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Criterion online writing evaluation v7.1: ETS.


www.ets.org, Software, Annual student subscription: $15 (minimum order of $1,000)

Upgrades to this new version include enhanced user features and improvements to the company's e-rater scoring engine, which is the technology behind its online learning tool that evaluates student essays. Intended for use by students in middle and high school, the software detects run-on sentences run-on sentence
n.
See fused sentence.

Noun 1. run-on sentence - an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
 and missing commas and has expanded its sentence fragment sentence fragment
n.
A phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence.
 detection. It also analyzes and provides feedback about the technical quality of a student's thesis statement A thesis statement is a focused selection of text that can be anywhere from just one sentence to a few pages in size that clearly delineates the argument that will be taken in a proposed paper to be written.  as well as how that statement reflects the assigned as·sign  
tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs
1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.

2.
 topic. Students also have the option to plan their essay online using eight plan types, ranging from an outline to a cause and effect essay. Entries on the plan screen automatically populate To plug in chips or components into a printed circuit board. A fully populated board is one that contains all the devices it can hold.  to the essay screen. Other highlights include a split-screen window during the revision phase, additional resources in easy-to-use tabs for students, a systems requirement check and report enhancements.
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Author:Patton, Carol
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Date:Jan 1, 2007
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