Writing In English

High Beginning+

• Identify the verb
• Identify modal auxiliaries
• Identify active and passive voice
• Identify the subject, verb and object/complement
• Make the subject and verb agree
• Use the correct verb tense
• Use modal auxiliaries correctly
• Use do correctly to form negative sentences and questions
• Use active and passive voice appropriately
• Use gerunds or infinitives after verbs that require them
• Use gerunds after prepositions
• Use the verb+ing correctly

Intermediate+

• Use prepositions correctly
• Use the correct word form
• Use the correct phrasal verb
• Use the correct preposition with the adjective/verb
• Use the correct article
• Use connecting words for contrast and similarity
• Use transitional expressions to show connections
• Use the appropriate words to connect clauses
• Use adjective clauses correctly
• Use parallel structure
• Use clear pronoun reference
• Write concisely
• Use punctuation correctly