PAU Extremadura: NON-SEXIST LANGUAGE Most Common mistakes found

NON-SEXIST LANGUAGE

Most Common mistakes found

(How could we learn a better way of doing things, if we never make mistakes?)

MISTAKE	TYPE	CORRECTION
*The women * The society * The men policemen *The women policemen	(GR.) -general terms-	women Society Policemen Policewoman
*Same that	Grammar comparatives	Same as...
*Also is a problem	Grammar: sentence structure (S+V+C)	It is also a problem
	mens womens are incorrect	men is the plural of man women is the plural of women
*women is *womens are	GR. ((subject and verb agreement))	Women are... A woman is... women were... a woman was...
*The writer think Everybody want People knows	GR. ((subject and verb agreement))	The writer thinks Everybody wants People know
Offering a piece of advice isn quite like giving orders!	Communication / Expression	You should... Maybe you could... If I were you, I WOULD...
*In my opinion, I think	Expression	You are stating your opinion twice: that is redundant. You only need to state it once per sentece. Example: In my opinion,... in my view... I think that...
*That people	Grammar	Those people The word “people” is plural per se.
*a problem of actually	Vocabulary (false friends)	Nowadays, it is a problem.
*All the world	Vocabulary / expression	Everybody everyone
Incorrect sentence structure (missing subject)	Sentence structure / GRAMMAR	Correct affirmative sentence structure in English: S + V + O
Exercise 1. some of your compositions are too short.		Write the number of words accordingly
Exercise 2. most of you just copy the words from the text literally.		So as to justify your answer you should use your own words and explanation besides some literal quotes.
Some of your texts, do not follow an organised pattern.		Remember to follow this pattern: 1. introduction 2. body 3. conclusion (do not add extra information in the conclusion)

Come on! Cheer up! This was only your second Selectividad exam! You will make it better soon! It is all about practice; the more you practice, the better: better results, and it will tire you less and less. I believe that we learn by practice and remember: Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice.