Sunday, June 12, 2022
Anne’s GUIDE TO MARGINAL NOTATIONS
REFERENCE AND COPY FROM DE ANZA ENGLISH 1AT CLASS
· 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.
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Frag
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Fragment |
You’re punctuating an incomplete sentence as if it can stand alone.
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P |
Proofread |
This is a typo or missing word that you should’ve caught while proofreading.
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PA |
Pronoun Agreement |
Your pronouns need to agree with the noun you are referring to.
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à |
An Arrow |
This arrow indicates that the sentences can be combined to avoid choppiness.
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A squiggly line |
Imprecise, awkward, or unidiomatic wording
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RTS |
Run-together-sentence |
You have incorrectly joined two or more sentences. You’ll need to punctuate differently or rewrite the sentences.
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WE |
Word ending |
You have forgotten an “s” or “ed” or you have one when it’s unnecessary.
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S/V A |
Subject/Verb Agreement |
Your subject and verb need to agree, so you need to change one of them.
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VT |
Verb Tense |
Your verb tense is incorrect
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WF |
Word Form |
Your word form is incorrect.
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ART |
Article—a, an, the |
You have an article that’s missing or one that’s unnecessary.
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