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ApPENDIX
D
Meaning
p . punctuation
oword missing
CO f. capitalization
o . . ; r . subject-verbagreement
make one
r"'word or- . . -sentence
5p. spelling
p I. plural
Xunnecessary
word
w .f : wrong wordform
'w .W . wrong word
Correction Symbols
Incorrect
p . P -
I live, and go to school here-
Wh~ do you work. p .-c ::: :>I working in a restaurant.1\
C4~. CD.p.
It is located at main and llakerC D . J > . c.. p;
streets in the ity.
-v.t.
I never work as a cashier untilvi: ----
I get a job there.
-
0 .8 rThe manager work hard.0 .,( . -There ~ five employees.
EverYOne works hard.
- ~We work together. So we have. -.... '
become frIends.
:!Jp.The mane&~ is a woman.
, , 1 .
She treats her employees like 1!av!t.
My boss ~ watches everyone all
the time.
w . ,p . .Her voice is irritated.
\MW.The food is delicious. Besides,
the restaurant is always crowded.
I live and go to school here.
Where do you work?
It is located at Main and Baker
Streets in the city.
I had never worked as a cashier
until I got a job there.
The manager works hard.
There are five employees.
Everyone works hard.
We work together, so we have
become friends.
My boss watches everyone all
the time.
The food is delicious. Therefore,
the restaurant is always crowded.
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R O
pronoun
reference error
wrong word
order
comma splice
(incorrectly
joined
independent
clauses)
fragment(incomplete
sentence)
Symbol for a
paragraph
Appendix D Correction Symbols
The..,restaurant's specialty is fish.
re.~.TIley are always fresh. r ,P .The food is delicious.
Therefore,.ll
is always crowded.
Friday~our busiest night.
~o
Lilywas fired she is upset.OR
c .s
Lilywas fired, she is upset.
She was fired. Because she wasalways late.
E OShe was also careless. She
frequently spilled coffee on the table.
S.
"Is open from 6:00 P.M.until the last
customer leaves.V .
The employee~on time and work hard.
7'~'
We start serving dinner,,6:00 P.M.
c.~.The garlic shrimp, fried clams, 1\
broiled lobster are the most
popular dishes.()I\t.
Diners expect.f!lass of water whenI'( o ro t-.
they first sit down at,{able.
The restaurant's specialty is fish. It
is always fresh.
The food is delicious. Therefore.
the restaurant is always crowded.
Lily was fired, so she is upset.Lily was fired; therefore, she
is upset.
Because Lily was fired, she is upset.
Lily is upset because she was fired.
She was fired because she wasalways late.
She was also careless. For example.
she frequently spilled coffee on the table.
The restaurant is open from 6:00 P.M.
until the last customer leaves.
The garlic shrimp. fried clams. and
broiled lobster are the most
popular dishes.
Diners expect a glass of water
when they first sit down at the table.
