Grammar for a higher band
The structures worth using in Task 2, five errors that cost marks again and again, the punctuation you need, and a five-minute grammar check for the end of the exam.
60 分鐘
這節課目前只有英文版。
單元 2 · 第 9 節，共 11 節
這節課你會學到
- Explain what range and accuracy mean for grammar in Task 2, and why you need both.
- Use five structures correctly in essay sentences: complex sentences, relative clauses, conditionals, the passive and noun phrases.
- Find and fix five very common errors: articles, subject-verb agreement, countable and uncountable nouns, comma splices and tense shifts.
- Punctuate essay sentences correctly, especially with commas.
- Check a finished essay for grammar in five minutes, focusing on your own most frequent errors.
這節課面向會員。
會員可以閱讀每一節課、做練習，還有計時的 Writing Task 2 練習。 3 天免費試用，之後按你所在國家設定的月價收費。 試用結束前隨時取消，就不會被扣費。
這節課裡有什麼
- Range and accuracy: two halves of one score
- Structure 1: complex sentences with although, whereas and unless
- Structure 2: relative clauses
- Structure 3: conditionals
- Structure 4: the passive
- Structure 5: noun phrases
- Five errors that cost marks again and again
- Error 1: articles (a, an, the or nothing)
- Error 2: subject-verb agreement
- Error 3: countable and uncountable nouns
- Error 4: comma splices and run-on sentences
- Error 5: tense consistency
- Punctuation basics
- Worked example: editing a paragraph
- Your five-minute grammar check
- Your turn