BPComdep.
Commas error (missing) involving dependent phrases/clauses.
There is a comma error involving a dependent clause. This code can refer to two possibilities. Dependent clauses that start a sentence are a type of introductory element. In that case, a comma is required at the end of the dependent clause. If you read the sentence aloud, you will notice that your voice naturally pauses at the end of the dependent clause. That is the spot where the comma is needed. Dependent clauses can also end sentences. In that case, a comma is not used. Dependent words include: after , even though, that, whenever, who, although, how, unless, where, whose, as if, until, wherever, because, in order that, what, whether, before, since, whatever, whichever, even if, so that, when, while, words ending in "-ing" ( "seeing, walking") , word groups starting with an infinitive ("to see, to walk") , transitional words and phrases that do not act as the sentence's subject, word groups starting with a preposition.
BPCominter. BPComintro. Bmsp
Comma errors around a sentence interruption
Use commas around sentence interruptions. The following words are always interruptions when they are in the middle of sentences: of course, however, too, hopefully.
Explanation & Sample
Incorrect: The author is quoted as saying, “I don’t think I’m a very good writer” Correct: The author is quoted as saying, “I don’t think I’m a very good writer”. BPAps. BPAps.-c Apostrophe errors Impossible apotstrophe errors. Apostrophe errors used in contraction
An apostrophe is needed for contraction. Incorrect: don’t Correct: don't
BPAps.-po he errors used in possession
An apostrophe is needed to show possession. Incorrect: I live in my parents embrace. Correct: I live in my parents' embrace.
Codes B BP BPmf.
Full name Substance errors 物质错误 Punctuation errors 标点符号 错误 Missing Final Punctuation 句 There is no punctuation ending a sentence. 尾标点缺失
BPAps.-pl Apostrophe errors used in plural forms
An apostrophe is not used for plural forms. Incorrect: That tree is full of bird's. Correct: That tree is full of birds.
Bcap
Capitalization errors 大小写 Mistakes in capitalization anywhere in the sentence. 错误 Incorrect: most of us are ignorant of environmental protection. Correct: Most of us are ignorant of environmental protection.
Revision codes for English writing Using the codes:
The revision codes in the left hand column of this handout are used to evaluate and critique your essays. When a code is written on your paper, you should cross reference it with this list of codes and their explanations. An explanation of each revision code is below. Wherever possible, a sample has been given to show the rule at work. If you have questions about your paper after using this handout, you should speak to your instructor.
BPCom BPComconj.
Comma errors 逗号使用错 误 Comma errors (missing) before a conjunction
Use a comma BEFORE a conjunction joining two sentences. Incorrect: The mouse ran and the cat pounced. Correct: The mouse ran, and the cat pounced.
BTp
Typographic errors 打字错误 The results of mistyping in using word-processor. Commas, periods, colons, semi-colons, exclamation marks, /输入错误 question marks, hyphens, ellipses, closing quotation marks and closing brackets do not need spaces in front of them, but they need spaces after them. A space should be used before dashes, opening quotation marks and opening brackets. Apostrophes may have a space before them if they represent a missing letter (or group of letters) at the beginning of a word. Incorrect: Nevertheless, the free-writing in your concept is really impossible for us , students, I think. Correct: Nevertheless, the free-writing in your concept is really impossible for us, students, I think.
BPComdet.
Comma errors (missing) used before added details. Use a comma to set off material at the end of a sentence that defines the term immediately before that definition. There are also key words that are sometimes used to point out an added-detail. "Like" and "such as" let the reader know an added detail is coming up. The added detail is an example of something earlier in the sentence. If the added detail is punctuation as though it were a separate sentence, the result is a fragment (frag-det). "Especially," "including," and "which" also show an added detail is coming up. Left as a separate sentence, the added detail also results in a fragment (frag-det). Phrasing that starts with an -ing word is often an added detail. These added details are always set apart from the rest of the sentence by commas. Sometimes, they are placed at the end of the sentence, just like the added-detail in the earlier example. However, sometimes, they are placed in the middle of the sentence. When that happens, the writer must place a comma immediately before the key word that points out the added-detail and immediately after the added-detail ends. [My favorite holiday meal is steak pie, a combination of steak, onions and potatoes layered into a deep baking dish, covered with a pastry crust, and baked until it's golden brown and bubbling. The term "steak pie" is being defined.]