Mark’s Correction Marks

MARK	MEANING
Underlined in red	Wrong spelling / verb tense / form
Example:	I reads my book. ► I read my book. or I'm reading my book.
Underlined in red and italicized	Unclear. Possible wrong word choice
Example:	She war glasses. ► She wore glasses.
Red word / punctuation mark	Insert word / correct punctuation
Example:	We arrived late little was learnt. ► We arrived late, so little was learnt.
Struck through	Not necessary / irrelevant. Advise removal.
Example:	John is a tall accountant and plays guitar really well.
Struck through in red	Makes no sense. Advise removal.
Example:	I go school for that I learn English. I go to school for that I to learn English.
Red punctuation mark struck through	Punctuation mark not appropriate. Advise removal.
Example:	I like apples, and bananas.
Bold letter	Switch to/from UPPER/lower case.
Example:	i love Dogs ►I love dogs
Light blue words linked with underline	Subject-verb agreement / choose one or the other form.
Example:	The couple love food and eats out regularly. ► The couple love food and eat out regularly. or ► The couple loves food and eats out regularly.
Blank underline ________________	Missing word (preposition, article, noun, etc.)
Example:	Sam is __ woman ► Sam is a woman
§	Start a new paragraph here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This version was updated on 22/Oct/2009 at 9:43:41 AM