Marks on Graded Papers

NC = NO CONTEXT -- The meaning of the word is not in the sentence.

Example: I had amity with my classmates.

VC = VAGUE CONTEXT -- The meaning is hard for an idiot to understand. It's better than "no context."

Example: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates.

WC = WRONG CONTEXT -- 1) Author has misunderstood the definition; check the dictionary. 2) It can also mean, the author has used the word in an awkward or unorthodox context.

Example 1: I felt amity toward the swarm of stinging bees as they attacked me.

Example 2: I was amity at the party.

AC = APPENDED CONTEXT -- 1) Author has attached the dictionary definition to the end of the sentence; 2) Author has inserted the definition redundantly after the word. This isn’t necessarily wrong, but is too rudimentary, too easy. Try harder.

Example 1: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates, peaceful relations.

Example 2: I enjoyed amity, peaceful relations, with my classmates.

WPOS = WRONG PART OF SPEECH -- Author has mistaken an adjective for a noun, or a noun for a verb, or an adverb as an adjective, or some such mix up.

Example of wrong way:
The virago woman had a bad temper. (noun is used as an adjective)

Example of wrong way:

The angry man had great rancorous toward his enemy. (adjective as noun)

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION ERRORS

AWK = A catch-all phrase meaning the sentence makes little or no sense.

Example: I amity my friends in the relation of goodness for all.

RO = RUN ON -- Two sentences are written as one. If a comma is used where a period belongs, that is a COMMA-SPLICE RUN-ON.

Wrong: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates, we had peaceful relations throughout high school.

Right: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates. We had peaceful relations throughout high school.

FRAG = INCOMPLETE THOUGHT -- (Sentences have subjects (nouns) and predicates (the noun does something, aka verb). Fragments are missing one of those two key ingredients.

Example: Amity toward my classmates. The old man in the gray suit. During an air raid.

PUNCT = PUNCTUATION IS MISSING OR MISUSED -- Usually the end period is missing. It could also mean a missing or misused apostrophe, semicolon, question mark

Example: I felt amity toward my classmates. We had peaceful relations

SP = THE VOCABULARY WORD IS SPELLED WRONG

ILLEG = KEY WORD OR WORDS ARE UNREADABLE

VERBOSE/WORDY/REDUNDANT = SENTENCE WASTES WORDS OR REPEATS INFORMATION.

	VOCABULARY CONTEXT ERRORS Definitions of marks on corrected papers
	NC = NO CONTEXT -- The meaning of the word is not in the sentence. Example: I had amity with my classmates. VC = VAGUE CONTEXT -- The meaning is hard for an idiot to understand. It's better than "no context." Example: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates. WC = WRONG CONTEXT -- 1) Author has misunderstood the definition; check the dictionary. 2) It can also mean, the author has used the word in an awkward or unorthodox context. Example 1: I felt amity toward the swarm of stinging bees as they attacked me. Example 2: I was amity at the party. AC = APPENDED CONTEXT -- 1) Author has attached the dictionary definition to the end of the sentence; 2) Author has inserted the definition redundantly after the word. This isn’t necessarily wrong, but is too rudimentary, too easy. Try harder. Example 1: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates, peaceful relations. Example 2: I enjoyed amity, peaceful relations, with my classmates. WPOS = WRONG PART OF SPEECH -- Author has mistaken an adjective for a noun, or a noun for a verb, or an adverb as an adjective, or some such mix up. Example of wrong way: The virago woman had a bad temper. (noun is used as an adjective) Example of wrong way: The angry man had great rancorous toward his enemy. (adjective as noun) SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION ERRORS AWK = A catch-all phrase meaning the sentence makes little or no sense. Example: I amity my friends in the relation of goodness for all. RO = RUN ON -- Two sentences are written as one. If a comma is used where a period belongs, that is a COMMA-SPLICE RUN-ON. Wrong: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates, we had peaceful relations throughout high school. Right: I enjoyed amity with my friendly classmates. We had peaceful relations throughout high school. FRAG = INCOMPLETE THOUGHT -- (Sentences have subjects (nouns) and predicates (the noun does something, aka verb). Fragments are missing one of those two key ingredients. Example: Amity toward my classmates. The old man in the gray suit. During an air raid. PUNCT = PUNCTUATION IS MISSING OR MISUSED -- Usually the end period is missing. It could also mean a missing or misused apostrophe, semicolon, question mark Example: I felt amity toward my classmates. We had peaceful relations SP = THE VOCABULARY WORD IS SPELLED WRONG ILLEG = KEY WORD OR WORDS ARE UNREADABLE VERBOSE/WORDY/REDUNDANT = SENTENCE WASTES WORDS OR REPEATS INFORMATION.