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Unit 1: Writing for purpose and audience
Quick questions on Technical accuracy: AO4 spelling, punctuation and grammar - CCEA GCSE English Language
4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What are apostrophe slips?Show answer
Confusing its and it's, or misplacing possessive apostrophes, costs marks on almost every script.
What is no sentence variety?Show answer
All-short or all-long sentences miss the range AO4 rewards, even when accurate.
What is q1?Show answer
What is a comma splice, and how do you fix it? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does AO4 matter on every writing task? [2 marks]
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