Writing Correction Code

1. Thesis statement (main point of paper) weak or missing
2. Topic sentence (main point of paragraph) weak or missing
3. Supporting points or examples inadequate
4. Transitions (linking devices between paragraphs) weak or missing
5. Coherence (linking between sentences) weak or missing
6. Coordination / subordination expressions used incorrectly (and, but, although, whenever)Grammatical errors
7. Sentence fragment – subject or verb is missing
8. Run on sentence – two sentences running together without a conjunction
9. Use of weak expressions: “There is/there are.”
10. Starting sentence with “and” or “but.”
11. Verb form incorrect – missing 3rd person “s” or “ed” on past or irregular verb
12. Verb tense (time of action) incorrect
13. Inappropriate shifting between present and past tens
14. Incorrect use of reported speech (He said, “The class is fun.”
15. Subject / verb agreement is incorrect (singular / plural)
16. Pronoun (he, she, it …) incorrect
17. Adjective / adverb incorrectLanguage use (syntax, spelling, vocabulary, punctuation)
18. Redundant word or phrase
19. Wrong word
20. Word order incorrect
21. Incomplete comparison
22. Apostrophe incorrect
23. Spelling incorrect
24. Unidiomatic expression
25. Comma ( , ) or semicolon ( ; ) incorrect
26. Capitalization incorrect (English, Canadian, Monday)