Editing+Symbols

These are the editing symbols we will be using on all documents. Each symbols has one or more links to online writing resources which show you how to revise your copy. You can download a PDF of these links to keep on your own computer by clicking on the page tab above.

** AB ** **[|abbreviations]** [|adjective or adverb] adjective adverb ) [|subject - verb agreement] [|pronoun - antecedent Agreement] [|avoiding comma splices] commas commas conquering the comma  [|avoiding faulty / incomplete comparison] [|connectors] count and noncount nouns (see **[|WDY]**) [|avoiding fragments] [|avoiding misplaced/dangling modifiers] dangling modifiers numbers [|parallel sentence structure] parallel structure **PG** paragraphs and paragraphing preposition prepositions [|pronoun reference] [|pronoun case] [|sentence types and punctuation] [|punctuation] sentence punctuation patterns apostrophe appositives [|quotation marks]** [|sentence patterns] [|sentence pattern transformations] independent and dependent clauses sentence clarity sentence variety paramedic writing [|avoiding shifts] spelling independent and dependent clauses [|verb tense consistency] tone in business writing transitions and transitional devices [|active/passive Voice] active and passive Voice [|commonly confused words] conciseness
 * AD**
 * AGR**
 * CAP**
 * [|capitalization] **
 * COM**
 * COMP**
 * CON**
 * COU**
 * DELETE** -
 * FRAG**
 * MOD**
 * NUM**
 * PARA**
 * PREP**
 * PRO**
 * PUNC**
 * QUO
 * SENT**
 * SHIFT**
 * SP**
 * SUB // subordinate //**
 * TENSE**
 * TONE**
 * TRANS**
 * VOICE**
 * WRD**
 * WDY //wordy//**