Directions: Read carefully each given statement below then check whether it is supported with
evidence or unsupported. Put a check mark (/).
1. The learning and teaching report showed that incorrect punctuation caused the most problems for students
in
conveying meaning in their essay writing (Department of Student Services, 2013, p.23)
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2. To convey meaning, students must punctuate their work correctly.
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3. Many student writers have difficulty with some aspects of punctuation. For example, researchers (George
et al., 2016; Jones & Brown, 2013; Smith, 2012) find that many students misuse commas, mix up colons
and semicolons and use capital letters incorrectly.
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4. Common punctuation errors cause problems with meaning-making in student writing.
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5. The Literacy Reference Group (2017, para. 10) finds that more than 60% of the students who were
assessed on their literacy scale made errors in their punctuation.
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