Ms Hogue's Editing Marks & Explanations
| AWK | Awkward phrasing or syntax which makes the sentence unclear. |
| CE | Cause/Effect error. |
| CL | State your claim. |
| CS | Comma splice (you have joined two independent clauses with only a comma). |
| ES | Empty sentence. This sentence really doesn't say anything important or add to the argument in any meaningful way. |
| EX | Explain what you mean. Maybe you need to show why or how. |
| FC | False claim. You've made a fact error. |
| IQ | Introduce quotation/citation. You must give context before using the source material. |
| LP | Use the literary present tense. |
| MFM | This sentence reads like I've got a mouth full of marbles; it's a lot of words and it just sounds "bad." |
| NG | Not grammatically correct. |
| NS | Not a sentence. |
| ORG | Organization is not good. |
| P | Punctuation error. |
| RD | Redundant; you've said this before. |
| RO | Run on sentence. |
| SP | Spelling (or the word is simply circled). |
| S | Support is missing, lacking, needed. |
| TRANS | You need a transition (sentence, phrase or word) to connect ideas here. |
| TS | You need a topic sentence. |
| VS | Value of sentence is questioned. How does this sentence support the main point? |
| WC | Word choice is questioned. Either this word is wrong in this context or is not effective. |
| WS | Well stated. |
| WQ | Weave quotations in to make a smooth read and a grammatically correct sentence. |
| // | Parallel construction error. |
| ↔ | Unclear logical leap or connection is missing. |
| J | Great point, good insight, or I just like this! |
| ! | Great point, good insight, or I just like this! |
| ? | I don't understand what you're trying to say. |
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