Editing symbols Abbreviation AGR Meaning Agreement problem: Subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent CAP Faulty capitalization WO Word Order SP Spelling error PUNCT T Punctuation PREP Verb tense problem Wrong preposition EW Extra Word WW Wrong Word MW Missing Word Example The piano as well as the guitar need tuning. Correct: needs The student lost their book. Correct: his / her We spent the Fall in Southern spain. Correct: Spain I have a cat black. Correct: black cat I am whit my sisters. Correct: with I have never been to Australia. He comes to the room, and he pulled his gun. Correct: came Her birthday is in August 3rd. Correct: on Carol and Diane they live in NY. Correct: Carol and Diane live in NY What affect did the movie have on Sheila? Correct: effect She tried to hard to analyze its conclusion. Correct: too She needs _____ buy a car. Correct: to I live in Mexico. ____ lives in Miami. Correct: He / She SR/PL RW INF GER EL ML WF Singular - plural Mothers take care of their child. Correct: children That cars is beautiful. Correct: car Rewrite your ideas, Yet not want be one person phrase or sentence; uncontrollable. What you wrote is not Correct: I don’t want to be an understandable in uncontrollable person English. anymore. Use Infinitive I want starting over. Correct: to start Use Gerund I stopped play 3 years ago. Correct: playing Extra letter I came froms New York. Correct: from Missing letter I didn’t go becaus_ I didn’t have time. Correct: because Word formation Her beautiful was impressive. problem. Change your Correct: beauty word for an adjective, Junk food isn’t health. noun, adverb or verb Correct: healthy
