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It explains how assessors should judge complete sentences, correct spelling, punctuation and grammar, and how responses meet what the questions ask, with criteria increasing in difficulty across levels. 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Whilst there is no requirement for these tasks to be annotated in a specific manner, assessors may find it helpful to refer to this guidance when marking.  \nThis guidance aims to help centres to mark candidates’ responses to the writing tasks for: Entry 1 – Q3 and Q4  \nEntry 2 – Q4 and Q5  \nEntry 3 – Q3 and Q4  \nThese questions assess candidates’ ability to complete writing tasks that are functional in real-life situations. Candidates are assessed on their ability to write in complete sentences, spell words correctly and use punctuation and grammar correctly. Candidates are also assessed on how appropriately they respond to what the question asks of them. The criteria they need to meet become more demanding as they move from one level to the next. In order to mark these questions accurately, assessors will need to identify and count a range of common errors.  \nAssessors are discouraged from writing any feedback to candidates on the scripts. Entry Level assessments retain live status for the duration of the academic year, therefore candidates are not permitted to see their completed assessments again following the live test session.  \nSpelling, punctuation and grammar information for assessors What is a complete sentence?  \nA sentence is a group of words that makes sense on its own. It always contains a verb (a doing word such as walk, eat, have, make. The words am/are/is/was/were are also verbs) . A sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. Some learners will end a sentence by using a comma, which is incorrect.  \nExamples of correct sentences (with the verbs underlined):  \nI go to college every day.  \nI left school last year.  \nLaura plays football on Sundays.  \nWhere was that book you lost?  \nIt is a beautiful day!  \nPearson Functional Skills English | Writing | Marking Guidance | Entry 1, 2 & 3 | December © Pearson 2021  \nCommon punctuation errors  \n\n| Error | Examples of correct usage | Example(s) of error(s) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| No capital letter at the start of a sentence | The sky is blue. | the sky is blue. |\n| No full stop at the end of a sentence | The car is red. | The car is red |\n| No question mark or incorrect punctuation after a question | What time is it?\u003Cbr>How are you?\u003Cbr>Are you ready?\u003Cbr>Where is your house? | What time is it\u003Cbr>How are you.\u003Cbr>Are you ready,\u003Cbr>Where is your house! |\n| Using a comma instead of a full stop (also known as comma splicing) | My name is Ben. I am 16 years old. | My name is Ben, I am 16 years old. |\n| Using a lower case ‘i’ for the pronoun ‘I’ | I am called Petra and I live in a village. | i am called Petra and i live in a village. |\n| Incorrect use of capital letters on proper nouns | London, England, George, West Street, Monday, August, Facebook, Burger King, Google, Jupiter, Atlantic Ocean. | simon lives in spain.\u003Cbr>My birthday is in june.\u003Cbr>I live on hill avenue.\u003Cbr>My favourite sweets are haribos.\u003Cbr>*Another common error is using capital letters where not required.\u003Cbr>E.g. I go to College.\u003Cbr>I like to watch Football. |\n| Missing or incorrect apostrophes for contraction (Entry 3 only)\u003Cbr>Apostrophes for possession are not assessed at Entry Level e.g. Jane’s car is red. | He didn’t go to the party. There’s a taxi outside. | He didnt go to the party.\u003Cbr>He did’nt go to the party. Theres a taxi outside.\u003Cbr>Another common error is the use of apostrophes on plural words where they are not needed.\u003Cbr>E.g. I need two apple’s.\u003Cbr>There are four Monday’s in July. Have you got my DVD’s? |\n| Incorrect use of commas within sentences (Entry 3 only) | I had fish, chips and peas fordinner.\u003Cbr>(correct use of commas in a list)\u003Cbr>My teacher, whose name is Mr Smith, is very helpful. Yesterday, it was sunny. Earlier, I at","cbCaioPmm0IJZgJT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioPmm0IJZgJT","pdf",1847030,15,"English","# Entry Level Writing Marking Guidance\n## Purpose and assessment focus\n## Complete sentence definition\n## Common punctuation errors\n## Common grammar errors (Entry 3 only)\n## Spelling error guidance","[{\"question\":\"What does the guidance say assessors should focus on when marking writing tasks?\",\"answer\":\"Assessors should check that candidates complete the functional writing tasks, write in complete sentences, spell words correctly, and use punctuation and grammar accurately, including whether they answer what the question asks.\"},{\"question\":\"How is a complete sentence defined in the guidance?\",\"answer\":\"A complete sentence is a group of words that makes sense on its own, contains a verb, starts with a capital letter, and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is feedback to candidates discouraged on their scripts?\",\"answer\":\"Entry Level assessments keep a live status during the academic year, so candidates are not permitted to view completed assessments again after the live test session.\"}]","Entry Level Writing - Marking Guidance - Entry 1, 2 & 3 | PDF",1792464111,38]