|
Symbol |
Meaning |
Example* |
Writing A-Z** |
LARC Advice |
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agr
|
agreement
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A person has to rely on their own
conscience. |
180-83 (pronouns); 184-88 (s-v) |
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cs
|
comma splice
|
It was a memorable moment, I think of
it often. |
239-40 |
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dm |
dangling modifier |
After reading the article, the
explanation became clear. |
263 |
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frag
|
fragment
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Because he was not educated. He was
ignored |
455-57; 269-70 (dep.clauses); 480-81 (sub.conjunctions) |
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id
|
problem with idioms or set expressions
|
Bird does not agree to Zinsser's
argument. |
321-322; 417-18(phrasals);419-20
(prepositions) |
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| mixed |
mixed constructions
|
Because he raises questions helps
readers relate. |
375-76; 225-27 (clauses); 419-20 (phrases) |
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| num |
number singular/plural
|
Those mans in her life gave her very bad advices. |
389-90; 369 (mass nouns); 380-81 (noncount
nouns) |
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| p |
punctuation
|
He shows, that the world is a
complicated place. |
436; 230-32 (:); 233-40 (,);414-16(.); 453-54 (;) |
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| red |
redundant |
According to Slater, he says Americans
are blind. |
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| ref |
unclear pronoun reference
|
Between Berger and Foucault, his explanation
is better. |
431; 180 |
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| ro |
run on
|
The essay was good the details support
the thesis well. |
451;248 compound sent.); 256-58
(conjunctions) |
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| sp |
spelling
|
She staid with her friend during the
storm. |
467-77; 339-42 (verbs); spell check |
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| s-v |
subject-verb agreement
|
Anzaldua always use the same style. |
184-88; 229-30 (collective nouns) |
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| t |
verb tense
|
When we looked closely, we can see the
logo. |
462; 487-89; 506-510; 441-42 (in
quotations) |
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| vb |
verb error
|
His feelings can be explain by study
the source. |
506-07; 329-31; 339-42; 305-06; 376 |
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| wf |
word form
|
Her words should not be taken literal. |
482-83 (suffixes); 171-79 (adj/adv);
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| ww |
wrong word
|
It was not the technology what he was
interested with. |
515;199-202 (articles); 502-04 (usage); 218-22
(case) |
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| ^ |
insert
|
In 1960s, spending grew and the deficit
jumped. |
199-202 (article); 426-27 (prepositions); 321-22 (idioms) |
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|
|
delete
|
Despite of precautions, chemicals
caused a pollution. |
502-504 (usage) |
|
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paragraph
|
It wasn't my best day. Another problem I had
. . . |
398-404 |
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| // |
faulty parallelism
|
The ad has texture, contrast, and it is
symmetrical. |
405-406; 244-45 (comparatives) |
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| # |
add a space
|
Teenagers like rock music eventhough
it's loud. |
467-77 (spelling); spell check |
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 |
move here
|
The man turned himself in who had stolen the
gun. |
263; 373-75 (misplaced modifiers); 461 (word
order) |
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transpose
|
My protagonist just had heard the news. |
171-79 (adjective/adverb) |
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 |
rephrase; find a better way to write
it
|
Due to the fact that they cannot work, the
government pays for the treatment. |
250-54 (conciseness); 263 (dangling modifier) |
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??
|
unclear; not understandable
|
For the reason have gone. |
190-91 (ambiguity); 321-322 (idiom) |
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*The example commits the error covered by the symbol.
For a humorous version of this kind of example (click).
**Ebest,S.B., C.T.Brusaw, G.J.Alred, and W.E.Oliu. 2000. Writing
from A to Z. 4th edition: Mayfield Publishing Company, Mountain View, CA
Developed through the collaboration of the Humanities ESL
Program, the Composition Program, and LARC
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