Exam Criteria:

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Verbs: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to use appropriate tenses and active/passive voice.

In the future, we introduce In the future, we will introduce ...
------------------------------ Looking at the adverb in the beginning of the sentence, the verb in this sentence should be future more innovative technology.

He use He uses his time efficiently.
------------------------------ The use of “s” for the third person in the present tense is necessary his time efficiently.

Thanks to development of cities, the living conditions have improved Thanks to development of cities, the living conditions have been improved for …
------------------------------ The verb should be used in the passive tone to give a clear meaning for all members of society.
Punctuation: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to use the system of markers used to divide a piece of writing into sentences and phrases.

It is claimed that teenagers are not mature enough to make their own decisions ; as a result, The use of semi-colon (;) and comma (,) helps reader understand the message of each sentence more easily they are not able to make a big impact on the destiny of society.

The high-income people in society have to contribute more to community welfare ; The use of semi-colon (;) is necessary when two sentences are closely linked they have to help promote the welfare of all citizens.
Preposition: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to use prepositions which are words used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show, place, time, direction etc.

Many people in cities do not feel satisfied from …do not feel satisfied with conditions.
------------------------------ The preposition coming after satisfied is “with” and not “from” conditions.

She teaches in She teaches at university.
------------------------------ The preposition coming before places is generally “at” and not “in” university.

Another example for Another example of my point is …
------------------------------ The preposition coming after example is “of” and not “for” my point is …

In the At the weekend, there …
------------------------------ The preposition coming before weekend is generally “at the” and not “in the” weekend, there are many forms of entertainment.
Redundancy: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidate to avoid Repetition of grammatical structures within the structure of a language.

In my opinion, I think In my opinion, we should do …
------------------------------ The repetition of “I think” is unnecessary when the writer has already written “In my opinion” we should do something to control air pollution.

The consumption of oil has fallen down by … of oil has fallen by 30% in …
------------------------------ The fall means coming down, another use of the word “down” is unnecessary 30% in the last three years. (Taken from a sample in Task I – Academic Module)

I had an unexpected surprise I had a surprise when I saw …
------------------------------ The nature of the noun “surprise” has the meaning of “unexpected” in itself when I saw you and your family. (Taken from a sample in Task I – General Module)

This subject has still remained This subject has remained as one of …
------------------------------ The nature of the verb “remain” has the meaning of “still” in itself as one of the major concerns for many people.
Articles: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidate to use articles a, an, the which are the part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.

People get familiar with variety of People get familiar with a variety of cultures.
------------------------------ The expression is “a variety of” and not “variety of” cultures.

There are vast number of There are a vast number of tools which have …
------------------------------ The expression is “ a vast number of” and not “ vast number of” tools which have been developed by technology.

A set of realistic goals plays essential role A set of realistic goals plays an essential role in finding ...
------------------------------ The word is “a role” and not “role” in finding our way towards success.

Technology helps us make most Technology helps us make the most of life.
------------------------------ The expression should be “ make the most of” and not “make most of” of life.
Subject-Verb agreement: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to obey the main rule that subjects and verbs must agree with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

One of the many reasons I have is According to the subject-verb agreement, the verb of this sentence is singular; even though the word “reasons” which is plural has been used that such a policy makes the city a better place to live in.

The following is The following are the reasons …
------------------------------ According to the subject-verb agreement, the verb of this sentence is plural; even though the word “following” which is singular has been used the reasons behind my opinion.

Education as well as occupation are Education as well as occupation is necessary for …
------------------------------ According to the subject-verb agreement, the verb of this sentence is singular, as the word “as well as” does not play a same role just like the word “and” necessary for everyone.
Nouns: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to use nouns appropriately. Nouns are any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements (I) of subjects of verbs A person is responsible , or (II) of objects of verbs or prepositions ...to develop some policies on traffic management .

The importance of this subject Sentences are generally started with a noun or a noun phrase has never been recognized.

A necessary part of every diet is eating fruit. A noun or a noun phrase is generally used after verbs
Subordination: the criterion is used to assess the ability of candidates to use complex grammatical structures (compound or complex sentences) accurately.

Although it is invested a lot in this industry, but Although it is invested a lot in this industry, it does not …
------------------------------ The use of the conjunction “but” is a mistake, as the sentence contains the word “although” it does not indicate any sign of progress as expected.

This is a problem which the many face it This is a problem which the many face every day.
------------------------------ The use of the pronoun “it” is a mistake, as the word “which” is there to refer to the word “problem” every day.