IELTS Test candidates seeking band score 7 or higher often lose marks needlessly by making elementary mistakes which annoy the examiner.
In this short post I’ve included some examples for you, with the correct answers. You can find more IELTS Test grammar tips here.
Can you correct the following?
IELTS Task 1 Mistakes
A singular noun/expression needs a singular verb:
a) The pie diagram give information about tourists.
b) The first chart illustrate
c) The table below show the consumer durables
d) Each durable have
e) The process demonstrate
f) This increase slightly every year
Plural nouns needs a plural verb:
a) The table and pie chart shows
b) The first two diagrams represents
c) The process and the table indicates
Expressions which need a plural noun:
a) One of the reason for this is…
b) Each of the point mentioned
c) The number of tourist going toJapan
d) The percentage of household who owned televisions
e) The vast majority of student study English
f) The total amount of prisoner incarcerated in 1900 was 5000
How you should write these expressions in IELTS Task 1
Answers
A singular noun/expression needs a singular verb:
a) The pie diagram giveS information about tourists.
b) The first chart illustrateS
c) The table below showS the consumer durables
d) Each durable haS
e) The process demonstrateS
f) This increaseS slightly every year
Plural nouns needs a plural verb:
a) The table and pie chart show
b) The first two diagrams represent
c) The process and the table indicate
Expressions which need a plural noun:
g) One of the reasonS for this is…
h) Each of the pointS mentioned
i) The number of touristS going to Japan
j) The percentage of householdS who owned televisions
k) The vast majority of studentS study English
l) The total amount of prisonerS incarcerated in 1900 was 5000
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James
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