Tham khảo tài liệu 'thea writting review 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THEA WRITING REVIEW Verb Tenses Unless there is a very good reason for doing otherwise the same tense should be used throughout your essay. You may use perfect tenses when appropriate but try to avoid using future past and present in one paragraph. See whether you can find the tense mistakes in the following paragraph. Uniforms cost no extra money for teachers and administrators yet the benefits are great. Because there is less competition in school teachers and administrators report that there are fewer fights less bullying and fewer complaints from the students. Instead principals and teachers were able to use uniforms to build school pride and loyalty. Administrators and teachers will be able to concentrate on what they love to do most teach instead of dealing with problems from children and parents. The first part of the paragraph is in present tense. The past tense verb were able in the third sentence should be changed to the present are able. In the last sentence the future tense will be able should also be changed to the present are able. Instead principals and teachers are able to use uniforms to build school pride and loyalty. Administrators and teachers are able to concentrate on what they love to do most teach instead of dealing with problems from children and parents. Finalizing Notice how the few remaining problems with transitions have been cleaned up in this final version of the essay on school uniforms. The body paragraph on teachers and administrators ended with too strong a statement no one will believe that school personnel will have no problems from children just because of uniforms so that statement has been softened. Imagine a school auditorium full of alert children all dressed neatly in blue and white uniforms. Imagine these same children happily running out to play in their blue shorts and white oxford shirts playing tag and flying on swings. Whether or not to dress public school children alike has been the subject of much controversy in .
