Making Corrections

ERROR SYMBOL EXAMPLE (Incorrect Correct)/Explanation

I am studying to be an enginere. I am studying to be an
Spelling Sp.
engineer.

Capitalisation Cap. I like italian Food. I like Italian food.

Ive been to Stockholm but I dont know that place Ive

Punctuation Punc.
been to Stockholm, but I dont know that place.
New Fred likes to eat pizza, he eats it every day. Fred likes to
NS
Sentence eat pizza. He eats it every day.
Whats your favourite food you like? Whats your
Unnecessary Word/
favourite food? OR Where do you go to shopping? Where
Word Deleted
do you go shopping?
Missing I like to walk the river with him. I like to walk along the
MW
Word river with him.
Do you like to play games computer? Do you like to play
Word Order WO
computer games?
That effort is bad. That effort is abysmal OR
Word
WC She is smart, but awkward. Her intelligence rivalled
Choice
Einsteins, her social skills Homer Simpsons.
They are form Tallahassee. They are from Tallahassee. OR
Wrong
WW The time change wont effect me. The time change wont
Word
affect me.
She is the most beauty girl. She is the most beautiful girl.
(nadj)
Word Form WF
They were accused of steal the car. They were accused of
stealing the car.
a variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by
degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation,
Register Reg.
and syntax, according to the communicative purpose, social
context, and standing of the user.
When had you bought that car? When did you buy that
Verb Tense VT
car?
Subject-
Verb SV They has gone to the park. They have gone to the park.
Agreement
Using the same word, phrase, linking expression, sentence
Repetitive Rep. structure repeatedly in such a way as to negatively impact
the effect of your text.
 Making Corrections
Your meaning is understandable, but the way you have
expressed your ideas is not very effective. This could be
Awkward AWK
because of the words youve chosen, the way youve
combined words, or your sentence structure.
The meaning of what you are trying to say is unclear. This
could be because of: incorrect grammar; poorly chosen
Unclear
UM vocabulary; not enough detail. Rethink how you can make
meaning
your meaning clearer (correcting grammar, choosing more
suitable vocabulary, adding more detail).
The way that you have put your sentence together is either
Sentence
SS grammatically incorrect or non-standard, thus making it
Structure
difficult for your audience to understand your meaning.
Yuki didnt do his work. Because he forgot to. Yuki didnt
Fragment FR
do his work because he forgot to.
She couldnt eat she felt sick. She couldnt eat because
Run-on
RO she felt sick OR She couldnt eat. She felt sick. OR She
Sentence
couldnt eat; She felt sick.
Kim bought a cat, she gave it back. Kim bought a cat, but
Comma
CS she gave it back OR Kim bought a cat. She gave it back. OR
Splice
Kim bought a cat; she gave it back.
You need to focus more on linking the ideas and sentences in
Linking Link.
this section. This means either the expression you have
Expression Exp.
chosen could be improved on or that you are lacking linking.
New Each paragraph should only have 1 main idea. Start a new
NP
Paragraph paragraph for each new main idea.