auxiliaries... he does not look happy/ boys cannot practice ballet  
the first situation/photo 1=a
Do not use the following adjectives: good, bad, nice and big!
Check your use of the possessive : 's/ ' :in people's lives
"il y a ..." et pas " c'est": there is + singular/ there are + plural
activities: practicing ballet/ boxing/ training/ bringing up a child
NO abbreviations: this is not a dialogue !!!!

Only one modal: she will can say
Be careful: to help do sth
careful with prepositions:different from/interested in/to confide in/ to depend on/difficult to do sth/ to be different from s.o./ at the age of...

Nouns have articles and be careful with the plural:
a girl=> little girls/ an outsider=> outsiders/ woman=> women
the difference between verbs: to concentrate and adjectives:concentrated/ focused and nouns: teenage girls/ fast food restaurants/ junior high school not the same as high school junior(s)
the difference between: look after/ look at/ look for/ look like/ look +adj

You cannot translate French phrases: "tomber enceinte"
Do not forget: Vs in the present tense, 3rd person singular: she speaks to s.o. about sth
Juno is not a teenage mother yet: she is pregnant!
remember: s.o. wants to do sth/ s.o. wants s.o. else to do sth
comparative of equality: as + adj+ as/ the same.... as
Last but not least: to think: the verb         a thing: the noun

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