Symbol
ad
arg
awk
cap (or ≡ )
case
cit
coh
cs
dm
emph
frag
hyph
ital
lc
mix
mm
num
p
voice
pn agr
ref
rep
proof
rep
run-on
shift pov
shift t
sp
spec
sub/coord
sv/agr
trans
use
var
vb
w
wc
ww
¶
˄ ˅
//
,
‘
Editing Symbols for use in Mr. Martin’s English Classes
Meaning
Hacker Modules to complete
Misuse of adjective or adverb
G4-3, G4-4
Faulty argument
Awkward construction
Use a capital letter.
Pronoun case
G3-14, G3-15, G3-17
Missing or incorrect citation
Not coherent, lacking good flow
Comma splice
Dangling modifier
S3-6, S3-7, S3-8
Emphasis is lacking or faulty
Sentence fragment (incomplete
G5-4, G5-5, G5-6,
sentence)
Hyphen missing or incorrectly used
Italicize the text
P10-2
Use lowercase letter
Mixed construction
S5-2, S5-3, S5-4
Misplaced modifier
S3-3, S3-4, S3-5
Error in use of numbers
P9-4
Error in punctuation
Ineffective passive voice
W3-2, W3-3, W3-4
Pronoun antecedent agreement error
G3-8, G3-9, G3-10
Pronoun reference error
G3-11, G3-12, G3-13
Unnecessary repetition
Please proofread carefully
Unnecessary repetition
Run-on sentence
G6-4, G6-5, G6-6, G6-7
Distracting shift in point of view
S4-5
(person)
Distracting shift in verb tense
S4-6, S4-7, S4-8, S4-9, G2-8, G2-9
Spelling error
Be more specific
Subordination or coordination needed
S6-7
Subject/verb agreement problem
G1-3, G1-4, G1-5
Transition needed
Word is being used incorrectly. See a
glossary of usage.
Vary sentence structure
S6-5, S6-6, S6-8
Problem with the verb form or tense
Wordy (be more concise)
Word choice error/add needed word
Wrong word
Paragraph (Start a new paragraph)
Insert something
Parallelism error
Comma
Apostrophe, Quotation marks, Other
punctuation
G2-4, G2-5, G2-6, G2-7
W2-3, W2-4, W2-5, W2-6
S2-2, S2-3, S2-4
W5-5
S1-2, S1-3, S1-4, S-15
P1-8, P1-9, P1-10, P2-3, P2-4
P4-3, P4-4, P5-3, P5-4, P6-3