Essay Feedback: Comment Guide
This website features links to materials from other
resources, including the Online Writing Lab at Purdue
University.
ft = fine-tune (first link/definition)
ft = fine-tune (second link/often relates to conciseness)
Q = qualify
T = Transition
Thesis = thesis statement
ts = topic sentence
= missing / needed / should be addressed
(ts? = topic sentence needed here)
inf = informal
dp = difficult to prove
IQ
DQ
NR = (Review) Name Rules
Q
sd = specific details / sd? = more details about this?
il = inflated language
(Related Exercise)
wc = Word Choice
ra = Try slowly reading this part aloud.
How may you reword this section to help readers further understand your
meaning? (As with all comments, please feel free to see Ms. U for
additional assistance.)
r-o = Run-On Sentence(s)
c-s = Comma Splice(s)
pr = review pronoun referent information
s / p = singular / plural consistency
agr = agreement issue
s / v = subject / verb agreement
avoiding you / "I" vs. "you" vs. "they"
frag. = sentence fragment
w/ = with
rhet strat(s) = rhetorical strategy or strategies
des = descriptive language (sight, sound, smell, touch, and/or taste)
(link from Professor Jenkins, Mt. Sac)
nar = use of narration (story)
exe = use of exemplification (series of/extended examples)
What if the comment code is not listed here? Contact Ms. U.
The following codes indicate that no points have been earned
for your work. Additional details are provided by Ms. Utsler in
class.
SU = source use concerns (may include plagiarism)
plag = plagiarism
(additional resource: http://plagiarism.org)
Please contact Ms. Utsler and/or the appropriate Success
Center(s) for additional assistance. Also, students are
encouraged to participate in Supplemental Instruction sessions
when available. Remember to allow appropriate time for
reviewing and revising your work.
This website features links to materials from other
resources, including the Online Writing Lab at Purdue
University.
ft = fine-tune (first link/definition)
ft = fine-tune (second link/often relates to conciseness)
Q = qualify
T = Transition
Thesis = thesis statement
ts = topic sentence
= missing / needed / should be addressed
(ts? = topic sentence needed here)
inf = informal
dp = difficult to prove
IQ
DQ
NR = (Review) Name Rules
Q
sd = specific details / sd? = more details about this?
il = inflated language
(Related Exercise)
wc = Word Choice
ra = Try slowly reading this part aloud.
How may you reword this section to help readers further understand your
meaning? (As with all comments, please feel free to see Ms. U for
additional assistance.)
r-o = Run-On Sentence(s)
c-s = Comma Splice(s)
pr = review pronoun referent information
s / p = singular / plural consistency
agr = agreement issue
s / v = subject / verb agreement
avoiding you / "I" vs. "you" vs. "they"
frag. = sentence fragment
w/ = with
rhet strat(s) = rhetorical strategy or strategies
des = descriptive language (sight, sound, smell, touch, and/or taste)
(link from Professor Jenkins, Mt. Sac)
nar = use of narration (story)
exe = use of exemplification (series of/extended examples)
What if the comment code is not listed here? Contact Ms. U.
The following codes indicate that no points have been earned
for your work. Additional details are provided by Ms. Utsler in
class.
SU = source use concerns (may include plagiarism)
plag = plagiarism
(additional resource: http://plagiarism.org)
Please contact Ms. Utsler and/or the appropriate Success
Center(s) for additional assistance. Also, students are
encouraged to participate in Supplemental Instruction sessions
when available. Remember to allow appropriate time for
reviewing and revising your work.
= means paragraph
(paragraph symbol)
= included / effective / good work!
(ts! = effective topic sentence!)
(ts! = effective topic sentence!)
