Guide for Correcting
Whiting Errors
To the student: Bach number represents an ares of usage, Your teacher will use
these numbers when marking your writing to indicate thet you have made an
error. Refer to this ist to find out what kind of error you have made and then
make the necessary correction.
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1 SINGULARELURAL Heder rtm
He has been here forse mont
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2 WORD FORM saw « besity picmre.
Tsao a beautiful picere,
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2 woRDcxoice ogo
‘She got into the taxi,
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4 VERB TENSE Hels here since June.
leas been here since fem,
5+ ADD AWORD want X go tothe 200.
Teeant to goto the 200,
= otra woRD ai net Sh oie,
‘She entered the wnioersiy,
6 WORD ORDER eaw SEs that movie,
Tsao that mooie fi tines.
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| 7 INCOMPLETE SENTENCE Iwent to bed. Because I was tired.
went to bed because Fas tired.
¢ seELLNG nsec
An accident occured.
9 PUNCTUATION whardis nese
Wher di he say?
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10 CAPITALIZATION Tam studying english,
Zam studying English.
a anmece rial cient
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RP MEAMINGNOTOLEAR — Hebon Yel eome smote,
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13 RUN-ONSENTENCE* ~My soommate was sleeping, we didn't want to wake her up,
‘My roommaie was sleeping. We didn’t want to wake her up.