ENGLISH COMPOSITION CORRECTION KEY
1. TS - Thesis Statement
29. spc - spacing
2. ts - topic sentence
30. > - a caret - means to insert
3. ro - run-on sentence
31. --------------> or <----------------
4. cs - comma splice
5. fg - fragment
6. gb - garbled sentence
means to follow to
32. curved lines with arrows - means to
invert
7. vf - verb form
33. Inc—Incomplete; Incs—Incompletes
8. vt - verb tense
34. pp – paragraph; paras—paragraphs
9. wu - word usage
PROOFING TIPS FOR SUPER WORK
10. ww - wrong word
1. Do not abbreviate (exceptions:
11. ag - agreement
12. sg - singular
certain titles like Dr., Ms., or Mr.)
2. Write Out Number Words
13. pl - plural
(Exceptions: time, date, or money)
14. awk - awkward phrasing
A. 10:00 a. m.
15. in - inflated language
1997
16. wdy - wordy
B. July 1,
C. $16.35
3. Avoid ‘thing’ words (thing,
17. rep - repetitious
anything, something, nothing, etc., -
18. vg - vague
they are too vague - be more specific
19. fl - faulty logic
4. Do Not Use Contractions in Formal
20. mm - misplaced modifier
Writing (Only exception is direct
21. dm - dangling modifier
quotations.)
22. pr - pronoun
5. Do not write in Second Person (That
23. mf - manuscript form
means the words -you, your, yours,
24. sp - spelling
yourself) Write in First Person or
25. cp- capitalization
Third Person
26. pc - punctuation
6. Do not handwrite or cross out words
27. unn - unnecessary
on final copies - correct neatly or
28. mg - margin
recopy or reprint