Grammar and Clear Writing Modules
Grammar Module One: Building Sentences:
- The Independent Clause and Simple Sentence
- Avoiding Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
- Combining Simple Sentences to Make Compound Sentences
- The Subordinate Clause and the Comple Sentence
- Avoiding Sentence Fragments
- The Compound-Complex Sentence
Grammar Module Two: Spelling Words That Are Often Confused
- Words Often Confused
- The Apostrophe - Contractions
- The Apostrophe - Possessives
Grammar Module Three: Punctuation and Capitalization
- The Period, Semi-colon, Colon, Dash
- The Comma
- Punctuating Quotations
- Capitalization
Grammar Module Four: Correct and Clear Sentences
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun Agreement and Reference
- Modifiers
- Parallel Construction
- Consistency in Time and Person
- Active and Passive Voice
The following table provides a list of common abbreviations and short phrases essay markers often use. If some of these comments pop up regularly on your marked papers, read the module section indicated to find out how to avoid these errors in future.
| Abbreviation/Phrase |
Meaning |
Module Section |
c.s
s.f.
run-on |
comma splice
sentence fragment
run-on sentence |
One: 1,2,3
One: 4,5,6
One: 1,2,3 |
'
poss
sp
ww |
apostrophe needed
possessive errror
spelling error
wrong word |
Two: 2,3
Two: 3
Two: 1
Two: 1 |
.
;
,
:
cap
mq
q punc |
period needed
semi-colon needed
comma needed
colon needed
capital letter needed
misfitted quotation
quotation incorrectly punctuated |
Three: 1 and/or
One: 1,2,3
Three: 1 and/or One:1,2,3
Three: 2 and/or
One: 4,5,6
Three:1
Three: 4
Three: 3
Three: 3 |
sv agr
pro agr
pro ref
dm
mm
sq m
faulty //
shft time
shft person
pass |
subject-verb agreement error
pronoun agreement error
pronoun reference error
dangling modifier
misplaced modifier
squinting modifier
faulty parallelism
shift in time error
shift in person error
inappropriate use of passive voice |
Four: 1
Four:2
Four: 2
Four: 3
Four: 3
Four: 3
Four: 4
Four: 5
Four: 5
Four: 6 |
