Student Error Log
Name: Shiyun Li
Assignment 1 (Summary):
Sentences with Errors
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
collaboration leads to the
risk of students taking free
ride which violates the
original purpose
Its harmful because they
dont want to waste time
learning materials even
though they are not in the
same level.
Besides, the author suggests besides is the wrong
that professors explain their preposition
pedagogy before giving hard
take-home exams and lower
students temptation of
cheating by dividing exams
into two parts
Taking some pressures on
hard individual tasks away
will allow professors to
achieve their purpose.
Whats more, this helps to
enhance students ability in
collaborating as well as
encouraging students to
learn materials and find
answers by themselves.
Description of Error/
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
free ride should be plural
form
in is the wrong preposition We should use at the level
they is confusing instead of in the same
pressures should be
singular form
materials should be When materials refers to
singular form
Explanation and Remarks Correction
'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.
Here because of the object collaboration leads to the
students we should use risk of students taking free
free rides rides which violates the
original purpose
Its harmful because they
dont want to waste time
level learning materials even
though they are not at the
same level.
Here besides doesnt sound Additionally, the author
familiarly. We should use an suggests that professors
adverb which is more explain their pedagogy before
familiar. giving hard take-home exams
and lower students
temptation of cheating by
dividing exams into two parts
Pressure is an uncountable Taking some pressure on hard
noun, especially when it individual tasks away will
refers to emotions allow professors to achieve
their purpose.
Whats more, this helps to
stuff we should learn like enhance students ability in
idea or knowledge, it should collaborating as well as
be singular (uncountable). encouraging students to learn
material and find answers by
themselves.
Assignment 2 (Short Report):
Sentences with Errors
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
The rights of women in
Bangladesh to pursue
freedom and equality have
always been a hit(an issue)
Women still lack the equal
rights compared to men.
Recently, a law at the request In this sentence is is the
of Prime Minister of
Bangladesh is passed that
judges are allowed to
authorize girls at all ages to
get married in special cases
such as accidental or
unlawful pregnancy.
Repetition, which measures This sentence is confusing
how many times students
drop and go back to the same
grade as well as dropout
rates are still significant in
Bangladesh.
Child brides usually had to
give up their study.
Moreover, womens abilities Abilities should be
to participate in work with singular form here.
salaries are reduced due to
the double burden of
household work and in
marriage women in
Bangladesh lack control over
income and savings.
There is a lot of work
remained to be done to
actually obtain gender
equality in Bangladesh.
Description of Error/ Explanation and Remarks Correction
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive 'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
verbs woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.
A hit is the wrong word A hit is very informal The rights of women in
choice here. We should change it to Bangladesh to pursue
an important issue freedom and equality have
always been an issue.
There shouldnt be the in Because here equal rights Women still lack equal rights
front of equal rights are not specific, we should compared to men.
delete the
The law was passed in the Recently, a law at the request
wrong tense past, so we should use of Prime Minister of
was Bangladesh was passed that
judges are allowed to
authorize girls at all ages to
get married in special cases
such as accidental or
unlawful pregnancy.
There should be commas in Repetition, which measures
because of lack of commas front of as well as and how many times students
after dropout rates drop and go back to the same
grade, as well as dropout
rates, are still significant in
Bangladesh.
Study should be plural Because of the word Child brides usually had to
form here brides we should use give up their studies..
plural form here
Here the ability we refer to is Moreover, womens ability to
an abstract noun, so we participate in work with
should use ability salaries are reduced due to
the double burden of
household work and in
marriage women in
Bangladesh lack control over
income and savings.
Remained is of the wrong Should be that remains, There is a lot of work that
form because work is the object remains to be done to
actually obtain gender
equality in Bangladesh.
Assignment 3(argument 1):

Sentences with Errors Description of Error/ Explanation and Remarks Correction

Correction Symbol
example: after the thief transitive vs. intransitive 'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
robbed, he ran himself away verbs woman,
quickly 'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.
It may be clear that child restrain to is the Restrain is not proper It may be clear that child
marriage can keep girls out wrong collocation here because it usually marriage can keep girls out
from school and restrain indicates by using physical from school and confine them
them to household chores force. We should use to household chores
confine instead.
Recently, a law is passed that Because of is, this We should change the tense Recently, a law was passed
allowed judges to authorize sentence is in the wrong into past tense since the law that allowed judges to
marriage for girls of all ages tense (present tense) was passed in the past. authorize marriage for girls
in special cases such as of all ages in special cases
accidental or unlawful such as accidental or
pregnancy. unlawful pregnancy.

In Bangladesh, around 15%
of girls is married under 18,
the minimum legal age to
marry for women
around 15% of girls We should change is into In Bangladesh, around 15%
doesnt indicate a group, are. of girls are married under 18,
here we should use plural the minimum legal age to
form because the subject is marry for women
girls.