How good are you, anyway? I'm referring to your writing.
Let's look at the five elements of writing: command of the rules and conventions of language; presentation of message or central argument; organization of material; vocabulary, tone or expression; and ability to engage the reader.
Rules and conventions
Identify the errors in the following sentence: "After a hard days work, treat yourself to a complementary beverage, but don't drink to much."
The errors are days for day's, complementary for complimentary and to for too. Give yourself one point for each error you identified.
Your score indicates your level of proficiency: 1 = better get cracking; 2 = OK, but not fantastic; 3 = marvelous.
Next, consider the three statements in each of the elements below. Mark each "true" or "false." Award one point for each statement you mark "true" and assess your performance on the three-point scale above.
Presentation of message