Grade 9 Key
A
Agr: pronoun-antecedent agreement
Ap: possessives
ApX: misuse of apostrophe
C
Comma rules:
C: commas
CA: before “and,” “but” (independent
clauses)
C.Ad: coordinate adjectives
C.App: appositives
CD: dialogue (I said, “Hello”)
CDA: direct address
CDN: dates, numbers, etc.
CE: ending/concluding element
CI: introductory word group
C.Inter: interrupting elements.
CQ: tag question (“am I?”) or
command
CS: comma splices
C.Ser: series.
C.Tr: transitions.
C.Wh: “who,” “whom” (nonrestrictive)
CYN: “yes,” “no,” interjections
CX: misused comma
Cap: capitalization
Cap.X: misuse of capitals
Cit: in-text citations
D
DM: dangling/misrelated modifiers
E
EP: end punctuation
F
Fl: flabby sentences
Fr: fragments
FS: fused sentences
G
G.1: Write the rule, not just “G” or “Glossary.”
H
Hy: hyphens with compounds, prefixes
Hy.E: divide words at the end of lines to make margins and spacing regular
Hy.T: typography
Hy.X: misuse of hyphens
I
Inf: informal, slang, regionalisms
L
Writing about Literature:
LI: avoid the irrelevant “I” and “me”
LO: avoid mystery openings
LVT: use present tense in writing
about literature
M
Manuscript Form rules:
Hdg: heading (Manuscript Form)
Hwtg: handwriting (Manuscript Form)
Ind: indentation (Manuscript Form)
Mat: materials (Manuscript Form)
MF: Manuscript Form
MFP: punctuation
MFQ: quotations
MF.Sp: Spacing
MFT: title
MF.Ty: Typeface
Mrg: margins
Pg: pagination (Manuscript Form)
Mx: shifts and mixed constructions
N
N: numbers
P
PV: passive voice
Pronoun Case:
PC: case (“I,” “me,” “my,” etc.)
PCA: compounds (“he and I,” etc.)
PCC: comparisons (“as old as I,” etc.)
PCL: linking verbs (“This is she”)
Q
Quotation Marks:
QM: quotation marks
QMX: misuse (to indicate irony)
R
Ref: pronoun reference
Red: redundancy
RO: run-on sentence
S
SC: semicolons
SCX: misuse of semicolon
Sp: spelling checklist
Subject-Verb Agreement:
SV: subject-verb agreement
SVA: “and” and “or”
SVC: complements
SV.Col: collective nouns, numbers,
titles
SVI: inversion (“there is/are,” etc.)
SVP: indefinite pronouns (“any,”
“each,” etc.)
T
T: titles (punctuation: “Birches,” Hamlet)
V
Voc: meaningless and lifeless words
VT: verb tense
W
Wdy: wordiness
WW: wrong word