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| agr | error in agreement: e.g. subject and verb or noun and pronoun do not agree |
| AV | use the active voice |
| ambig | ambiguous, needs clarification |
| awk | awkward phrasing or sentence structure |
| Cap | use capital letter(s) |
| cl | lack of clarity |
| coh | lack of coherence: ideas don't hang together |
| colloq | too colloquial: use more formal English |
| cs | comma splice |
| CSAD | give clear statement of action desired |
| concl | weak or missing conclusion |
| DA | indicate date/deadline for action |
| dev | idea needs further development or explanation |
| dg | dangling participle |
| dm | dangling or misplaced modifier |
| EA | use easy action device(s) |
| euph | avoid euphemisms |
| fs | fused sentences |
| gd | good |
| gen | too general; be more specific |
| gr | error in grammar |
| intro | weak or missing introduction |
| jargon | avoid jargon |
| log | confused reasoning: ideas not presented logically |
| // str | faulty parallel structure/parallelism |
| ms | improper manuscript form |
| neg | unnecessary negative language |
| NR | needless repetition |
| org | poor organization |
| P | punctuation incorrect or absent |
| ¶ | start a new paragraph |
| pl | use the plural |
| pos | use positive language |
| pv | weak passive voice: wordy, inappropriate |
| poss | use the possessive form correctly |
| prep | incorrect or misused preposition |
| PRI | put the reader in |
| RB | show reader benefit |
| Reo | reorganize for greater effectiveness and clarity |
| ro | run-on sentence: break idea into separate sentences |
| ref | faulty or unclear reference: e.g. subject-verb or noun-pronoun |
| reo | reorganize for greater clarity and coherence |
| rew | reword for clarity and correctness |
| sf | sentence fragment: the verb and /or subject is missing |
| sig | explain the significance of this detail |
| sp | faulty spelling |
| < SP | increase or double space between lines |
| ss | sentence sense: revise sentence for clarity and grammatical correctness |
| T | poor or incorrect choice of verb tense:
e.g. don't shift tenses inappropriately,
use the proper tense in this context |
| tone | use a more appropriate tone |
| trans | transition word or phrase needed to link sentences or paragraphs for coherence |
| u | paragraph content is not unified |
| UA | strengthen the "you attitude" |
| usage | not a conventional, acceptable usage in English |
| V | wrong verb form |
| wdy | wordy: be more concise and precise |
| wm | word missing |
| wk | weak |
| ww | wrong word or nonexistent word |
| ^ | insert something here |
| v | insert something here |
| ? | idea unclear: what are you trying to say? |
| wk ¶ | weak paragraph |
| X | incorrect detail |
| X ¶ | inappropriate paragraph or paragraph break
e.g. doesn't develop idea appropriately or sufficiently, or new paragraph breaks up related ideas |
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