Symbols: ¶ -- You should have started a new paragraph here. SP -- Designated word is misspelled. REF -- You should have given a reference here. # -- An extra space should have been inserted here. = -- The letter under which this symbol occurs should have been capitalized. / -- The letter through which this line is drawn should not have been capitalized. ^
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inserted here. Key to Numbered Comments: #1. The main point of the paper is not stated crisply and with precision in your introduction. #2. You have not indicated clearly enough in your introduction just how you will go about accomplishing what you want to accomplish in the paper. #3. Don't make sweeping generalizations. #4. The indicated material is stated too vaguely or imprecisely. #5. The indicated claim requires further explanation. #6. Find a more appropriate word or phrase. #7. The indicated material is stated inelegantly. #8. The crossed out word or phrase is unnecessary. #9. The indicated word or expression is misused. #10. Don't change tenses abruptly. #11. Your pronoun does not match its antecedent in grammatical number. #12. Your verb does not match its subject in grammatical number. #13. The indicated phrase is a dangler, i.e., not appropriately connected to its intended referent. #14. You have not provided enough context to make the indicated quote fully intelligible. #15. Incorrect punctuation. #16. Avoid colloquialisms.#17. Please proofread your paper more carefully.
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