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GROSS ERROR
Errors of agreement, number Errors in sentence construction Tense errors, wrong verb form Ridiculous idioms e.g. Literal translation of idioms from another language into English. Misuse of simple vocabulary Gross misspelling of words so that meaning is distorted Gross errors in punctuation e.g. use of commas where full stops are needed sentences that are not punctuate, etc thus causing misunderstanding and ambiguity. Misuse of pronouns, prepositions and articles. !onfusion of "ey parts of speech e.g. verb used as ad#ectives and noun as verb. $se of %ahasa Malaysia e&cept those accepted in common usage and dictionaries e.g. "ris, "ampong, etc.
MINOR ERROR
Minor misspelling of words e.g. 'favorite( instead of 'favourite(, %ahasa Malaysia spelling of English words e.g. te"nologi )technology*, ele"tri" )electric*, etc. !arelessness in verb agreement )not borne out by overall performance* +llegibility