Correction+Symbols

Below, you will find a list of common correction symbols that I use on your written work. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it should give you a basic guide to some of the symbols you might find on your graded essays.

R-O: Run-on sentence.

FRAG: Fragment.

CS: Comma splice

p.Ref – Unclear pronoun reference

Misp. Mod.: Misplaced Modifier

Dang. Mod: Dangling Modifier

FttP: faulty parallelism

Awk: Awkward

-> ß : Reverse clause order or word placement

D: Diction (wrong word)

Us: Usage (wrong word)

s-v agr: Subject-Verb disagreemnt

Tense disagr: disagreement in tense (agreement errors will usually have hashed arrows between subject and verb or pronoun and antecedent)


 * 1) disagr: disagreement in number (agreement errors will usually have hashed arrows between subject and verb or pronoun and antecedent)

Wordy: wordy

V: vague

L : too many errors in a small space to delineate

J : funny

BS: fluff

Ugh: General disapproval

⃝: indicates missing punctuation

ᴓ: indicates extra, unneeded information.

ᶺ: indicates missing words.