essay correction terms
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Faulty agreement (agr)
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the corresponding of a pronoun with the word it refers to in person, number and gender or of a verb with its subject in person or number
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Coherence (coh)
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systematic or logical connection or consistency
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Comma splice (cs)
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An error from joining 2 independent clauses with only a comma
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Sentence fragment (frag)
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a group of words that is not grammatically complete sentence but is punctuated as one
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Misplaced modifier (mm)
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a word, phrase, or clause positioned so that it appears to modify a word other than the one the writer intends
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Semicolon or colon (; and :)
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used to indicate a major division in a sentence
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Run on sentence (run on)
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a sentence in which 2 independent clauses are run together without a conjunction or punctuation between them
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Tense (t or vt)
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the form of a verb that indicates the tie at which an action takes place or condition exists
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Wordiness or conciseness (w)
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the use of to many words
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Faulty parallelism(//)
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occurs with parked constructions and items in a series
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Sentence variety (var.)
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the writer helps the reader to understand which ideas are most important, which ideas support or explain other ideas
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Faulty logic (logic)
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your reasoning results in a answer that can't be correct
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MLA format
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a style of formatting english papers
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Awkward (awk)
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not fitting in with the rest of the essay
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Faulty coordination (coord)
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A solecism where 2 clauses that have no logical relationship are joined in 1 sentence
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Dangling modifier (dm)
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a word group containing a subject and a predicate, bite unable to stand alone as a sentence to which it is attached
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Fused sentence (fs)
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Same as a run on sentence
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Comma (^ and ,)
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Indicates a pause between part of a sentence
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Apostrophe (')
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used to indicate either possession or omission of letters or numbers
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Error in s-ending (-s)
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problems with making nouns plural or positive
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Voice (v)
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The form of a verb that indicates whether the subject acting or being acted on
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Wrong word (ww)
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Use a different word
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Parenthetical citation ( () )
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MLA format of citation
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Sentences out of order (order)
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change the order
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Obvious error (x)
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an error that you can see
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Organization
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how you put your thoughts together
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Content
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whats in the paper
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Clarity
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your understanding of the material
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Structure
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how the essay is put together
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Thesis
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a side a writer takes while trying to make it true
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Content
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whats inside the paper
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Diction
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style of writing
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Syntax
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the study of rules for the formation or grammatical sentences in language
