WAT preparation: Be careful to avoid some common errors in WAT

Always prefer simple language and short sentences. This will minimize chances of errors. In the series of articles dedicated to preparation of WAT, we have already shared the importance and role of WAT

Noida, India (prHWY.com) February 14, 2013 - In the series of articles dedicated to preparation of WAT, we have already shared the importance and role of WAT - how to write essays and how to approach controversial and sensitive topics. Continuing our quest for excellence, this article describes the important tips to avoid common errors in WAT. An aspirant, if follows them, can be fairly sure of getting a good score in WAT (essay writing).

The following issues need to be strictly avoided while writing an essay.

1. Grammar, spelling, punctuation mistakes: These three are the foundations to your writing skill. Any mistake in their usage will not only change the meaning of your sentence but also have disastrous effect. It is suggested to build strong fundamentals before writing any essay. Errors in the use of articles, nouns, verbs, modifiers, conditionals make the paragraph clumsy while wrong use of vocabulary words, especially in confusing /similar sounding words like 'imminent' in place of 'eminent', 'birth' instead of 'berth' etc. make your piece of writing a laughing stock. So, be careful about it.

2. Irrelevant use of vocabulary: Vocabulary which is not required must not be used. It might unnecessarily stretch your message, may have wrong impression on the reader who incidentally is your examiner. This, instead of elevating your ranking, may affect otherwise.

3. Repetition of ideas and sentences- How would you react

if someone goes on saying or repeating the same idea in different sentences or in similar ones? A feeling of boredom and lack of interest would occur. Similarly, your reader will also not like such repetition. So avoid it, since it conveys the message that you know very less on the given/chosen topic.

4. Not focussing on the crux of the idea: This typical problem and happens when you have not practiced well. You have understood the topic and also have the ideas but don't know how to start with? Please do not beat about the bush and give a few seconds to outline the thoughts prevailing in the vast arena of your mind. Organise them and then begin to write. Questions may have words like -Discuss, Describe, Analyse, Critically Examine - so take a directional tip - all these aspects are to be taken care of, while writing your essay.

5. Ambiguity of thought: All the paragraphs must have distinct and clear ideas. No confusion in your thought process as depicted in the essay should be present. One paragraph -one idea must be the strategy, although all the paragraphs are supposed to be interlinked with continuity of thought.

6. Poor formation of sentences and paragraphs: To avoid this, practise more, emphasise on more and more writing. Sentences must be presentable so that your reader is tempted to go through the entire essay in one go. You might remember reading an interesting novel, story, article, etc with rapt attention.

7. Work with all the ideas together, take up each point one by one: Don't mingle your ideas ending up with a poorly written essay. Get a flow of them as a string goes through the pearls.

8. Explain too much: This is a big problem. Sometimes we go on explaining an idea, a point, etc to more than desired length. This happens in cases when the reader is not sure of his writing skill or ability to explain. So avoid this practice.

9. Make the essay too lengthy or verbose: Be simple - you do not need to write fat vocabulary words, insert irrelevant figures of speech, proverbs. On the contrary, simple, well worded and concise sentences will have better effect on your reader. You could go for figurative language, use of idioms, and use of quotations if you can use them skilfully. Otherwise, they may do more harm than good to the evaluation process.

10. Contradictory statements or ideas: Your statements should not nullify or crisscross your earlier made statements. Despite all the knowledge you have put in the writing, this factor will make you lose on final section round.

11. Poor hand writing with cutting and cancellations: If the handwriting is poor, your reader may not attentively read the essay or may not follow the message which you wish to convey in its true sense. Practise more.

"Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you" (Denis Waitley)

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