Results!

Two weeks ago, we had to hand in the Stitch Wear memo report. In the same period, we had exam weeks as well. I've got the results back now and with a 8.1 on the memo report and a 9.1 on the exam, I can be very satisfied.

I improved my writing skills drastically, as the result for my writing assignment has shown. There were a few minor mistakes that need improvement in the future, though. One of the mistakes I made a few times in my memo report was not using an -ing word form. An example of this can be found in the conclusion, where I wrote "...We would recommend to take a close...". It would be more appropriate to write "...We would recommend taking a close...", as this is a more academic way of writing texts. The way I wrote the sentence is not by definition wrong, it could only be improved. 

Another mistake I commonly made, was to use a wrong word at the wrong place. An example of this can also be found in the conclusion, where I wrote "...includes costly arrangements." The word 'arrangements' should have been replaced by the word 'measures', but I only used the first word to make the text more pleasant to read, as I had used the word 'measures' in the preceding sentence as well. In the future, it might be better to take a closer look at exact synonyms for the words I am trying to avoid. However, I do not think I need to improve my vocabulary drastically, as I think I already possess a sufficient one.

My lesson from this report? Re-read your report several times after you have written it, and look out for sentences in which a -ing  word form might be required. Because even if your grammar is completely right, there might be words that are not in the optimal form for your paper. Your 'spelling check' does not recognize that.