| Code | Meaning |
| Ab | Abbreviation: Use correct abbreviation; avoid them in most cases. |
| Acc | Accuracy. Check to make sure information or quote is correct. |
| Adj | Misused adjective; use adverb instead. |
| Agr | Agreement. Make sure subject and verb or noun and pronoun agree in number, case, and gender. |
| Ap | Appearance. Improve appearance; use prescribed style. |
| Apos | Apostrophe. Check use of. Use for possessives except its and for contractions. Do not use for plurals. |
| Art | Use the correct article, or article left out. |
| Awk. | Rewrite--awkward phrasing. |
| BC | Be consistent. |
| Cap | Use correct rules for capitalization. |
| Case | Use cases (subject, direct and indirect object, object of preposition, possessive) correctly. |
| CoAdj | Coordinate adjective. Use commas between them; delete comma between adjective and compound noun. |
| CS | Comma splice. Use period or semi-colon to separate main clauses; use comma + coordinating conjunction (and, but, so) if the main clauses are parallel in structure, voice, and mood. |
| DCC | Dependent Clause Comma. Separate main and subordinate clauses with a comma. |
| Depers | Depersonalize. Don=t attribute blame to a particular individual or group; avoid 1st and 2nd person in literary analysis. |
| DM | Dangling modifier. Rewrite so modifier (participle, for example) has the same subject as the main clause. |
| Dev | Development. Provide greater detail, evidence, description, analysis, or reasons. |
| Exp | Expletive. Avoid expletive beginnings, such as it is, there is, and there are. |
| F | Format. Use correct format (MLA, memo, letter, report, etc. ) |
| Fact | Make sure your information is correct. |
| Frag | Fragment. Rewrite as complete sentence; connect dependant clauses to a main clause. |
| FS | Figure of speech or cliche. Find a more accurate, less used expression. |
| GNF | Good news first. Use direct order. |
| GRF | Give reasons first. Use indirect order. |
| GW | Put more emphasis on expressions of goodwill. |
| HCA | Hyphenate compound adjective. |
| Jar | Jargon. Use less specialized language. |
| LC | Lowercase. Do not capitalize. |
| Log | Logic. Check development and connections in your argument. |
| Neg | Use more positive approach or expression; avoid saying Acan=t,@Aunable, A@refuse,@ etc. |
| NRC | Nonrestrictive clause. Separate clause from rest of sentence with commas. |
| Obv | Obvious. Point already apparent, or argument is not really in dispute. |
| OM | Omission. |
| Org | Organization is hard to follow. Use better reader clues, reorder, or outline for clarity. |
| OS | Off the subject |
| P | Punctuation. Use Correct Punctuation. |
| Par | Use the same structure, voice, and mood for coordinate elements (including list items). |
| Prep | Use the correct preposition. |
| RB | Reader Benefit. Explain what reader stands to gain. |
| RC | Restrictive clause. Remove commas that separate this clause from the rest of sentence. |
| Ref | Reference. Unclear pronoun reference; or unclear or inaccurate citation. |
| RO | Run-on sentence (fused, etc. ) separate two sentences with period, semicolon, or comma+conjunction |
| SC | Series Comma. Add comma before Aand@ or Aor@ with 3 or more coordinate elements. |
| Sp | Spelling Error. |
| Spec. | Provide more specific statement. |
| Stet | Let stand in original form; ignore correction. |
| Sub | Subordinate. Make this point less important. |
| S-V | Do not separate Subject-Verb pairs with a comma. |
| SX | Sexist language. |
| Tone | Improve Tone |
| UAV | Use Active Voice. Avoid passive constructions. |
| VERB | Use action verb, not "is" or "be" verb. Find
the buried verb in the sentence.
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| W | Wordy. Elimate unnecessary words |
| WW or WC | Wrong word, word choice. Replace with another word. |