Component 2 - Answering the 20 marker part (d)

Section (d) - Grammar and punctuation - 6-8 marks (The biggest section)

Within this section, the examiner is asking you to find your own examples. 3 examples for a 6 marker or 4 for an 8 marker.

You should NOT be commenting on spelling here, only grammar and punctuation. Clearly, you should NOT be giving any examples that you have already used in previous questions.

Grammar - things to look out for

Unusual syntax,
Verb inflections (if not already tested in earlier question)
Inverted verb/negator
Arbitrary or unusual use of CAPITALS (sometimes used simply to draw attention to an important word - but now not grammatically correct0
Lack of CAPITALS where they should be, like at the start of a proper noun.
Mixed tenses
Verbs which seem to be in the wrong tense.

Punctuation- things to look out for

Lack of apostrophe in contractions (cant, wont)
Apostrophes where we wouldn't expect them (to'night, to'morrow - gone due to standardisation)
Unusual punctuation marks that we do not use
Use of accents above letters to show borrowing or emphasis
Colons or semicolons used instead of full stops (if either is followed by a capital then it is being used as a full-stop)
Non-standard punctuation (!!, !?)

Write your answer like this...

In Line 13, the noun 'Committee' displays non-standard/arbitrary use of capital at the start, probably to show importance of the word.

or

In Line 2 and 7, semi-colons are use instead of full-stops. They are followed by the plural noun 'Tygers' and adverb 'Mostly' which are both capitalised, which is now considered non-standard when following a semi-colon.