124 Appendix 2 eee Appendix 2: Editing Symbols Symbols for mistakes in grammar and mechanics Symbol Explanation Sentence marked with symbols Corrected sentence 1. @ spelling error Bev and Carol are teechers. Bev and Carol are teachers. 2 S| Connect and make | They like to work t6 gether. They like to work together. one word. id co o 3. %_| Add something. They aborn in Texas. They were born in Texas. 4. 7 | Omit this. They are 4 good friends. ‘They are good friends. ww ww ‘ is wrong word Carol lives at Austin, Texas. Carol lives in Austin, Texas. . we 6. w | right word, wrong | Both of them enjoy teach. Both of them enjoy teaching. form * 7. a number error, ‘They met fifteen year ago. ‘They met fifteen years ago. singulare>plural poss 8. p0ss | Use possessive form. | Bev home is now in New York | Bev's home is now in New City. York City. | vt 9. ve [erb tense error Carol work in Malaysia in Carol worked in Malaysia in 1986. = ¢ ¢ f & « © € ¢ © € ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ e € € € € € « « « ( 4 1986. subject-verb agreement error sy Bev have two sons. Bev has two sons. pronoun agreement error 7, Carol always enjoys himelf at parties. Carol always enjoys herself at parties. repetition mp Every day Carol has coffee daily. Every day Carol has coffee. word order error ‘They taught in Algeria\English. They taught English in Algeria. 14. OF capitalization error e both of them like Languages. Both of them like languages. 15. BF punctuation error ah P ‘They both, speak French ‘They both speak French.PORTIS IVY H49H44G5SS Appendix 2 125 16. ¢ * run-on sentence ev taught in Mexico, it was great. )R Bev taught in Mexico. It was great. : 17. ( y fragment error € (After they taught French.) After college they taught French. . 18,9, 4 paragraph error Symbols for types of words © 19. S| subject AWorked in Tunisia. Carol worked in Tunisia. 20. V_| verb Carol,also a lawyer. Carol is also a lawyer. 21, QW4) auxiliary verb wre, learn Spanish? Where did Bev learn Spanish? 22. pkm| pronoun Bev loves her husband very much. 23. prup | preposition In 1983 they wea roronto. In 1983 they went to Toronto. 24. Ark | article Bev wants to take,{rip to Brazil. | Bev wants to take a trip to Brazil. 252 ay adjective Carol and Bev wrote a Carol and Bev wrote a Co, ie ap wonderful book. wonderfully book. 26. adur | adverb Carol and Bev make friends quick. Carol and Bev make friends quickly. 27. Cong conjunction Both of them like Chinese, Japanese, Thai food. Both of them like Chinese, Japanese, and Thai food.