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When analysing a child’s piece of writing there are certain things to look out for that we don’t use when analysing speech. For example, we can study orthography (the spelling of words), graphemes (letter...

The perfect past is like 'I ate, I sang' in English, and is used for an event that happened once and where the action was finished (eg 'I ate an apple, I sang a song'). The imperfect is for an action whic...

First of all, highlight all of the verbs and adjectives in the text. Correct conjugation of verbs and agreement of adjectives is extremely important in translation and marks can often be lost due to silly...

One way of improving A-level literature essays is demonstrating a good knowledge of different tenses and moods. The correct use of the subjunctive mood is usually key to showing the examiner your extensiv...

Writing an Oxbridge personal statement is difficult, as there is immense pressure to present yourself and your knowledge of your subject as best and in as sophisticated a way as you can. However, contrary...