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incorrect abbreviation
abst too abstract ad adjective/adverb confusion agr subject/verb agreement awk awkward style cap capitalize ca pronoun case comp faulty comparison cs comma splice dm dangling modifier frag fragmentary sentence fs fused or run-on sentence glos see glossary gr obvious grammar error lev inappropriate level of usage: too colloquial or too fancy log faulty logic mm misplaced modifier pass awkward use of passive verb p error in punctuation ref faulty pronoun reference rep undesirable repetition r-o run-on or fused sentence |
sub faulty subordination trans transition var sentence variety vb error in verb form wc poor word choice wordy wordiness wr write out word ww wrong word ./?/! insert punctuation , insert comma ; insert semi-colon : insert colon insert quote marks insert apostrophe - insert hyphen /()/[]/ insert punctuation // faulty parallelism | separate words / do not capitalize x careless error ? illegible or unclear |
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