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APPENDIX
D Correction Symbols
Meaning
Pe punctuation
CO word missing
Cap. capitalization
YV.L. verb tense
tage, subject-verb
3" agreement
make one
> wordor
sentence
5P- spelling
pl. pturat
unnecessary
X word
Wf, wrong word
form
Incorrect
RB a
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Where doyou work,
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| yorking in a restaurant.
located gin and ba
s 1 pain and baker
Cesta tote
I neyer Wétkasa cashier until
1géfa job there.
age
The ager ‘work hard.
There fs five employees.
Ever¥ Gne works hard.
We work togethef~ So we have
‘become friends.
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The maneger isawoman.
el.
She treats her employees ike slave.
Myboss Sowatches! everyone all
thetime.
Her voice! ides
Thefoodis delicious Bests
the restaurant is always crowded.
Correct
{live and go to school here.
‘Where do you work?
11am working ina restaurant.
| had never worked as a cashier
until | got a job there.
‘The manager works hard.
There are five employees.
Everyone works hard.
‘We work together, so we have
become friends.
The manager is a woman.
She treats her employees like slaves.
My boss watches everyone all
the time.
Her voice is irritating.
The food is delicious. Therefore,
the restaurant is always crowded.
259 Appendix D Correction Symbols
af
WN
RO
cs
Fear
ark.
Yr
26F
Meaning
pronoun
reference error
wrong word
order
run-on
comma splice
(incorrectly
joined
independent
clauses)
fragment
{incomplete
sentence)
add a transition
subject
verb
preposition
conjunction
article
Symbol for a
paragraph
Incorrect
‘Tyggestaurants specialty is fish,
eyare always fresh. oe
‘The food is delicious. Therefore, it
is alwayscrowded.
Fridaylgwaysfour busiest night.
fo 5
Lily was fired she is upset.
OR
Ss
Lily was fired, she is upset.
She was fired. Because she was
always late. —
‘She was also careless. She
frequently spilled coffee on the table.
s
_nisopen from 6:00 PM. until the fast
customer leaves.
‘
‘The employeeson time and work hard.
re
Westar serving dinner,6:00 PM.
cory,
The garlic shrimp, fied clams,
broiled lobster are the most
popular dishes.
Diners expeciglass of of water when
they first sit down abjable.
Correct
The restaurant's specialty is fish. Ie
Is abways fresh,
‘The food is delicious. Therefore.
‘the restaurant is always crowded.
Friday is always our busiest night.
Lily was fired. so she is upset.
Lily was fred: therefore, she is upset.
Because Lily was fired. she is upset.
ily is upset because she was fired.
She was fired because she was
always late.
She was aso careless. For example,
she frequently spilled coffee on the table.
‘The restaurant is open from 6:00 PM.
tunel the last customer leaves.
‘The employees are on time and work hard.
We stare serving dinner at 600 PM,
‘The garlic shrimp, fried lams.and
broiled lobster are the most
popular dishes.
Diners expecta glass of water
when they frst sic down at the table.
