Requirements
Grammar
The response appears to be strong. There may be only a few errors with the following features:
- Sentence fragments
- Run-on sentences?(A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions. Incorrect: Raffi sings upbeat children’s songs he is an excellent musician.)
- Confusing sentences
- Subject-verb agreement
- Verb formation
- Pronoun errors
- Possessive error (missing an apostrophe)?
- Wrong or missing words
Usage
The response appears to be strong. There may be only a few errors with the following features:
- Missing, extra, or incorrectly used articles
- Confused words
- Wrong or nonstandard word forms
- Incorrect comparisons?
- Preposition errors
- Negation errors?
- Wrong part of speech
Mechanics
Errors in mechanics only impact performance when they interfere with comprehensibility. The response appears to be strong. There may be only a few errors with the following features:
- Spelling
- Capitalization
- Missing punctuation
- Hyphen error
- Compound words
- Duplicated words or phrases
- Extra commas
Organization Development
One or more of the following features could not be found in the response:
- Thesis statement?
- Main ideas
- Supporting ideas
- Introductory material?
- Transitional words and phrases
Thesis
Thesis statement
Sums up the main point of your paper. 1 or 2 sentences long. Appears at the end of your introduction. Say goodbye to going-off topic.
Introductory material
This section introduces the topic or problem in an interesting, general, and professional manner.
Run-on sentences
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions.
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Incorrect: Raffi sings upbeat children’s songs he is an excellent musician.
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Correct: Raffi sings upbeat children’s songs; he is an excellent musician.
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Incorrect: I will watch The Office you do your homework.
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Correct: I will watch The Office while you do your homework.