1. Proofread!

 Amazingly, students often don't leave enough time to review their work in test situations. Make a checklist of errors you commonly make. Review old work, or keep a running list of errors from every marked paper you get back. Apply this list to everything you write. If you have a problem with agreement, take the time to check that your subject and verb match. Have a problem with auxiliaries? Make sure your axillary matches your subject and your tense.  Perhaps you're the st...
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