Error correction code

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Here are the symbols to correct your compositions:

Code

Use

Example

WW Wrong word As our plane flew over the mountains we saw different persons
Prep Wrong preposition As our plane flew on the mountains we saw snow
WO Word order As our plane over the mountain flew we saw snow
WT Wrong time As our plane flew over the mountains we see snow
WF Wrong form As our plane flew over the mountains we was seeing snow
G Grammar mistake As our plane flew over the mountains we saw many snow
P Punctuation
As our plane flew over the mountains: we saw snow
SP Spelling As our plane fleu over the mountains we saw snow
 /\ or \/ Missing word
 As our plane flew over the mountains /\ saw snow
[   ] Rephrase [Our vehicle flies, we snow find, over mountains you saw it]
R Register As our plane flew over the mountains we observed snow
L Linker We saw snow.L Our plane was flying over the mountains.

Source: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/writing-correction-code (adapted)

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