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A writing checker: my decision
ICT P5 Term 2, Theme 3: pp. 30–33
GoalUse a writing checker’s suggestions wisely and explain why the writer still decides.
New words
writing checker · a tool that underlines mistakes in a text and suggests fixessuggestion · an idea for a change that you may accept or ignoresentence fragment · a group of words that is not a whole sentencepunctuation · marks such as full stops and commas that show how to read
Explanation
A writing checker is a tool in a word processor or a browser. It underlines words and phrases that may be wrong: spelling mistakes, missing capital letters, sentence fragments, missing words and wrong punctuation. Next to each mark it offers a suggestion for a fix. Other settings, called refinements, can suggest changes to make the text clearer or more formal. But you decide. You read the suggestion and think: is it right? Does it keep my meaning? Then you accept it or ignore it. A checker may not know a name or a special word, and it cannot know what you wanted to say. A tool helps you write, but you are still the writer.
The checker marks…
It may suggest…
a spelling mistake
the correct spelling
a sentence with no capital letter
a capital letter at the start
a sentence fragment
add the missing part
a word it does not know, like a name
(maybe a wrong change – you decide)
Worked examples
Youssef writes: ‘we visited the museum yesterday.’ The checker underlines the first word and suggests a capital letter: ‘We’. The suggestion is right, so Youssef accepts it.
Salma writes the name of her friend ‘Zeinab’. The checker underlines it and suggests another word. Salma knows it is a name, so she ignores the suggestion and keeps ‘Zeinab’.
Omar writes: ‘Because it was raining.’ The checker says it is a fragment. Omar reads it and adds the missing part: ‘We stayed inside because it was raining.’ Now it is a whole sentence.
Class activity
Be the checker. Copy these sentences on paper and fix them by hand: 1. ‘my brother is nine years old’ (capital letter and full stop) 2. ‘We went to the park and’ 3. ‘I like football, my friends like it too’ (punctuation). Swap with a partner. For each fix, say: Did I accept or ignore the suggestion, and why? Then write one sentence where a checker might be wrong, such as with a name or a special word.
Practice
1
Name two things a writing checker can mark.
For example: spelling mistakes and missing capital letters.
2
Who decides whether to accept a suggestion?
The writer.
3
Why might a checker be wrong about a name?
It may not know the name, so it suggests a different word.
4
Is ‘When the bell rang.’ a whole sentence?
No, it is a fragment. We need to add what happened.
