Student Error Log

Name: Iris

Assignment 1:

Sentences with Errors Description of Error/ Explanation and Remarks Correction

example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
'to rob' takes an object After the thief robbed the
woman,
'to run' in intransitive- no
object he ran away quickly.

... reveals a present tense vs. present the time expression ...reveals a phenomenon
phenomenon that there perfect tense requires a present that there has been a
is a continuous raise of perfect in the former continuous raise of
grades over the past few sentence. grades over the past few
years. years.

...grades have overall word from raise is a transitive verb, ...grades have over all
kept raising since 1960s. rise is an intransitive kept rising since 1960s.
verb

though students are collocation make efforts though students are

giving making less efforts
less efforts

Although it may not although+ clause loss of be Although it may be not

easy to solve this easy to solve this
problem problem

Princeton University order " to deal with grade a measure to deal with
proposed a measure inflation" should be grade inflation which
which was to limit As after "measure" was to limit As on 35
on 35 percent of percent of students in a
students in a class to class.
deal with grade inflation
Both of them has verb tense has + past participle Both of them has
successfully weaken successfully weakened
grade inflation. grade inflation.

Staurt Rojstaczer Verb plural efforts...need Staurt Rojstaczer

believed the efforts to believed the efforts to
keep grade inflation in keep grade inflation in
check needs two steps check need two steps for
for schools schools

the author recommends collocation take steps to do the author recommends

schools to make steps to schools to take steps to
solve this problem solve this problem
Assignment 2:
Sentences with Errors
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
Gender equality means that
men and women share an
equal level of difficulty in
accessing to opportunities
and resources.
this report aims to investigate word choice
authentic status of Japanese
women by three factors
To conclude, gender
inequality remains
entrenched in Japan, but
gender equality is supported
increasingly.
The definition of literacy is sentence structure
age 15 and over can read and
write
In the higher education level, plural vs singular
Japan has a special kind of
institutions known as "junior
colleges', which is suitable
Description of Error/
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
word choice
sentence structure
Explanation and Remarks
'to rob' takes an object
'to run' in intransitive- no
object
access to...
in three aspects
support is a transitive verb
grammar
junior colleges plural
Correction
After the thief robbed the
woman,
he ran away quickly.
Gender equality
means that men and
women share an
equal level of
difficulty of access
to opportunities and
resources.
this report aims to
investigate real
situation of Japanese
women in three
aspects
...but most Japanese
increasingly support
greater gender
equality.
literacy rate is the
percentage of
population age 15
and above who can
read and write with
understanding in
their daily life
n the higher education level,
Japan has a special kind of
institutions known as "junior
colleges', which are suitable
for female... for female

For economic status of plural vs singular other developed coountries For economic status of
women, there is a women, there is a
considerable gap between considerable gap between
Japan and other developed Japan and other developed
country countries

The employment rates of plural vs singular rate is.... The employment rate of
women in Japan is about women in Japan is about
63%... 63%...
Assignment 3:
Sentences with Errors
example: after the thief
robbed, he ran himself away
quickly
Description of Error/
Correction Symbol
transitive vs. intransitive
verbs
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.