WRITING - ERROR CODES

VOCABULARY

CODE USE EXAMPLES

Ʌ ADD A WORD or WORDS I always listen ^ my teachers. (to)

He is ^ hardworking student. (a)
My father is looking ^ a new job. (for)

WW WRONG WORD I’m making my homework at the moment. (doing)

I don’t have enough time for my jobs. (chores)
My sister learnt me how to drive. (taught)

WWF WRONG WORD FORM This lesson is very bored. (boring)

Hardworking people become success. (successful)
Germany is a highly development country. (developed)

SP SPELLING You should exercise regularly for a healty life. (healthy)

A good univercity is very important for a successful future. (university)

C CAPITALIZATION I’ve been studying english for 6 months. (English)

GRAMMAR

CODE USE EXAMPLES

WT WRONG TENSE I’m learning Italian for five years. (I have been)

GR GRAMMAR (can be used to The man which lives next door is a doctor. (who)
indicate any grammatical People who living in Istanbul suffer from high levels of stress. (who
mistake) live/living)
Everyone have responsibilities. (has)

WO WORD ORDER Students do not listen to carefully their teacher. (do not listen to their
teacher carefully)
Doing sports keeps fit my body. (keeps my body fit)

PL/SG PLURAL/SINGULAR There are many reason for global warming. (reasons)
It is one of the most populated city in Turkey. (cities)
There aren’t any solution to this problem. (solutions)

P PUNCTUATION Some people cannot decide what to do? (do.)

They were extremely tired however they kept on walking. (; however,)
 OTHERS

CODE USE EXAMPLES

R REDUNDANT My brother, who is my sibling, loves playing computer games.

We were very tired and exhausted.

Numerous several people live in this city.

? NOT CLEAR / REWRITE Both healthy and funny is doing sports regularly for need.

One of major cause Istanbul most populated city in Turkey the

Istanbul facility touristic city.

FR FRAGMENT Although it was raining.

(NOT A COMPLETE SENTENCE)
One essential cause of economic conditions.

Because they work hard.

IR IRRELEVANT First of all, eating fast food is more expensive than home
cooking. Therefore, if you want to be healthy, you should cook
your own meals.

L LINKERS Istanbul is a great city which has been home to many

civilizations. However, it is also a very important city for Turkey.
(What’s more, Furthermore … etc.)

Please make sure that you also give feedback on CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, and FLOW OF IDEAS as well as pointing out
the students’ strengths and weaknesses so that they can improve their writings.