Grammar Review: Editing Symbols. When I read your writing, I will use the
following symbols to help you notice and correct errors in your writing. Correct
the errors in the “Example” column and then check your answers. Keep this as a
KEY to the symbols in the feedback I give you.
Symbol Meaning
SP
spelling
Example
Skool can be a lot of work.
WM
word missing
I'd like buy a new computer.
WF
word form
He is anger.
He taked many books.
VT
verb tense
We go to school yesterday.
subject-verb agreement,
pronoun-referent
agreement, number
agreement
She walk to the bus stop every day.
Tim loves riding his bicycle. She rides them
everyday.
We talk about this problems every day.
Because many people go to Taiwan.
RO
fragment/incomplete
sentence
run-on sentence
CS
comma splice
I am Anne, she is Gretchen.
NC
non-count noun
The teacher gives a lot of homeworks.
ART
article/determiner
The Boeing is big company.
#
number agreement
It rained several day last week.
WC
word choice
That company has much money.
UW
unnecessary word
My sister is a tall.
WO
word order
That is a book interesting.
PR
unclear pronoun
reference
Toby and Andy are nice. He is my friend.
AGR
FRAG
Chocolate is my favorite food it tastes good.
parallelism
Daphne likes to cook, writing, and sailing.
new sentence
This is Ron that is Mike.
incorrect or missing
preposition
incorrect or missing
punctuation
incorrect or missing
capitalization
unclear meaning
I left the house at this morning.
double subject
Amy and Josh they are my neighbors.
conjunction, transition
It is raining because I will bring my umbrella.
NAS
non-academic style
We’re gonna go home now.
MOD
modal
Would I borrow your dictionary?
PAR
NS
P
DS
CONJ
I will make my country.
UNC
lisa lives in minneapolis, minnesota.
CAP
If I leave now I can go jogging at Green Lake.
PUNC
Answers
School can be a lot of work.
I'd like to buy a new computer.
He is angry. He took many books.
We went to school yesterday.
She walks to the bus stop every day.
Tim loves riding his bicycle. He rides it
everyday.
We talk about this problem every day. We
talk about these problems every day
Because many people go to Taiwan from
Seattle, there are several direct flights each
day.
Chocolate is my favorite food. I think it
tastes good.
I am Anne and she is Gretchen.
The teacher gives a lot of homework.
Boeing is a big company.
It rained several days last week.
That company has a lot of money.
My sister is tall.
That is an interesting book.
Toby and Andy are nice. They are my
friends.
Daphne likes to cook, write, and sail.
This is Ron. That is Mike.
I left the house this morning.
If I leave now, I can go jogging at Green Lake.
Lisa lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I will make my country a better country by
participating in government.
Amy and Josh are my neighbors. They are
my neighbors.
It is raining so I will bring my umbrella.
We are going to go home now.
May I borrow your dictionary?