How To Complete a Grammar Log
1. Collect all supplies: syllabus (pg 8), The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook)(or another grammar
source online, etc) , a Grammar Log (digitally at http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/file/view/Grammar+Log.docx
or hard copy), a writing utensil (pen, pencil), and the .docx file
2. In Microsoft Word, open the graded essay (this should be in your email, check all email accounts).
3. Click on the “Review” tab
4. Once on the “Review” tab, click on “Next” or “Accept” on the menu bar. You can review each
comment. (After completing grammar log and to edit, get rid of the comments. Save as a
different name and Reject All comments.
5.
Locate the # symbols in the comments.
Notice, each comment is labeled with a letter/number combination. You see them below marked Comment [B3]:.
This signifies the computer that the document was changed on (B) and the comment number (this is the 3 rd
comment).
For the Grammar log, you need only list items that have a # sign.
Below, there are 3 comments: B2 #6
B3: #2
and
6.
Look up each comment labeled with a # symbol in your syllabus (pg 8)
B4: #8.
Error
Number
1
Description
Resources
Pronoun issue
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2
Confused word usage
(wrong word or confused
usage)
3
Misplaced, misused, or
dangling modifiers
4
Wordiness (See handout)
or Parallel structure
5
Comma use
6
7
Article use
Colon use
8
Preposition use
9
Unprofessional language
10
11
12
13
14
15
Using an “s” pluralization error
Possessive apostrophe
Capitalization
Verb – tense/choice
Semicolon use
Subject/verb agreement
16
Run On sentence
17
Fragment
18
Incorrect Citation
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http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/595/01/
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conford.html
http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.
htm
http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/commonly-confused-words
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/msplmod.html
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduledangling.htm
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/modifiers.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/01/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/6/9
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/1/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/colons.asp
http://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/colon.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
 http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Colloquial-(Informal)-Writing
 http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/2bi.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/621/01/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/1/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/01/
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/
http://www.ehow.com/how_4716122_correctly-use-s-englishgrammar.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/run-on-sentences.aspx
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/fragments.htm
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handoutsdemos/citation/fragments-and-run-ons
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
From our example, above, we can see that the student needs to correct #
#5 – commas
#2 Confused word usage
#8 Preposition use
7.
Input the error #’s and the incorrect sentences into the Grammar log.
If a sentence has more than one type of error, you can just list it once.
Error
Number
#6, #2
Original Sentence
Revised Sentence
When purchasing a car that you plan on racing with
you’re style is something important to consider.
8.
Use the Handbook, the internet, your classmates and other resources to determine what the problem is in your
sentence, and how to fix that problem. This will take some time.
9.
Once you’ve identified the problem and determined how to fix it, write your revised sentence in the “Revised
Sentence” box. Notice the errors and the corrections. In this case, the sentence was missing a comma and had the
wrong form of “your”. In the revised sentence box, both errors have been corrected.
Error
Number
#5, #2
Original Sentence
When purchasing a car that you plan on racing with
you’re style is something important to consider.
Revised Sentence
When purchasing a car that you plan on
racing with, your style is something
important to consider.
10. Continue looking up each error and correcting it to the best of your ability. Keep in mind that we will be
covering some common errors in class: punctuation, run-ons, commonly confused words, and fragments.