Grading Symbols
| √ | = Good point/ well written/ well phrased |
| Agr | = Faulty subject-verb agreement Example: They was all very happy. (incorrect) They were all very happy. (correct) |
| Apos | = Omitted or misused apostrophe Example: Dogs dont like milk. (incorrect) Dogs don’t like milk. (correct) |
| Art | Article missing or used incorrectly Example: I like dress with blue ribbons. (incorrect) I like the dress with the blue ribbons. (correct) |
| Cap | = Capital letter needed Example: I really liked mr. jones. (incorrect) I really liked Mr. Jones. (correct) |
| CS | = Comma splice sentence Example: I have a new dog, his name is Spot. (incorrect) I have a new dog. His name is Spot. (correct) |
| Frag | = Sentence fragment Example: Because she is an actress. (incorrect) I love her because she is an actress. (correct) |
| lc | = Lower case needed Example: I went to High School when I was thirteen. (incorrect) I went to high school when I was thirteen. (correct) |
| Om/Omit | =Item should be omitted Example: My brother he went home. (incorrect) My brother went home. (correct) |
| P | = Missing or misused
punctuation Example: I said Why is he so sad. (incorrect) I said, "Why is he so sad?" (correct) |
| Pl | = Plural form needed or misused Example: My favorite city are Ravenna, Florence, and New York. (incorrect) My favorite cities are Ravenna, Florence, and New York. (correct) |
| Poss | = Possessive form needed Example: Pedros mother works at the bakery. (incorrect) Pedro’s mother works at the bakery. (correct) |
| ¶ | = New paragraph needed |
| No ¶ | = No paragraph needed |
| RO | = Run on sentence Example: I have a new dog his name is Sport. (incorrect) I have a new dog. His name is Spot. (correct) |
| Ref? | = Unclear pronoun reference Example: When John and Joe went out, he wore a coat. (incorrect) When John and Joe went out, Joe wore a coat. (correct) |
| Rep | = Repetition (omit something) |
| Sp | = Spelling error (Look it up in the
dictionary) Example: Sarah lives in Manatten. (incorrect) Sarah lives in Manhattan. (correct) |
| T | = Improper verb tense Example: I remembered when I was very young. (incorrect) I remember when I was very young. (correct) |
| VF | = Improper verb form Example: I drunk a lot of wine last night. (incorrect) I drank a lot of wine last night. (correct) |
| WW | = Wrong word (Check
in the dictionary) Example: My career in college was Human Services. (incorrect) My major in college was Human Services. (correct) |
| WF | = Form of word used is incorrect Example: I am interesting in acting. (incorrect) I am interested in acting. (correct) |
| ^ | = Word or words missing Example: Whenever buys cookies, she always buys chocolate chip. (incorrect) Whenever Maria buys cookies, she always buys chocolate chip. (correct) |
| Sing | = Singular form not used or misused Example: My favorite foods is avocado. (incorrect) My favorite food is avocado. (correct) |
| Syntax/ WO |
= Order of words in sentence is incorrect Example: I like Fridays to eat fish. (incorrect) I like to eat fish on Fridays. (correct) |