\u00bfCu\u00e1les son algunos de los errores de forma y contenido que com\u00fanmente cometen los hispanohablantes en la redacci\u00f3n de textos para el TOEFL\u00ae? En este art\u00edculo se identifican y analizan distintos tipos de errores tomando como base redacciones hechas por hablantes nativos del espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n
What are some of the typical form and content errors made by Spanish speakers in the Independent Writing section of the TOEFL\u00ae test? In this article, diverse types of errors are identified and analyzed, based on actual writings made by native Spanish speakers.<\/p>\n
For the sample texts that we will be analyzing, the prompt was:<\/p>\n
Some students prefer to study at a library. Other students prefer to study at home. What is the best place to study? Give specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s see the introductory paragraph written by a student (the words and phrases that have problems are underlined):<\/p>\n I would prefer study at a library than study at home becase at a library I have better<\/strong> conditions than at home. I need to be focus on what am I doing and because of my studies, I<\/strong> need specific materials that I can\u00b4t have at home.<\/strong> Now, let\u2019s analyze a paragraph written by another student, who believes that studying at home is better:<\/p>\n When you\u2019re at home it\u2019s easier to concentrate because you\u2019re alone and there isn\u2019t anyone<\/strong> arround you. Most of the time people who goes to the library are making some noise such a<\/strong> turn de pages, getting out or in the library, searching and moving some books and making<\/strong> noises with pens, pencils, etc.<\/strong> \u00bfCu\u00e1les son algunos de los errores de forma y contenido que com\u00fanmente cometen los hispanohablantes en la redacci\u00f3n de textos para el TOEFL\u00ae?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":92,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/3238db07aab04ae5833ae4a0f0d95526.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-examenes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n \nProblem number<\/th>\n Analysis<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n 1<\/td>\n \u201cWould prefer\u201d is followed by the infinitive with\u00a0to<\/em>. Correct: \u201cprefer\u00a0to study<\/strong>\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Spelling mistake: \u201cbecase\u201d \u2192 \u201cbecause.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Awkward construction. Better: \u201c\u2026because\u00a0conditions in a library are better than at home<\/strong>.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Incorrect verb form. Use active voice: \u201cI need\u00a0to focus<\/strong>\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Subject-verb inversion only occurs in questions. Correct: \u201c\u2026what I am<\/strong>\u00a0doing\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Use commas to separate sentence elements: \u201c\u2026and,\u00a0because of my studies<\/strong>, I\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n \u201cCan\u2019t\u201d implies impossibility. Better: \u201cthat I\u00a0do not<\/strong>\u00a0have at home.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\n \nProblem number<\/th>\n Analysis<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n 1<\/td>\n A comma is needed between \u201chome\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s.\u201d Correct: \u201cWhen you\u2019re at home, it\u2019s easier\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Spelling mistake: \u201carround\u201d \u2192 \u201caround.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Subject-verb agreement: \u201cpeople\u00a0go<\/strong>\u00a0to the library,\u201d not \u201cgoes.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Use present simple for habitual actions. Replace \u201care making\u201d with \u201cmake.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Correct expression: \u201csuch\u00a0as<\/strong>,\u201d not \u201csuch a.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Use gerunds after \u201csuch as\u201d: \u201cturning<\/strong>\u00a0the pages\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Spelling mistake: \u201cde\u201d \u2192 \u201cthe.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Correct preposition for motion: \u201cinto<\/strong>\u00a0the library,\u201d not \u201cin.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Better phrasing: \u201c\u2026and\u00a0using pens or pencils<\/strong>\u201d avoids repetition of \u201cmaking noise.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"