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 -Ó doesn’t .... > does not þ ) → Ä 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: Ó there > There þ or Ó Because > because þ FRAG n Sentence Fragment missing subj or verb or object. : Ó He likes .... > He likes it. þ noun add or change noun opro object pronoun add or change object pronoun, ex. ‘me’ ‘them’ ‘us’ poss possessive add ’s Ó my father car > my father’s car þ 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 . , ; : “abc” Ó It is a bad habit. This habit... > It is a bad habit that... þ rpro relative pronoun s/pl singular / plural change Ó cat > cats þ | change Ó rabbits > rabbit þ sp spelling Ó envirment > environment þ subject pronoun add or change subject pronoun, ex. ‘I’ ‘they’ ‘we’ subj / verb agreement Ó She like music. > She likes music. þ spro sv sw signal word add or change signal word (In addition, / because / and ...) v verb add or change verb vf verb form Ó Bake a pie is easy. > Baking a pie is easy. þ vt verb tense Ó Yesterday, I eat a pie. > Yesterday, I ate a pie. þ wf word form change to a noun, verb, adjective or adverb wo word order Ó I houses can see. > I can see houses. þ ww wrong word Ó The moon was lighting. > The moon was bright. þ