Some IELTS students often feel that editing an essay is a waste of time, or sometimes they cannot afford time to do this although they know it is necessary. This is a serious mistake as most writers, however excellent they are, still need to do editing to remove redundant ideas, or some simple mistakes.

The purpose of editing is to make sure your essay is well-structured, logically developed, precise, focused and cohesive.

• You should go through every sentence line by line slowly. Take your time to check every single noun and verb in your essay to make sure they are written with correct grammar.

• Check the structure, the logicality and the flow of your essay. Make sure it has no redundant sentences or repeated ideas.

• Make sure that each topic sentence is followed by adequate explanation and example.

So please never forget spend at least 5-7 minutes at the end of IELTS Writing Test to edit/check your essay.