ERROR CORRECTION SYMBOLS
Incorrect Sentences
Bob forgot to put money into
wallet his.
wo
It ^ raining that day.
Bob was very nervous with the taxi
driver.
ww
Sally was at home and she was
watching the TV.
Sally’s birthday party is last April.
T
Bob was working on his office.
prep
Bob and Mark’s clothes were
completely wetted.
wf
Bob like Sally very much.
vf
Bob and Sally is very good friends.
Bob bought some flower for Sally.
pl
Problem
wo = word order
Correct Sentences
Bob forgot to put money
into his wallet.
^ = add a word
or
words
ww = wrong word
It was raining that day.
/ = leave this
word out
T = Tense
Sally was at home and
she was watching TV.
Sally’s birthday party
was last April.
Bob was working in his
office.
Bob and Mark’s clothes
were completely wet.
prep = preposition
wf = word form
Bob was very angry
with the taxi driver.
vf = verb form
Bob likes Sally very
much.
= noun/verb Bob and Sally are very
agreement good friends.
pl = plural
Bob bought some
flowers for Sally.
Bob took his umbrella because of the
money.
?
?
Ten minutes later Mark’s car brooke
down.
sp
The taxi driver told Bob to get out of
the taxi p
bob bought some flowers for Sally
cl
Because it was her birthday.
sl
? = rewrite this
part
Bob took his umbrella
because it was raining.
sp = spelling
Ten minutes later Mark’s
car broke down.
The taxi driver told Bob
to get out of the taxi.
Bob bought some
flowers for Sally because
it was her birthday.
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p = punctuation
cl = capital letter
sl = small letter
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Read the following composition and correct the mistakes marked with correction
symbols.
Studying: Then and Now
Last year, I walk into a high school classroom to take my final exam in English. I
T
was very tired from studying all night and to trying learn everything we studied on class
wo
prep
for eight weeks. However, my high school study habits was clearly not very good. But, at
EMU, I have tried change my note-taking, studying, and test-taking skills.
I have learned taking notes better since high school days. I used to lose interest in
what we were doing in high school classroom. I began making pictures in my notebook
ww
or sometimes I did not even take any notes. When I take notes, they often looked like
T
something written in Arabic and later I couldn’t them understand. For example, I wrote
wo
words like “present perfect”, then a big blank, then the word “experiences”. After a few
weeks, I couldn’t understand why I wrote “experiences” next to “present perfect” p
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However, at EMU, I have learned to take clearer notes and write more legibly on my
prep
notebook.
My study habits during the term are now good than before. In high school, I did
wf
not do any homwork or review my notes after class. I thought making homework or
sp
ww
studying daily was useless. However p at EMU, I has learned that doing homework or
vf
studying daily helps me learn better. after exams at EMU, I forget everything, for
cl
?
example, new word because I study them everyday bit by bit p
pl
In addition to learning study daily, I have also learned organize my study
sessions for big tests. In high school, I stay up all night studying for the test. I didn’t take
T
any breaks while I was studying and I memorized evrything. I slept only two or three
sp
before the test. At emu, my study sessions for big tests is not nightmares anymore. I
cl
divide my study sessions for a big tests into three or four day before the test day. I
pl
reviews everything I have studied during the term and the night before the test I sleeps for
vf
vf
at least eight hours.
Since I have started studying at EMU, note-taking, studying daily, and getting
ready for a big test is not as harder as it used to be. In addition, my Grades at EMU is
wf
sl
better than the grades in high school.
Yalin
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ANSWER KEY:
Read the following composition and correct the mistakes marked with error correction
symbols.
Studying: Then and Now
walked
Last year, I walk into a high school classroom to take my final exam in English. I
T
trying to
in
was very tired from studying all night and to trying learn everything we studied on class
wo
prep
were
for eight weeks. However, my high school study habits was clearly not very good. But, at
to
EMU, I have tried change my note-taking, studying, and test-taking skills.
I have learned taking notes better since high school days. I used to lose interest in
drawing
what we were doing in high school classroom. I began making pictures in my notebook
ww
took
or sometimes I did not even take any notes. When I take notes, they often looked like
T
understand them
something written in Arabic and later I couldn’t them understand. For example, I wrote
wo
words like “present perfect”, then a big blank, then the word “experiences”. After a few
(period)
weeks, I couldn’t understand why I wrote “experiences” next to “present perfect” p
However, at EMU, I have learned to take clearer notes and write more legibly on my
prep
notebook.
better
My study habits during the term are now good than before. In high school, I did
Yalin
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wf
homework
doing
not do any homwork or review my notes after class. I thought making homework or
sp
ww
(comma)
have learned
studying daily was useless. However p at EMU, I has learned that doing homework or
vf
After
I don’t forget everything
studying daily helps me learn better. after exams at EMU, I forget everything, for
cl
?
new words
(period)
example, new word because I study them everyday bit by bit p
pl
to
In addition to learning study daily, I have also learned organize my study
stayed
sessions for big tests. In high school, I stay up all night studying for the test. I didn’t take
T
everything
hours
any breaks while I was studying and I memorized evrything. I slept only two or three
sp
EMU
are
before the test. At emu, my study sessions for big tests is not nightmares anymore. I
cl
days
divide my study sessions for a big tests into three or four day before the test day. I
pl
review
sleep
reviews everything I have studied during the term and the night before the test I sleeps for
vf
vf
at least eight hours.
Since I have started studying at EMU, note-taking, studying daily, and getting
hard
grades
are
ready for a big test is not as harder as it used to be. In addition, my Grades at EMU is
wf
sl
better than the grades in high school.
Yalin
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