Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
High performance = 3 marks
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Words are spelt accurately 99% of the time.
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Capitals, full stops and commas are used accurately 99% of the time. Other punctuation marks are also
used accurately 99% of the time, such as question marks and semi-colons.
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Paragraphs are always shown clearly by leaving a line between them.
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Sentences make sense and flow together well due to the use of punctuation and connectives.
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Key subject words are always used correctly.
Intermediate performance = 2 marks
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There might be some spelling errors in the writing, but these are not that frequent.
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Capitals, full stops and commas are used accurately most of the time. Other punctuation marks are also
used accurately most of the time, such as question marks and semi-colons.
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Paragraphs are normally shown clearly by leaving a line between them.
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Sentences are clear and make sense due to the use of punctuation and connectives.
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Key subject words are normally used correctly.
Threshold performance = 1 mark
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Although there are quite a few spelling errors, it is still possible to understand what’s been written.
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Capitals, full stops and commas are sometimes used properly. There isn’t much accurate use of other
punctuation marks.
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Paragraphs aren’t always clearly shown by leaving a line between them.
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Sentences are written clearly enough to show meaning, but they aren’t well connected.
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A few key subject words are used.