Key to corrections
adv.=the wrong adverb or adverbial phrase has been used
Agmnt.=agreement between subject and verb e.g. ‘s’ on third person singular simple present
Art.=you have either omitted the article, put an article where one is not necessary or used the wrong kind e.g. indefinite instead of definite
Aspect=You have used the perfective rather than progressive aspect or vice versa.
aux.=The wrong auxiliary verb has been chosen e.g. the film is finished instead of has finished.
Cap.=Incorrect use of capital letters
Coll.=You have used the wrong collocation e.g. ‘make’ instead of ‘do’
Collig.=The wrong pattern has been used following a noun or adjective which is followed by a regular pattern e.g. cause for concern, cause for alarm, you’d better go (not to got) etc.
Conj.=you have used the wrong conjunction e.g. ‘until’ instead of ‘as long as’
Conn.=You have used a word which has inappropriate connotations (usually positive or negative), find a suitable word which gives the correct impression.
contr.=A contracted form (e.g. I’ve) has been used where it is inappropriate or impossible
conv.=You have not respected language conventions e.g. you have used Es. Instead of e.g., or you have used a direct translation of a phrase rather than the appropriate phrase e.g. I wait for your reply instead of I look forward to hearing from you.
det.=the wrong determiner has been used e.g. ‘the’ instead of ‘some’ or ‘my’, ‘one’ instead of ‘a’
Expn.=You have used the wrong expression, e.g. I would like to go abroad on Erasmusfor I would like to take part in the Erasmus exchange project
Gen.=a genitive form has been used incorrectly
Imp.=An impersonal form has been used incorrectly or inappropriately (It is possible that… It has been introduced a law….)
mng=meaning is unclear or ambiguous
Modal=You have used either the wrong modal or the wrong tense of that modal
N.=Number – the word is perhaps uncountable (mass) and has no plural form but cannot be used ith ‘a/an’ e.g. information, or perhaps is countable in English e.g. grapes, or perhaps a plural/singular form should have been used
N.P.=New paragraph.
neg.=the wrong negative form has been used e.g. “I told him to not go” instead of “I told him not to go”
Pass.=a passive form would be more suitable or has been used incorrectly/inappropriately
Prep.=you have used the wrong preposition (or adverbial particle in the case of phrasal verbs)
Prep. PhraseYou need to use a prepositional phrase rather than a noun phrase e.g. Faculty of Political Science not Politics Faculty
punc.=incorrect punctuation
pron.=the wrong pronoun has been used
reg.=an inappropriate register has been used e.g. “Shut up!” rather than “Please, be quiet.”
S=subject – the subject of the verb has either been ommitted, does not concord with the verb, or is incorrect
Sp.=a word is spelt incorrectly
T=wrong tense e.g. you have used the present perfect instead of the past simple.
Vb. patt.=Verb pattern some verbs are followed by the “ing” form, some by an infinitive, some by a finite verb construction e.g. I hate getting up early, I want to go, I hope I can come
W. forma wrong word form has been used ‘hardly’ instead of ‘hard’ or ‘real’ instead of ‘really’, embarrassing instead of embarrassed
W.O.=the words of a whole phrase or sentence are in the incorrect order
WW=wrong word – you have chosen the wrong word where there is more than one possibility e.g. ‘pretend’ instead of ‘expect’
=the two words are in the wrong order (or sometimes )
=the choice or word(s) is not incorrect but a more suitable alternative can be found / the structure is awkward/clumsy
=Something has been omitted