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Used to describe actions that are completely finished in the past.
Describes an obvious truth, a habit, or a repeated action.
Describes an action that will happen. In IELTS, it is often used for predictions or plans.
Using a tense that does not fit the time context of the sentence.
The verb must agree with the number (singular/plural) of the subject.
Two independent clauses joined together without proper conjunctions or punctuation.
Joining two complete sentences with only a comma (a comma alone is not strong enough for this).
An incomplete sentence missing a subject, a main verb, or a dependent clause standing alone.
Incorrect or missing article before a noun.
Incorrect use of prepositions for place, time, or verbs.
Forgetting to pluralize a countable noun or incorrectly adding an 's' to an uncountable noun.
Words arranged in the wrong position within a sentence.
Using active voice when passive is needed, or forming the passive structure incorrectly.
Choosing vocabulary that is grammatically correct but contextually inappropriate or unnatural.
Writing a word with incorrect characters.
Incorrect use of commas, periods, semicolons, or missing punctuation.
Failing to capitalize the start of a sentence or proper nouns, or randomly capitalizing words mid-sentence.
Using slang, contractions, or spoken language in academic writing.
Using the exact same word too many times in a short span.
Confusing parts of speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs.
Failing to pair words that naturally go together in English.
Errors that do not fit into specific grammatical categories or involve logical phrasing issues.
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