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| Business Administration Grading Key | |
| Word Choice | |
| V | incorrect verb form |
| cli | cliché; say it in your own words |
| exact | use a more exact word |
| id | incorrect idiom |
| inflate | use less inflated language |
| inf | too informal for business; avoid contractions |
| pwc | poor word choice |
| ref | incorrect pronoun reference |
| sp | spell the word correctly |
| t | inconsistent or incorrect verb tense |
| var/w | vary the word choice |
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Change the word order |
| ^ | missing a word(s) |
| W | say it with fewer words |
Paragraph Development |
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| coh | Paragraph is incoherent |
| pov | Incorrect point of view |
| irr | Irrelevant to the point |
| dev | Develop with specifics |
| log | Illogical reasoning |
| ¶ | New paragraph needed |
Sentence Structure |
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| agr | subject/verb or noun/antecedent do not agree |
| awk | Awkward |
| dm | dangling modifier |
| mm | misplaced modifier |
| frag | sentence fragment |
| ro | run on sentence |
| trans | transition needed |
| ? | meaning needs clarification |
| // | parallel structure needed |
| pa | use the present active tense |
| var/s | vary the sentence structure |
Punctuation |
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| abbr | incorrect abbreviation |
| cap | use capitals correctly |
| ital | italics are needed |
| p | incorrect punctuation |
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superfluous comma |
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no space needed |