Student's Academic Literacy Tool
Section A:
Grammatical accuracy
You must make sure that your sentences are structured correctly.
All verbs within the sentence must make sense.
The appropriate tense must be used.
Work must demonstrate an understanding that the focus of a sentence is interchangeable. The focus may be either the action or the object.
Work must demonstrate an understanding that the focus of a sentence is interchangeable. The focus may be either the action or the object.
Please refer to the glossary for a more in-depth explanation of these.
Full stops, commas, semi-colons etc. must be used in the correct place.
Work must be spell checked. Any word that you are unsure how to spell should be looked up in a dictionary.
Capital letters must be used at the beginning of sentences and for the names of places or people.