G1: write the rule. Do not just write "G" or "Glossary of usage" in your corrections. Find the appropriate section in the alphabetized list below, read it, write the rule (or a short version of the rule), and correct the error.

 

get: much overused. The person who writes "If I get good enough grades to get into a good college, my parents will get me a car" needs to find, purchase, acquire or obtain a thesaurus.