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Correct a weak response to this AQA English Language objective: Proofread viewpoint writing to reduce spelling, punctuation and grammar errors.
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Section B Viewpoint writing
Question
Correct a weak response to this AQA English Language objective: Proofread viewpoint writing to reduce spelling, punctuation and grammar errors.
Answer
Proofread viewpoint writing to reduce response: A weak response usually summarises, guesses, or names a method without effect. Improve it by choosing evidence, explaining the effect, and linking the point to audience, purpose or writer purpose method. For Technical accuracy in viewpoint writing, keep one clear focus, select brief evidence or a planned example, explain the method or writing choice, and link the point to effect, audience, purpose, form or tone where relevant.
Explanation
This is effective because it makes the mistake correction, evidence, explanation and assessment objective visible. Replace summary with a precise point, brief evidence, method, effect and writer purpose so the correction is exam-ready. Technical accuracy in viewpoint writing should plan audience, purpose, form, tone, viewpoint, content and structure before drafting. Proofread viewpoint writing to reduce spelling, should check grammar, punctuation, sentence control, spelling, vocabulary and accuracy as separate editing choices.
Common mistake
spelling: summary instead of analysis
Students sometimes summarise Technical accuracy in viewpoint writing instead of explaining how the objective works in the answer.
Correct this by selecting a brief detail, explaining its effect, and linking the point back to "Proofread viewpoint writing to reduce spelling, punctuation and grammar errors."
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