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I have been talking with a friend who sits Corporate Law and they are instructed to underline key phrases in their answer booklets, even when they are mid sentence in order to help markers see them.
Is this something that you think would be acceptable and helpful towards getting marks in written P papers such as P7?
I am resitting this in September but in my failed sitting (49%) i used headings but never underlined phrases mid sentence.
Yes, I underline key phrases in all paper based exam. It will be easier for markers to see ur key point amd award u marks.
Yes it does make it easier, but if you leave enough space between each point (at least 1 line), then it makes the marker stop and think if that point should score a point.
Doing this you’re not spending time underlining points – the only time you will spend extra is if you run onto additional answer booklets, you will need to fill in the front of those booklets!
I agree with fbawany – I’m going to leave space after each point, rather than wasting time underlining phrases. I think clear points will stand out more, rather than 1 bulky underlined paragraph… but I suppose either way could be good, if there’s a valid point made.
