Anne’s GUIDE TO MARGINAL NOTATIONS

 REFERENCE AND COPY FROM DE ANZA ENGLISH 1AT CLASS

Anne’s GUIDE TO MARGINAL NOTATIONS

 

·       Errors will be marked with a CHECK in the margin so that you can go in, find them, and then correct them. 

·       I will be expecting you to make fewer errors as the quarter progresses, especially the ones you’ve been working on. 

·       On each paper you receive back, you will need to correct the sentence-level errors. 

·       You can also revise the content of the paper once we have had a conference.

 

Frag	Fragment	You’re punctuating an incomplete sentence as if it can stand alone.
P	Proofread	This is a typo or missing word that you should’ve caught while proofreading.
PA	Pronoun Agreement	Your pronouns need to agree with the noun you are referring to.
à	An Arrow	This arrow indicates that the sentences can be combined to avoid choppiness.
	A squiggly line	Imprecise, awkward, or unidiomatic wording
RTS	Run-together-sentence	You have incorrectly joined two or more sentences.  You’ll need to punctuate differently or rewrite the sentences.
WE	Word ending	You have forgotten an “s” or “ed” or you have one when it’s unnecessary.
S/V A	Subject/Verb Agreement	Your subject and verb need to agree, so you need to  change one of them.
VT	Verb Tense	Your verb tense is incorrect
WF	Word Form	Your word form is incorrect.
ART	Article—a, an, the	You have an article that’s missing or one that’s unnecessary.