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Writing Correction Symbols Alphabetical Order - 2023

The document provides a list of writing correction symbols used to identify various types of mistakes in English writing, along with examples of incorrect and corrected sentences. Each symbol corresponds to a specific error type, such as adjective form, capitalization, and punctuation. The purpose is to aid in improving writing skills by highlighting common errors and their corrections.

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Writing Correction Symbols Alphabetical Order - 2023

The document provides a list of writing correction symbols used to identify various types of mistakes in English writing, along with examples of incorrect and corrected sentences. Each symbol corresponds to a specific error type, such as adjective form, capitalization, and punctuation. The purpose is to aid in improving writing skills by highlighting common errors and their corrections.

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Writing Correction Symbols Alphabetical order

MISTAKE (examples) CORRECTION (examples)


SYMBOL
AF Adjective Form The Eiffel Tower is more tall (AF) than the Taj Mahal. The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Taj Mahal.
The Nile River is the larger (AF) river in the world. The Nile River is the largest river in the world.
Cap Capitalization Many people visit madrid (Cap) every year. it (Cap) has become a popular travel Many people visit Madrid every year. It has become a
destination. popular travel destination.
FF False Friend Actually (FF) I am assisting (FF) English classes. Currently I am attending English classes.
POSS Possessives This is the car of my friend (POSS). This is my friend’s car.
Anne is a teacher. His (POSS) mother lives in Panamá. Anne is a teacher. Her mother lives in Panamá.
PUN Punctuation Crepes staff are helpful (PUN) friendly and polite (PUN) Crepes staff are helpful, friendly, and polite.
Rep Repetition Marvel’s new film is very interesting (REP) because it has interesting (REP) actors and a Marvel’s new film is very interesting because it has a great
very interesting (REP) script. starring and script.
S/P Singular-Plural form My child (S/P) are playing in the street. My children are playing in the street.
SP Spelling responsable (SP) beautifull (SP) Responsible beautiful
SVA Subject Verb Agreement He walk (SVA) to school everyday. He walks to school every day.
Colombian people is (SVA) nice. Colombian people are nice.
S+V+C Sentence Structure In Bogota are a lot of traffic problems. (SVC) There are a lot of traffic problems in Bogota.
XYZ Unnecessary Word His happy birthday is on January 15. His birthday is on January 15.
… when somebody called to Alejandro… … when somebody called Alejandro…
WA Wrong Article Sue had a (WA) excellent final exam. Sue had an excellent final exam.

WC Wrong Connector or ^C She is tall. However, (WC) she is intelligent. She is tall and intelligent.
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WExp Wrong Expression Time is gold. (WExp) Time is money.
WO Word Order She has eyes blue. (WO) She has blue eyes.
He will travel to Israel in the afternoon tomorrow (WO). He will travel to Israel tomorrow afternoon.
P Wrong Pronoun Maria is my sister. He (WP) is 20 years old. María is my sister. She is 20 years old.
WPR Wrong Preposition I study in (WPR) universidad de La Sabana. I study at universidad de La Sabana.
Michael works at (WPR) Mondays. Michael works on Mondays.
WT Wrong Tense My father usually is cooks. (WT). At the moment my father is cooking.
At the moment my sister wears a dress. (WT) At the moment my sister is wearing a dresswears.

WV Wrong Verb I have (WV) 20 years old. I am 20 years old.


I like to see (WV) TV. I like to watch TV.

WW Wrong Word My father is an example for my live (WW). My father is an example for my life.
Her artist (WW) name is “The Strong Lion” Her artistic name is “The Strong Lion”.
VF Verb Form She has make (VF) dinner. She has made dinner.
Juan doesn’t likes(VF) to the gym yesterday. Juan doesn’t like to the gym yesterday.
//…// Isolated Idea Mary had an excellent time in NY. //The traffic signals are easy to handle in NY//. There Mary had an excellent time in NY. There she visited a lot of
she visited a lot of tourist places. tourist places.
^ Missing Word ^ is important It is important
Miguel is ^ engineer. Miguel is an engineer.

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