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Cat90

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 990

Nationality:: United Kingdom

Residence:: United Kingdom

Skills

American English
British English

Certifications: 2014-18 PhD in Literature, University of East Anglia 2015 Postgraduate Award in Preparing to Teach, University of East Anglia 2011-12 MA in Studies in Fiction, University of East Anglia (Distinction) 2008-11 BA in English Literature with Creative Writing, University of East Anglia (First Class Hons.) 2006-8 A levels (English Language and Literature, Fine Art, Media Studies, Psychology) A, A, A, A.
Announcements: Hello, my name is Cat. I've been away from IDIY for a while, but now I'm back and I look forward to teaching you! Since I've been away, I've been a and Tutor and then a Lecturer in Creative Writing at a UK university, then I began teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages with the government. I also teach Creative writing freelance with all sorts of companies. I've come back to IDIY so I can do more work with students online. I like to teach students from all over the world and at all sorts of skill levels. I have many years' experience in both critiquing academic writing and in correcting English by foreign students. I can't wait to meet you! Cat
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Message from the instructor: My corrections are very thorough and considered. I give comprehensive, detailed and accurate grammatical explanations. I have a great deal of writing experience (creative, formal, academic, technical) so I understand how best to achieve the desired tone and form of expression in any piece of writing. In the past I taught English Literature to university students, I currently teach poetry and I specialise in one-to-one mentoring and feedback; I think it's important to give each student the effort and attention they deserve, It's also important to encourage and nurture each student, to help them become the best writer they can be. You can expect my feedback to be extremely useful and very positive. I look forward to working with you.

Yuki7da

Hi Cat90, Thank you for revising my sentences. I could learn a lot of things from your explanation. -Yuki7da

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kazu10sumi

Dear Car90 Thanks so much! I could learn the usage of "likelihood." Thanks again! Best regards, Kazu10sumi

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ota0911

Thank you for your kindly advise!

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Yuki7da

Hi Cat90, Your explanation to my strange questions is very clear to me. I understood what you said, and the revised sentence was much easier to understand. Moreover, I felt natural. However, I still might not use the sentence in my conversation. I need some time to make a sentence. Anyway, my skill was improved thanks to you. I'm learning English step by step. -Yuki7da

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meg629

Thank you for your correction and explanation. Your explanation about using commas is really helpful for me. Thank you!

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hana.yama

Thank you! Your explanation about escape/escape from was marvelous. About the last sentence, it’s true. I should’ve written more.

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kazu10sumi

Thank you for your advice! I'll check what you kindly write to me. Have a nice day! Best regards, Kazu10sumi

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Yuki7da

Hi Cat90, I often make mistakes about articles. I know them grammatically, but I can't use them appropriately. I wonder it myself. I'll improve my skills thanks to you. -Yuki7da

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Yuki7da

Hi Cat90, Your clear explanation is very useful for me. I lacked consideration about the past tense. Thank you, -Yuki7da

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kazu10sumi

Dear Cat90: Thank you for your advice, especially for the second sentence! Best Regards, Kazu10

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torug3

Thanks for correcting my work! You perfectly answered my doubts, so I was impressed! The period mark after a quotation mark is what I'm not confident about. Thanks again and have a nice week ahead!

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neueZ017

Thank you for revising! Everything is educational for me.

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hmuromin

Very effective comments and corrections.

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nara

Dear Cat90, Thank you very much for your correction and suggestion! I will keep in mind how important articles are. Actually, I'm also bothered by my foreign students when they mix up past tense and present tense. Sometimes I really want to shout at them, like "When are you talking about ?!", because I cannot understand what they are trying to say. Now I realized that I have to apologize to my students; I am doing the same thing to native English speakers. You can say "I go to school yesterday" in Chinese by the way. People would understand that it is past tense from the word "yesterday". It is confusing, isn't it? Again, I really appreciate your help. Best regards, Ayako Nara

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hana.yama

Thank you for clarification of the articles. It's useful.

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