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Hi Mike,
I have done most of the questions in the exam kits of both Bpp and Kaplan, however most of the time I used the answers provided, now with 4 days to go, I feel like i should of tried to answer them on my own.
I have now started to panic but this technique has worked for me in my previous 9 exams, any suggestions please?
Yes, you certainly should HAVE ( not “of” ) tried them on your own! Not too late – still got 4 days to go! Maybe just practice individual paragraphs from past exam questions. As for the wordy bits, read the requirements; if it’s a 16 mark part question, spend 8 ( ie 16 / 2 ) minutes thinking and planning what you would HAVE (not “of” ) written in an exam situation and then check out your answer.
I apologise for pointing out your incorrect use of English – it’s probably not your fault! I blame the parents, the schools and the Government. Nevertheless, I should maybe not HAVE ( not “of” ) made such a song and dance about it
Mike Little,
May i suggest your a little bit arrogant in your approach to students on this site.
English is not my first language so I do make little mistakes from time to time.
ugras05, I’m so sorry that you take offence. But it annoys me to hell and back to hear natural English speakers damaging and destroying the beauty of the English language. They put ordinary expressions into a mincing machine and spit out whatever appears to come into their heads. That’s their own problem. However, what I do find particularly annoying is that the laziness of the English natural English speakers is incidentally destroying the ability of the non-natural speakers who, as a general rule, have a technically superior knowledge and understanding of “la belle langue”
The only way you could “of” learned the awful mistake of using “of” instead of “have” is by listening to poor speech or by reading the appalling posts which this site is sometimes subjected to.
Fortunately, I may “of” caught you in time for you to be able to avoid such destruction in the future.
As I said, no offence meant, and good luck next Tuesday
Ugras05, incidentally, in your second post, your 4rth word should be “you’re” and not “your”. It’s actually an abbreviation for “you are”
And I do find the word “arrogant” a bit strong, don’t you? I’m merely trying to educate – in line really with the policy of the OpenTuition website as a whole ( or should that be “as a hole”?)
Mike i am sorry as well, i didnt mean to come across like that at all.
After finishing my GCSE’s, A Levels, University and now ACCA when English is my second language, I still make grammar mistakes, maybe i need to study this.
Anyway I got P3 on Monday and P2 on Tuesday so I need all the luck in the world, thanks for your advice.
Also in your reply its 4th not ‘4rth’ 🙂
PS. Any mistakes in the above post?
Only one that I can see, but I DO believe that 4rth is the old-English version. I’m old and I’m English. So maybe you’ll forgive me!
The mistake? the 8th word should be “didn’t” and not “didnt” – it needs the apostrophe. Now many many many English people wrongly put an apostrophe apparently anywhere when there is an “s” at the end of the word. The rogue comma flie’s in whenever one feel’s the need. Your exclusion of one such comma from didn’t is therefore totally excuseable
i am trying to deal with each and every paragraph of p2 consolidation questions separately and writing down important notes about every paragraph.. is it helpful ?
It certainly IS!! It’s where the marks are in a question. Just make sure that your workings are clear enough for the marker completely to understand exactly where your thinking has taken you
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