COMMON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS TO AVOID IN YOUR UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

Posted date: 27 May 2021

The most typical grammar errors committed by overseas students, along with admissions may affect your application. As university application deadlines throughout the world approach, international applicants should double-check these grammar guidelines to ensure that their personal statements are up to par.

Many students use incorrect prepositions (for example, "for," "on," and "at"), and many did not employ the correct verb conjugation for the sentence subject on a continuous basis. Correcting frequent grammar errors before starting university will help you succeed when it comes to exploring creative ideas in your assignment. Correct grammar, maybe more significantly at this stage, could make all the difference in impressing admissions tutors.

A large number of errors in a personal statement may lead to believe that someone is having difficulty. Obviously, one should consider other factors as well, such as language tests, so it's not the be-all and end-all. However, the greatest tip for applicants is to double-check everything! A personal statement must be free of any errors, whether they are grammatical or factual. Regardless of how excellent the writer is at their course, an essay packed with errors will give the reader the idea that the writer is unskilled and unprofessional. If the applicant's essay was judged against others that were better written and put together, it would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage. As a result, it is recommended that applicants display their personal statements to numerous proof readers to ensure that the final product is free of errors.

So, if you want to increase your chances of getting into your dream university and doing your best work once you get there, avoid these frequent blunders:

1. Confusing "effect" with "affect"

2. Homophone mistakes (words that sound the same but are spelled differently such as "course" and "coarse")

3. Use of US English spellings rather than UK English spellings (such as "color" instead of "colour")

4. Excessive usage of the term "about"

5. Apostrophes are missing or are being misused.

6. Several instances of the words "said" or "because" in a single sentence

7. Incomplete, inaccurate, or missing academic referencing

8. Sentences those are excessively long

9. Issues with syntax (how sentences are structured)

10. Missing or incorrectly spelled words (“a,” “the”)

11. Failing to double-check that singular and plural nouns match their verbs

12. Incorrect conjunction usage (e.g., "albeit," "hence," "whereas").

13. Incorrect use of prepositions (for example, "for," "on," "at," and so on)

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