IELTS · 24 Oct 2026
IELTS daily: Point back to the noun you mean
Words like this, these, and the result only work when the reader can see what they refer to.
After a long sentence, the next one can start with “This change” or “These figures” if those words appeared just above. If they did not, repeat the noun.
A paragraph that is only “this” and “it” is hard to mark and hard to read. Name the subject again at the start of each paragraph.
The same habit helps PTE summaries. One clear subject is easier to score than a chain of pronouns.
- Read your last paragraph aloud.
- Replace any “this” that has no noun.
- Start the next paragraph with the topic word.
This is a PTE Pro Lab study note. It is not a Pearson or IELTS announcement and not an official score.