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PTE Essay Examples: Develop a Reason Without Inventing Statistics
Learn how to develop a PTE essay point with an explanation and a relevant example, without relying on invented research or unsupported statistics.
PTE Summary Connectors: Show the Relationship Without Changing It
Choose contrast, cause and addition connectors accurately in PTE summary practice, with original examples and a short self-check exercise.
PTE Writing Review: Turn One Draft Into a Better Next Attempt
Make PTE writing practice more productive with separate checks for meaning, organisation and language, followed by a fresh transfer task.
PTE Paraphrasing: Change the Wording Without Changing the Claim
Practise accurate paraphrasing for PTE writing by checking scope, certainty and relationships before choosing new wording.
PTE Summarize Written Text: Choose the Main Message Before You Combine Ideas
Practise choosing essential points for a PTE summary with an original passage, a worked answer and a simple meaning-first review.
PTE Essay Planning: Turn the Question Into a Clear Position
Build a focused PTE essay plan by identifying the exact question, choosing a defensible position and giving each paragraph a clear purpose.
PTE Writing: Learn Prepositions as Part of a Useful Phrase
Practise prepositions in complete patterns: interested in, responsible for, provide with, and the difference between a verb and its related noun.
PTE Writing: Make It Clear What “It,” “They” and “This” Refer To
Improve clarity in PTE writing by checking pronoun reference, replacing ambiguous wording and naming the idea behind this or they.
PTE Writing Grammar: Repair Run-on Sentences Without Losing the Meaning
Learn three ways to repair run-on sentences and comma splices, choose a connector that fits the meaning, and practise with an original editing task.
PTE Grammar: Choose A, An or The From the Context
Practise English articles for PTE writing by checking noun type, sound and whether the reader can identify the thing you mean.
