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by Priya
Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Additional answer sheets for Academic writing task 2?
Replies: 1
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Additional answer sheets for Academic writing task 2?

What happens if someone needs additional answer sheets for writing section? Extra sheets are allowed? Do we need to staple them?
by Priya
Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:34 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Academic listening- wrong use of hyphens
Replies: 1
Views: 3267

Academic listening- wrong use of hyphens

I have an irritating habit of hyphenating my words, sometimes unnecessarily so. Eg., time-table, ticket-office, answer-sheets, etc.
In the listening section, if I wrongly hyphenate a word, will I be penalized?
by Priya
Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:31 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Academic reading- 2 separate words as answer to 1 ques.
Replies: 1
Views: 838

Academic reading- 2 separate words as answer to 1 ques.

If two separate words are to be written as answer to 1 single question, should a comma be used to separate them or we just need to leave a distinct amount of space between them. In the answer key, they put them in one below the other. But, as I understand, examination answer-sheets have just a singl...
by Priya
Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:20 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Academic writing task- starting a sentence with But, etc.
Replies: 0
Views: 548

Academic writing task- starting a sentence with But, etc.

Can I start a sentence with But, However,And, So, etc.? Eg. If I am countering a point I made previously, can I use But at the start of the next sentence?
I just want to know if on IELTS, I will be marked down for doing so.