在长期的雅思教学和批阅大量的学生习作的过程中发现，中国学生的雅思写作错误惊人的相似。在经过仔细的整理和筛选后，这些错误被分成了六大类，并附上学生例句作为负面教材，以及分析和修正版例句。
双谓语错句
e.g. For those under 26, there were 80% students study for career.
There be句型属于双谓语错句高发句型，因为句中的be动词已经是谓语，而句子后面的动词通常是定语从句中的成分，故不能作为主句中的谓语。
例句中同时出现了“were”和“study”，根据上面的分析，were应该是谓语，而study for career应该是定语从句，因此，例句应修正改成：
For those under 26, there were 80% students who studied for career. 或者For those under 26, there were 80% students studying for career.
句子不完整
e.g. The most popular kind of transport was by road.
句中主语是the most popular kind of transport，谓语动词(系动词)是was, 而by road按照语法应该是方式状语，此句缺乏表语。
应改成：
The most popular kind of transport was road.
主系表结构使用错误
e.g. We are impossible to make any progress without correcting the mistakes.
此句的主干结构是：we are impossible“我们是不可能”，表意不对。
这种表达在英语中对应的句型是：It is…for…to…, 所以应该改成：
It is impossible for us to make any progress without correcting the mistakes.
类似的错误例句还有：People are very convenient to get information on the Internet. His profession is a teacher.
标点符号用错
e.g. As far as I am concerned, people should take exercise and relax themselves on a weekly basis. Because it offers great opportunities to release their stress.
引导的句子做原因状语从句，既然是从句，那么前面就不应该使用句号使其独立成句，而应该改成逗号，because首字母小写。
词性使用错误
e.g. One possible solution is using the new energy to instead of the traditional energy.
Instead of是介词，而这里构成to do(不定式)，只能用动词。
因此，可改为：
One possible solution is using the new energy to replace the traditional energy.
从句的误用和滥用
e.g. The reason why I assert it is necessary for government to provide better education and health care for rural areas because it can ensure all citizens to have access to them.
“why…rural areas”在句中作the reason的定语，固定句式“the reason why…is that…”why引导的定语从句和that引导的表语从句连用，气势磅礴，这就是所谓的高分句型。
除了上面所列其中语法错误情况以外，常见语法错误还包括：主谓一致，时态，特殊句型(如倒装句，强调句等)使用错误以及逻辑问题等。
希望众考生能多练笔，给老师批改。把常犯的错误记下来，分析错误的成因，在以后的练习中提醒自己不要再犯。只要这样坚持一段时间，相信you can make a difference。