MARKING SCHEME FOR EWC662 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (25%) .
PART A (10 marks) : Identification, Description, and Correction of Errors
Organization/Format Errors Description of the Errors Correction
1. Our ref: MOGSD/C40/0774 Incorrect position of Our Ref: Your ref:
It should be located below Our ref : MOGSD/C40/0774
Your ref:
2. 25/3/2019 The date 25/3/2019 is written 25 March 2019
in an incorrect manner. It
should be written as 25
March 2019
3, Dear Sir Dear Sir is an incorrect Dear Madam
salutation for Mrs Lee Su
Kim. It should be written as
Dear Madam
4. Yours Yours is an incorrect Yours faithfully
complimentary close. It
should be written as Yours
faithfully to align with Dear
Madam.
Content Errors Description of the Errors Correction
1. I am writing to inform you I am writing to inform you that Due to unexpected demand,
that due to unexpecting is a redundant expression. It the manufacturers were …..
demand, ……… should be removed.
2. We demand for your We demand is an We appreciate your
patience and inappropriate tone for this patience and understanding
understanding in this sentence. It sounds too in this matter and ………
matter ……. harsh. It should be replaced
with a softer and gentler tone
using We appreciate your
patience and understanding
in this matter and ………
3. For your information ,…. This phrase is a redundant If there are any changes, we
expression. will advise you accordingly.
4. Should you require any Should you require any If you have any queries/
further clarification, please further clarification, please questions, please contact
do not hesitate to contact do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service
our Customer Service our Customer Service at 03-241 9211.
Department at 03- 241 Department at 03-241 9211
9211. is old-fashioned writing/
yesterday’s language.
Language Errors Description of the Errors Correction
1. Thank you in your order … in is an incorrect preposition. for
It should be for
2. …. due to unexpecting unexpecting is an incorrect unexpected
demand……. adjective. It should be
unexpected
3. .the manufacturers was... Error in SVA (Subject Verb were
Agreement).- was is
incorrect., were should follow
the plural subject
manufacturers
4. …. will arrange to Incorrect use of the infinitive fulfill
fulfilled …. (to + verb). The verb after to
must be in the base form
-fulfill
5. ….. the instance stock will will arrive is an incorrect verb. arrives
arrive It should not be in the
simple future tense but in the
simple present tense (base
form)..
6. ….. a shipments ….. The noun shipments should shipment
be in the singular form
“shipment” after a.
7. …, we will advise you Incorrect use of the adverb accordingly
according. according. The correct
adverb is accordingly.
8. …. its our duty to inform… Incorrect use of the pronoun It is
its. its should be it is
Allocation of Marks
PART A (10 marks) : Description and Correction of Errors
Organisation/Format of the Letter (4 items X ½ marks) = 2 marks..
Each correct item is awarded ½ mark : ¼ mark for description of error + ¼ mark for correction.
Award only ¼ mark for each corrected item when only description of error or correction of error
is correct.
Award no marks when both description and correction of error is wrong.
Content of the Letter (4 items x 1 mark) = 4 marks
Each correct item is awarded 1 mark : ½ mark for description of error + ½ mark for
correction.
Award only ½ mark for each corrected itemwhen only description of error or correction of error is
correct.
Award no marks when both description and correction of error is wrong.
Language of the Letter (8 items x ½ mark) = 4 marks
Each correct item is awarded ½ mark : ¼ mark for description of error + ¼ mark for correction.
Award only ¼ mark for each corrected item when only description of error or correction of error
is correct.
Award no marks when both description and correction of error is wrong.
PART B (15 marks) : Rewrite the Letter
Organisation/Format : 1 mark
Content : 7 marks
Language : 7 marks
Please refer to the Lecture’s Scoring Guide for Part B (Letter) in the document on Written
Assessment (25%) Pair Work from APB, UiTM Shah Alam.
