Writing Error-Correction Codes SYMBOL MEANING EXAMPLE ^ mw something missing N/A ? sentence not clear N/A new paragraph / indent N/A delete N/A academic writing rules avoid using ‘I/you/we’ and contractions - doesn’t .... > does not ) → ACAD adj adjective add or change adjective adv adverb add or change adverb art article change article or add article (‘a, an’ or ‘the’) cap capitalization change: there > There or Because > because FRAG Sentence Fragment missing subj or verb or object. : He likes .... > He likes it. noun add or change noun opro object pronoun add or change object pronoun, ex. ‘me’ ‘them’ ‘us’ poss possessive add ’s my father car > my father’s car ppro possessive pronoun add or change possessive pronoun, ex. ‘my’ ‘their’ ‘our’ prep preposition add or change preposition ‘at, on, in, for, over, into, along,’ etc... P punctuation add or change punctuation n . , ; : “abc” It is a bad habit. This habit... > It is a bad habit that... rpro relative pronoun s/pl singular / plural change cat > cats | change rabbits > rabbit sp spelling envirment > environment subject pronoun add or change subject pronoun, ex. ‘I’ ‘they’ ‘we’ subj / verb agreement She like music. > She likes music. spro sv sw signal word add or change signal word (In addition, / because / and ...) v verb add or change verb vf verb form Bake a pie is easy. > Baking a pie is easy. vt verb tense Yesterday, I eat a pie. > Yesterday, I ate a pie. wf word form change to a noun, verb, adjective or adverb wo word order I houses can see. > I can see houses. ww wrong word The moon was lighting. > The moon was bright.