KEY TO MARKING SYMBOLS
ART-article- I went to movies.
AWK-awkward-He returned to the clinic where he had undergone heart surgery in
2000 in a limousine sent by the White House.
CAP-capitalize – I went to class last thursday.
CS-comma splice-She was efficient, I thought she should get the position.
EL-error in logic-People who are obese should not go on diets.
FR-fragment-Because I wanted to learn about that country.
LU-lack of unity-Supporting sentence(s) do not relate to the topic/thesis
P -You have a new idea so start a new paragraph.
PR-parallelism-She loves to dance and singing.
PREP-preposition-Mary is interested on learning French.
PS-pronoun shift. –They should help people. We can listen to their problems.
R-redundant-Studying is difficult, and it is hard.
REG-register-( usually too informal).
RO-run-on sentence-She was efficient I thought she should get the position.
S-P-singular-plural- This books are on the table. She gives me advices.
SP-spelling-The bok is very interesting.
s-v-subject verb – She have a nice house.
TS-tense shift- She was kind and thoughtful, and she gives me advice.
VF-verb form- I enjoyed go to your party.
VT –verb tense-I see her yesterday.
WF-word form-She works hardly.
WO-word order-He explained to me the difference. (He explained the difference
to me).
WW-wrong word- Learning a language asks for a lot of time. (demands)
?-I don’t understand or can not read this.
^You omitted a word- ^ Is a very interesting book.
~~~This is understandable but either we don’t say this in English, or it is very uncommon to use, so there is a better word choice available. e.g A car costs an
eye of the face. = A car costs an arm and a leg.
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PRACTICE
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Directions: Keep track of the number of errors you have for each error.
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A: article
awk: awkward
cap: capitalize
cs: comma splice
el: error in logic
frg: fragment
lu: lack of unity
mw (^): missing
word
p-new paragraph
: not really
English
prl: parallelism
ps: pronoun shift
r: redundant
reg: register
ro: run on
s-p: singularplural
sp: spelling
s-v: subject-verb
agreement
ts: tense shift
uc (?): unclear
/: unneeded word
vf: verb form
vt: verb tense
wf: word form
wo: word order
ww: wrong word
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