Here is a list of symbols the
instructor may use when marking papers. The numbers in parentheses refer to
the pages that explain the skill involved.
Agr | Correct the
mistake in agreement of subject and verb (453-458) or pronoun and the word
the pronoun refers to (463-466). |
Apos | Correct the
apostrophe mistake (501-507). |
Bal | Balance the
parts of the sentence so they have the same (parallel) form (101-102). |
Cap | Correct the
mistake in capital letters (490-497). |
Coh | Revise to improve
coherence (76-85; 145-147). |
Comma | Add a comma
(515-524). |
CS | Correct the
comma splice (430-443). |
DM | Correct the
dangling modifier (483-487). |
Det | Support or
develop the topic more fully by adding details (54-60). |
Frag | Attach the
fragment to a sentence or make it a sentence (416-429). |
lc | Use a lowercase
(small) letter rather than a capital (490-497). |
MM | Correct the
misplaced modifier (480-482). |
¶ | Indent for
a new paragraph. |
No ¶ | Do not indent
for a new paragraph. |
Pro | Correct the
pronoun mistake (463-474). |
Quot | Correct the
mistake in quotation marks (508-514). |
R-0 | Correct the
run-on (430-443). |
Sp | Correct the
spelling error (530-534). |
Trans | Supply or improve
a transition (79-83). |
Und | Underline (512). |
Verb | Correct the
verb or verb form (444-452; 459-462). |
Wordy | Omit needless
words (110-111). |
WW | Replace the
word marked with a more accurate one. |
? | Write the illegible
word clearly. |
/ | Eliminate the
word, letter, or punctuation mark so slashed. |
^ | Add the omitted
word or words. |
;/:/-/ | Add semicolon
(526), colon (525); hyphen (528), or dash (526-527). |
![](/sites/dl/free/0072996277/25308/check.gif) (0.0K) | You have something
fine or good here: an expression, a detail, an idea. |