Writing Test Checklist

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Writing Test Checklist

spelling

misused words

apostrophes

commas

colons & semicolons

dashes and hyphens

parenthesis

run-on sentences

quotation marks

voice of verbs

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spelling 1

Beware of mispellings. Here are some words that are usually misspelled:

address addrress NOT

ceiling ceileing NOT

separate seperate NOT

misused words 2

Just because they have the same pronunciation, it doesn’t mean

they have the same meaning.

Its and It’s It’s a nice dog because its fur is golden brown.

Contraction of it is Shows possession

They’re, Their, and There

They’re living in a big mansion with their parents. However, their

grandparents are not there.

Contraction of they are Shows possession

naming a place, a thing, or the existence of something

apostrophes 3

Use apostrophes to show possession and contractions.

I saw Missy’s bag under the oak tree.

I can’t love someone who isn’t willing to fight for our

relationship.

Showing possession

contraction

contraction of cannot contraction of is not

commas 4

They should be properly used in joining two independent

clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions (for, and,

nor, but, or, yet, so)

I was late for work, so my boss scolded me.

The president signed the contract, but he forgot to

give it to his secretary.

For example:

colons & semicolons 5

If colons & semicolons are misused, comma splices happen.

For example:

Fanning the slice of pizza with a napkin, Jolene waited

for it to cool, she had already burned the roof of her

mouth with the fried cheese sticks.

Fanning the slice of pizza with a napkin, Jolene waited

for it to cool. She had already burned the roof of her

mouth with the fried cheese sticks.

Incorrect:

Correct:

dashes and hyphens 6

Do not interchange the two.

He has very good qualities – understanding, empathy, thoughtful –

that most women admire.

The IELTS speaking is a one-on-one interview.

dash

hyphen

indicates added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.

notifies the reader that two or more elements in a sentence are linked; glues words together

parenthesis 7

Always use them in pairs and use them appropriately in

sentences.

I have a lot of things to do in my life, so I decided to (1) go to

Africa, (2) find a good spot for travel, and (3) take lots of pictures

and memories.

For example:

The secretary sent the letter to the president (or was it to the

Defense Secretary?)

run-on sentences 8

Run on sentences are poorly punctuated sentences. This can be

fixed by adding a comma or a semicolon in the sentences.

For example:

She is very fat, she is short.

She is very fat, and she is very short.

Correct:

Incorrect:

She is very fat; she is very short.

quotation marks 9

Be sure to put the direct speech inside quotation

marks. Separate it with a comma.

My mother said, “Get up here and fix your things.”

Benigno Aquino once said, “The Filipino is worth dying for.”

For example:

voice of verbs 10

Use the active and the passive voice of verbs

appropriately in sentences.

Instead of

Someone built this church in the 1900s.

This church was built in the 1900s.

write the sentence in its passive form

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