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    An easy checklist for students studying English. Proofread your own essays and compositions and find the most common mistakes that Spanish students of English make when they write in English.

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    An easy checklist for students studying English. Proofread your own essays and compositions and find the most common mistakes that Spanish students of English make when they write in English.

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    Writing Checklist

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    Dawn Severenuk
    An easy checklist for students studying English. Proofread your own essays and compositions and find the most common mistakes that Spanish students of English make when they write in English.

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    MY WRITING CHECKLIST MY WRITING CHECKLIST MY WRITING CHECKLIST

    Date: ______________ Date: ______________ Date: ______________

    HAVE I…. HAVE I…. HAVE I….


     organized my text logically and put  organized my text logically and put  organized my text logically and put
    information in the relevant section? information in the relevant section? information in the relevant section?
     corrected any possible “people is”?  corrected any possible “people is”?  corrected any possible “people is”?
     made sure that all my sentences are  made sure that all my sentences are  made sure that all my sentences are
    SVOPT? SVOPT? SVOPT?
     eliminated any plural adjectives?  eliminated any plural adjectives?  eliminated any plural adjectives?
     eliminated any false friends?  eliminated any false friends?  eliminated any false friends?
     put the adjectives in FRONT of nouns  put the adjectives in FRONT of nouns  put the adjectives in FRONT of nouns
    (and AFTER verbs like “to be”)? (and AFTER verbs like “to be”)? (and AFTER verbs like “to be”)?
     provided examples of situations when I  provided examples of situations when I  provided examples of situations when I
    have to support an idea or point? have to support an idea or point? have to support an idea or point?
     made sure that I need (or don’t need) a  made sure that I need (or don’t need) a  made sure that I need (or don’t need) a
    direct object? direct object? direct object?
     made sure that I used the correct kind of  made sure that I used the correct kind of  made sure that I used the correct kind of
    noun (person? idea? thing?) in the direct noun (person? idea? thing?) in the direct noun (person? idea? thing?) in the direct
    object? object? object?
     used the correct preposition with the  used the correct preposition with the  used the correct preposition with the
    verb (if I need one)? verb (if I need one)? verb (if I need one)?
     used the correct verb tense?  used the correct verb tense?  used the correct verb tense?
     checked AGAIN for any false friends?  checked AGAIN for any false friends?  checked AGAIN for any false friends?
     written down any questions I need to ask  written down any questions I need to ask  written down any questions I need to ask
    my teacher? my teacher? my teacher?
     recorded any new vocabulary I needed  recorded any new vocabulary I needed  recorded any new vocabulary I needed
    to write this (so I can use it again in the to write this (so I can use it again in the to write this (so I can use it again in the
    future)? future)? future)?
    If the answer is NO… If the answer is NO… If the answer is NO…
    CHECK AGAIN!! CHECK AGAIN!! CHECK AGAIN!!
    © Patricia Dawn Severenuk, 2010 © Patricia Dawn Severenuk, 2010 © Patricia Dawn Severenuk, 2010

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