Error Analysis for Sentences provides an easy reference to check for language errors inherent in our writing. Download free worksheets for Error Analysis from www.languagelab.sg/books (Textbook 19)

1. Languagelab 19.4
Master Error Analysis Skills

2. PIGS the error-analysis formula!

3. Importance of Error Analysis
High marks lowered by high number of errors!

4. Advanced Error Analysis
Formula - IMPIGS
I – Identity : answer in right order?
M – Meaning : Is the meaning as intended?
P – Punctuation : punctuation marks all in?
I – Items : key words missing?
G – Grammar : tenses, singular/plural all in?
S – Spelling : any word copied/spelt
wrongly?

5. Identity
Identity of your answer must be in order.
Q: She won the contest. She practised the piano
diligently.
She practised the piano diligently and won
the contest.
(Wrong order : She won the contest and
practised the piano diligently.)

6. Meaning
Meaning must be intended.
Q: He raised his gun to take aim. He shot the
tiger.
Raising his gun to take aim, he shot the
tiger.
He shot the tiger after taking aim with a
raised gun.
He raised his gun to take aim before
shooting the tiger.

7. Punctuation
When giving quotes.
Quote a word from the passage that means
'very scared'.
The word is 'terrified'.
(Quoting without quotation marks: 'The
word is terrified.')

8. Item
Too many or missing Key Words in the
ans
1. Write down two strengths of Adam's
character.
He was determined and trustworthy.
(NOT tall and athletic)
2. Why did the girl climb the tree when she
saw the tiger?
She climbed the tree to save her life, as she
knew that tigers could not climb tree too
high. ('...save her life.' is incomplete)

9. Grammar
Tenses, Aspects, Subject-Verb Agreement
and Singular/Plural Verbs
Why do you think Alice failed to achieve a
passing grade at the end?
Alice was ('were' is plural) too playful and
did not study (after 'did' must be base
form) hard for her examinations ('exams'
is a short form).

10. Spelling
Some uncommon words are tested in
comprehension.
What did the author do to prove his point?
He had to redo his entire assignment
(misspelling: 'asignment') to prove that it
was his own work.

11. Learning Activity
Correct the answer given (mistakes are made
obvious so comprehesion knowledge is not
required to answer it).
Q: What does it mean when the writer described
the tiger as 'the sun'?
A: It were orang and gold and so bright.

12. Learning Activity Answer
Q: What does it mean when the writer described
the tiger as 'the sun'?
A: It (item) were (grammar) orang
(misspelling) and gold and (item) so bright
(item).
A: The tiger was orange , gold and very
bright, like the sun.

13. Learning Milestones
Why do we need to check our
comprehension answers?
How do we check our answers?

14. Learning Milestones Check
We will lost hard-fought marks.
We use IMPIGS to check our answers.
I – identity must be in correct order
M – meaning must be intended
P – punctuation marks complete
I – Items, too few or too many key words
G – grammar mistakes mainly in verbs
S – misspellings

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