English Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2019

General weaknesses


The weaknesses observed include:


  1. poor paragraphing;

  2. poor expression as a result of wrong concord, poor punctuation marks, wrong use of tenses, poor use of prepositions and articles, translation of vernacular into English ;

  3. failure to grasp the requirements and demands of some questions attempted;

  4. inability to construct simple and correct sentences;

  5. wrong use of the first person pronoun ā€œIā€;

  6. writing below the required number of words on the essay topics;

  7. poor knowledge of functions of clauses;

  8. illegible handwriting;

  9. spelling errors;

  10. poor knowledge of the basic rules of English grammar;

  11. indiscriminate lifting of answers from the passage.

 

 

SUGGESTED REMEDIES

Candidates should:

  1. endeavour to improve on their vocabulary and grammar in English Language through extensive reading;

  2. learn the basic grammatical structures of English Language;

  3. take time to understand the exact demands of questions before attempting to answer them;

  4. draw up an outline to organise their thoughts before writing their essays;

  5. read through their work to correct spelling and grammatical errors before submitting their scripts;

  6. practise essay writing constantly;

  7. converse frequently in simple and correct English expressions.