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???? |
I do not understand. |
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^ |
Insert something that I specify. Ex: ^, = insert comma |
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/ |
add space |
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Awk |
This phrase or sentence may be grammatically possible, but is awkward. |
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Cite |
Cite specific evidence to support your argument. |
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Colloq. |
Avoid colloquialisms. |
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Dm |
Dangling modifier. There is no word to be modified. |
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Follow-up |
Never end a paragraph with a quotation. Follow it up with an analysis. |
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Frag. |
This sentence is incomplete. |
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Integrate |
Integrate a quotation with your own original text. No: Lam acknowledges that while some traditions may deteriorate, others will flourish in their place. “Yet, if some rituals die, some others have only just begun. I am, after all, not a complete American brat, dear mother” (Lam). Yes: However, in the statement, “Yet, if some rituals die, some others have only just begun. I am, after all, not a complete American brat, dear mother,” Lam acknowledges that while some traditions may deteriorate, others will flourish in their place (Lam). |
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lc |
Make it a lower case letter. |
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Mm |
Misplaced modifier. The modifier is not close enough to the word it is modifying. |
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mw |
missing word |
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No |
What you are presenting as factual material is in fact not correct. |
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Non-sequitur |
This conclusion does not logically follow from the evidence or reasons you have presented. You have skipped one or more logical steps. |
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P |
Start a new paragraph when you take up a new subject. |
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P/A |
Pronoun-antecedent agreement |
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Para. |
Start of new paragraph. |
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Parallel |
Parallelism. Three or more items in a list should be grammatically similar: all nouns, all verb phrases, all adjectives, etc. |
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poss. |
Make possessive. |
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pl. |
Make plural. |
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poss. pl. |
Make possessive plural. |
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R/O |
This sentence is a run-on. |
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Red. or Rep. |
Redundant or Repetition. Ideas are redundant or word choice is repetitious. |
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Ref? |
Referent? Not clear to what antecedent this pronoun refers. |
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Sing |
Make singular. |
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S/V |
Subject-verb agreement |
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Sp. |
Spelling error |
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Sp. Inf. |
Split infinitive.
NO: to not love YES: not to love |
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Stringy |
Stringy sentence. Avoid stringing several clauses that would be easier to read and understand if they were broken up into separate clauses. |
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Sub |
Subject of this sentence is unclear. |
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Tense or VT |
Wrong tense; be consistent in use of tenses. |
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~ / transpose |
Switch the highlighted words or punctuation. |
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Uc |
Upper case. Make it a capital letter. |
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Ital |
Italicize |
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Wordy |
This is overly wordy; find a more simple and direct way to say it. |
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Wc |
Word choice: choose a different word. |
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Ww |
Wrong Word: Probably not quite the best word in this context. |
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