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4

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3

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2

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1

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SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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GRAMMAR, USAGE, MECHANICS

(subject/verb agreement, verb tense, pronoun usage, comma usage)

0 errors

1 error

2 errors

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ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

(thesis, sufficient evidence, understanding of rhetorical mode, conclusion

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