Kaushik Rishi

Test ID: 351900013026450 kaushikrishi.rishi3@gmail.com

Test Date: Jun 23, 2021

WriteX - Email Writing

This score measures the ability to write an email in a proper format. A well written email is easier to read and
understand. This skill is extremely important at work given the extensive use of emails for official communication.

The candidate prepared an email that reasonably demonstrated the basic rules of email etiquette but contained
several minor errors throughout the text.

Competencies

Content

This section measures the relevance of the content written on a given topic. A high score on this
competency means that the content is relevant, simple and descriptive. The reasoning provided in the
email has the ability to influence the reader. This competency is important in most jobs as written
communication with clients and colleagues is an integral part of any job.

The email states its main intent but provides trivial or limited supporting details. The email lacks some
important information and leaves room for misinterpretation.

Below are the various areas covered under the grammar competency along with the candidate
proficiency for each area.

Noun/Pronoun errors

The candidate is not only likely to recognize nouns and distinguish them from other parts of speech,
but they are also more likely than others to use them to form coherent and meaningful sentences.
They tend to use pronouns correctly which limits repetition and makes the sentence easier to
understand.

Determiner/Preposition/Article errors

The candidate is likely able to identify when to use determiners but may struggle knowing where to
use the right determiner within a sentence. They likely know the difference between definite and
indefinite articles, however, they may need additional practice to use them accurately to form
meaningful sentences. They are as likely as most others to identify the prepositions used in sentences

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but may make minor errors in their usage. The errors, however, would not affect the meaning of the
sentence.

Verb form or Verb tense errors

The candidate may find it difficult to identify the past, present, and future tenses and use them in a
sentence. They may need help in understanding present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect
tenses and their progressive forms. They may struggle to distinguish between regular and irregular
verbs.

Adjective/Adverb errors

The candidate is likely to excel in identifying and using adverbs correctly in sentences. They are also
likely to fully understand the purpose and different types of adjectives and to use adjectives correctly.
They are even likely to identify comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and are comfortable
using them in a sentence.

Others

The candidate is able to easily identify the subject of a sentence, but might find it a little difficult to
apply the correct subject-verb agreement rule. S/he is able to identify the common errors in subject-
verb agreement.

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