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Editing symbols
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The meaning of the symbol
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A |
The noun and the verb in the sentence do not agree with each other. | |
The sentence is not natural English. | ||
C |
Your tutor has inserted a comment about the content of your sentence. Read and consider it carefully. | |
You should change the letter of the word to either a capital letter or to a lower case letter. | ||
The word or expression you are using is too informal or is in the spoken style. | ||
You should cut (delete) the word or words that are underlined or crossed out. | ||
D |
You need to give a definition of the word you are using. | |
You should delete (cut) the word or words that are underlined or crossed out. | ||
Your support is too vague and you need to supply more details to make your point clear. | ||
F |
The sentence is not complete. | |
G |
The sentence is not grammatically correct. | |
P |
The noun should be in the plural form or in the singular form. | |
The preposition you are using with the noun or noun phrase is incorrect. | ||
Punctuation is missing or is incorrect. | ||
R |
It is hard to understand the connection to a pronoun you are using. | |
The information you are using does not seem to be directly supporting the main point you are trying to make in your paragraph. | ||
S |
The word you wrote is not spelled correctly. | |
It's better to avoid sexist language. | ||
T |
Transition is needed. | |
W |
The word you are using is correct, but the form of the word is not correct. | |
The words you are using are correct, but the word order is incorrect or unnatural. | ||
The word you are using is not the correct word for the situation. | ||
Additional Symbols |
The noun you used needs an article ("the" or "a" or "an"). | |
Insert a "space" here. Always leave a space after a period, comma, or other punctuation marks. | ||
The sentence or expression you wrote is not understandable. | ||
This sentence is too long. Break it into two sentences. |