Common Mistakes

Here are some common mistakes that many students make in their writing. I have also included some writing hints.

Common mistakes

And … use also or another connector. Do not start a sentence with And.

Then… Do not start a sentence with Then. Use… after that.. consequently,

next, in the end, the next thing…

Be careful of sentence fragments, e.g. Because she wants to study abroad.

She studies every day because she wants to study abroad.

.For example 

Join this to the rest of the sentence. It cannot be on its own.

and so on weakens a sentence. Be exact.

So Be careful starting sentences with So. It might be a fragment.

Now… and now Use other words, like currently… these days…

Anything/everything

Everything you do now will help you in the future.

You haven’t done anything about rewriting your paper.

There are many enjoyable places in Kanto area except Tokyo and Yokohama.

There are many enjoyable places in Kanto area in addition to Tokyo and Yokohama.

There are many foods...

There are many kinds of foods in Kobe

At there, no one is allowed to smoke

No one is allowed to smoke there.

There are a lot of nature.

There are many natural places in that area.

The nature is beautiful in Kyushu.

Ecotourism protects nature in many ways by helping people become aware of fragile ecosystems.

Set computer to double space

Use paragraph format

3 cm margins