Correction Symbols

Correction Symbols

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 (454-459) or pronoun and the word the pronoun refers to (464-466).
Apos	Correct the apostrophe mistake (502-508).
Bal	Balance the parts of the sentence so they have the same (parallel) form (103-104).
Cap	Correct the mistake in capital letters (491-498).
Coh	Revise to improve coherence (77-86; 146-149).
Comma	Add a comma (516-525).
CS	Correct the comma splice (432-444).
DM	Correct the dangling modifier (484-488).
Det	Support or develop the topic more fully by adding details (55-61).
Frag	Attach the fragment to a sentence or make it a sentence (418-431).
lc	Use a lowercase (small) letter rather than a capital (491-498).
MM	Correct the misplaced modifier (481-483).
¶	Indent for a new paragraph.
No¶	Do not indent for a new paragraph.
Pro	Correct the pronoun mistake (464-475).
Quot	Correct the mistake in quotation marks (509-515).
R-0	Correct the run-on (432-444).
Sp	Correct the spelling error (531-535).
Trans	Supply or improve a transition (80-84).
Und	Underline (513).
Verb	Correct the verb or verb form (445-453; 460-463).
Wordy	Omit needless words (112-113).
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 (527), colon (526); hyphen (529), or dash (528-529).
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