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Little dumb things we may lose marks over?

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studybuddy7777:
Also getting words such as "composers" mixed with "composes" or "characters" with "characterise".

And not underlining your texts!! Eg Richard III (title) compared to Richard III (character).

While these do not directly lose marks, they make the text less coherent which is always a marking criteria.

"Composes a coherent response.."

jamonwindeyer:
On the topic of silly things to lose marks over/common mistakes, you should check out this article as well for common English mistakes! ;D

Hua Fei:
Will using the '&' symbol result in a mark loss? I have a habit of writing '&' instead of 'and' every time.

studybuddy7777:

--- Quote from: Hua Fei on October 12, 2016, 12:41:56 pm ---Will using the '&' symbol result in a mark loss? I have a habit of writing '&' instead of 'and' every time.

--- End quote ---
Hey Hua Fei!

While it won't direct result in marking loss, it depends on what marker you essentially get. Some people like to correct "&" with "and", but some markers don't care. Try to get yourself out of the habit though, it is looked upon as lazy by the markers and may just put the marker in that mindset if they are deciding on 2 marks to go for the lower one.

Hope this helps and good luck for tomorrow and friday! Im sure youll smash it :)

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