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Writing Skills
 
Establishing and Maintaining Theme or Main Idea
 
Sentence Construction, Grammar, and Usage
 
Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation
 
Analyzing and Revising Sentences
 
Practice Writing Tests
 

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Writing Skills

The Writing Skills section of the COMPASS covers several skill areas with each skill area addressing a number of sub-skills. An outline showing these skill areas and their major sub-skills is shown below.

Establishing and Maintaining a Central Theme or Main Idea

  • Recognize Effective Topic Sentences
  • Development of a Main Idea
  • Logical Sequence of Ideas
  • Effective Transitions

Sentence Construction, Grammar, and Usage

  • Fragments and Run-on Sentences
  • Use of Verbs
  • Use of Pronouns
  • Use of Modifiers
  • Correct Use of Commonly Misused Words

Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

  • Identify Common Spelling Errors
  • Identify Common Errors in Capitalization
  • Identify Missing or Misplaced Punctuation

Analyzing and Revising Sentences

  • Apply Revision Strategies to Topic Sentences
  • Apply Revision Strategies to the Thesis Sentence


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