Grammar Correction Log

Assignment 1: Summary Assignment

Sentences with Errors Description of Error/ Explanation and Remarks Correction

example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.

Primack argues the causes of sentence structure argues needs to be followed Primack analyzes the causes
grade inflation and confusing grammar by a clause of grade inflation and

for almost half a century as sentence structure Sentence boundaries run on for almost half a century. As
Stuart punctuation Stuart

continues to do the same word choice - inaccurate unclear meaning continues to happen
word choice or collocation

who did an outstanding article Primacks unique phrasing who did outstanding work
work

therefore they sentence structure run on therefore, they

punctuation

Assignment 2: Short report

Sentences with Errors
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
Description of Error/
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
Explanation and Remarks Correction
'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.

half the populations noun ending/singular or population is not countable half the population
plural

However, implementation of sentence structure starting a sentence with The UN is trying its best to
gender equality by various confusing grammar however and also using accomplish its goals, but the
factors has been a barrier to but is awkward implementation of gender
achieving their goals, but the equality has been difficult and
UN is trying its best to a barrier to those goals.
accomplish their goals.

parts of the country is subject-verb error Singular/plural part of the country are

to their health, for sentence structure - comma splice to their health; for
instance, punctuation instance,

women to taken on word form typo women to take on

Getting away from the verb tense noun is abandoning, Abandoning the patriarchal
patriarchal cultures empower which is singular cultures empowers women
women
 work performed by sentence structure syntax is tangled taking care of the family
women is thought to be as and household chores are
taking care of the family and thought of as womens work.
household chores.