English 9 Key to Codes

If a code your teacher marked does not appear here, look in the Key for all students.

It may also be in Part Five.

Parts One to Four

A | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T | V | W

A

Agr: agreement (SV, Pro).

Ap or Ap X apostrophes.

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C

C: commas.

C12: direct address.

C1: independent clauses.

C13: yes or no; interjections.

C2: introductory phrases and clauses.

C14: tag questions like isn't it?

C3: series.

C15: dialogue.

C4: coordinate adjectives.

C16: to prevent confusion.

C5: nonrestrictive elements.

C17: conventional uses.

C6: appositives.

Cap or Cap X: capitalization.

C7: transitions.

CS: comma splices.

C8: interrupting elements.

CX: unnecessary commas.

C9: concluding elements.

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D

DM: dangling/misrelated modifiers.

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E

EP: end punctuation.

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F

Fl: flabby sentences.

Frag: fragments.

FS: fused sentences.

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G

G or G1: glossary of usage.

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H

Hy, Hy T, or Hy X: hyphens.

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I

Inf: informal, slang, regionalisms.

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M

Mix: shifts and mixed constructions.

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N

N: numbers.

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P

PC: pronoun case.

PV: passive voice.

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Q

QM or QMX: quotation marks.

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R

Ref: pronoun reference.

RO: run-on sentence.

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S

SC or SCX: semicolons.

SPL: spelling checklist.

SV: subject-verb agreement.

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T

T: titles (punctuation).

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V

Voc: meaningless and lifeless words.

VT: verb tense.

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W

Wdy: wordiness and repetition.

WW: wrong word.

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Part Five

MF: MANUSCRIPT FORM

WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE

DOCUMENTATION

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Hdg: heading (MF2)	Ind: indentation (MF5)
MFT: title (MF3)	Mat: materials (MF10)
Spacing: spacing (MF4)	Hwtg: handwriting (MF11)
Typeface: typeface (MF4)

C: commas.	C12: direct address.
C1: independent clauses.	C13: yes or no; interjections.
C2: introductory phrases and clauses.	C14: tag questions like isn't it?
C3: series.	C15: dialogue.
C4: coordinate adjectives.	C16: to prevent confusion.
C5: nonrestrictive elements.	C17: conventional uses.
C6: appositives.	Cap or Cap X: capitalization.
C7: transitions.	CS: comma splices.
C8: interrupting elements.	CX: unnecessary commas.
C9: concluding elements.